PGA golfer Grayson Murray died on Saturday on the age of 30, shortly after withdrawing in the midst of this weekend’s event.
Murray performed 16 holes within the second spherical Charles Schwab Challenge earlier than withdrawing as a consequence of an “sickness,” in accordance with the Tour — he shot a two-under 68 on Thursday.
“We had been devastated to study — and are heartbroken to share — that PGA TOUR participant Grayson Murray handed away this morning. I’m puzzled,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan wrote in a statement.
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Grayson Murray hits a tee shot on the eleventh gap throughout the first spherical of the Charles Schwab Problem at Colonial Nation Membership on Thursday in Fort Value, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Photographs)
“The PGA TOUR is a household, and once you lose a member of your loved ones, you might be by no means the identical. We mourn Grayson and pray for consolation for his family members.”
Monahan added that he reached out to Murray’s mother and father to supply condolences, and the tour has offered grievance counselors.
“They requested that we proceed with event play,” Monahan mentioned of Murray’s mother and father. “They had been adamant that Grayson would need us to take action. As troublesome as it will likely be, we need to respect their needs.”
Grayson Murray competes throughout the first spherical of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Membership, Could 16, in Louisville, Ky. (David Cannon/Getty Photographs)
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Murray bogeyed his ultimate three holes earlier than withdrawing — he was the 58th-ranked participant on the planet.
He had two wins in his profession on tour, together with this 12 months’s Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff in opposition to Keegan Bradley and An Byeong-hun. His first got here on the 2017 Barbasol Championship.
Murray had battled melancholy and anxiousness earlier in his life, and likewise sought therapy for alcohol abuse — in January, he mentioned he had been sober for a number of months, according to NBC Sports.
No explanation for demise has been launched.
Grayson Murray reads the second inexperienced throughout the ultimate spherical of Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hole Membership, Could 12, in Charlotte, N.C. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR by way of Getty Photographs)
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He made the minimize in each main championships this 12 months, ending final week’s PGA Championship T43.
He additionally completed T10 on the Wells Fargo Championship earlier this month.
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