Grayson Murray's household releases assertion after tragic loss of life

The household of Grayson Murray, the previous PGA Tour winner who died suddenly on Saturday morning, has launched an announcement addressing their tragic loss.

On Sunday morning, Murray’s mother and father Eric and Terry issued the next assertion by means of the PGA Tour’s communications division:

“We’ve spent the final 24 hours attempting to return to phrases with the truth that our son is gone,” the couple mentioned. “It’s surreal that we not solely need to admit it to ourselves, however that we additionally need to acknowledge it to the world.”

“We’ve so many questions that haven’t any solutions. However one. Was Grayson beloved? The reply is sure. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his prolonged household, by his buddies, by his fellow gamers and – it appears – by lots of you who’re studying this. He was beloved and he will likely be missed.”

“We want to thank the PGA Tour and your complete world of golf for the outpouring of help. Life wasn’t at all times simple for Grayson, and though he took his personal life, we all know he rests peacefully now.”

“Please respect our privateness as we work by means of this unbelievable tragedy, and please honor Grayson by being variety to 1 one other. If that turns into his legacy, we might ask for nothing else. Thanks.”

Murray, simply 30 years outdated, died on Saturday after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Problem the day prior with sickness. A two-time PGA Tour winner, Murray was open about his struggles with sobriety and depression throughout his life as knowledgeable golfer. His comeback to the PGA Tour within the wake of these battles — an effort that culminated in his victory at the Sony Open in January — was one of many 12 months’s inspiring tales in skilled golf.

An outpouring of support has flowed in from the golf world within the wake of the information, together with from lots of Murray’s former PGA Tour rivals. The Korn Ferry Tour, the place Murray competed final season, will honor Murray’s life with a three-minute pause to play on Sunday morning, whereas the PGA Tour provided to cease play at this weekend’s Charles Schwab Problem in honor of his life.

The Tour has made grief counselors accessible to gamers from each the PGA and Korn Ferry Excursions this weekend, and Tour officers had been readily available to supply help within the hours following the information on Saturday.

“I’m puzzled,” Tour commissioner Jay Monahan wrote in an announcement on Saturday. “The PGA Tour is a household, and whenever 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.”

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James Colgan

Golf.com Editor

James Colgan is a information and options editor at GOLF, writing tales for the web site and journal. He manages the Sizzling Mic, GOLF’s media vertical, and makes use of his on-camera expertise throughout the model’s platforms. Previous to becoming a member of GOLF, James graduated from Syracuse College, throughout which era he was a caddie scholarship recipient (and astute looper) on Lengthy Island, the place he’s from. He could be reached at [email protected].