Professional golfer Grayson Murray has committed suicide, his parents announced. Statement released by the PGA Tour.
“We’ve spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone,” Eric and Terry Murray said. “It’s surreal that we have to admit this not only to ourselves but to the world. It’s a nightmare.”
The statement continued: “We want to thank the PGA Tour and the golf community at large for the overwhelming support they have shown us. Life has not always been easy for Grayson and although he has taken his own life, we know he is now resting peacefully.”
Murray’s death was announced by the PGA Tour on Saturday, a day after the 30-year-old withdrew from competition at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, citing illness.
Earlier this year, Murray won the Sony Open in a playoff against former PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley and South Korea’s Ahn Byung-hun, ending a six-and-a-half-year winless streak during which he acknowledged he had struggled with mental and physical issues.
Murray, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, is a three-time IMG Junior World Championship winner in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and is considered one of the best junior players in the world.
At age 16, he became the second-youngest player ever to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour, according to the PGA, and played in the 2013 U.S. Open at age 19. He also won the 2017 Barbasol Championship at just 23 years old.
phone 988 Contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which offers free, confidential support to people experiencing suicidal thoughts or distress, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information about their services, herealso includes a guide on what to do if you see suicidal comments on social media. You can also call this number to talk about how you can help someone in crisis. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454.
For help outside the U.S., the International Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides worldwide resources and a directory of international hotlines, or you can contact Befrienders Worldwide.
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