Grayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says

Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Golf Writer

Two-time PGA Tour victor Grayson Murray died Saturday greeting astatine property 30, 1 time aft he withdrew from nan Charles Schwab Cup Challenge astatine Colonial.

There were nary contiguous specifications connected nan circumstances of his death, only daze and condolences from nan PGA Tour and his guidance team.

“I americium astatine a nonaccomplishment for words,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said. “The PGA Tour is simply a family, and erstwhile you suffer a personnel of your family, you are ne'er nan same. We mourn Grayson and believe for comfortableness for his loved ones.”

His guidance company, GSE Worldwide, confirmed nan decease and said it was heartbroken.

“We will clasp disconnected connected commenting until we study further details, but our bosom aches for his family, his friends and each who loved him during this very difficult time,” GSE said successful a statement.

Monahan said he said pinch Murray’s parents to connection condolences, and they asked that nan tourney successful Fort Worth, Texas, continue.

He said condolences counselors would beryllium connected tract astatine nan PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour arena successful Knoxville, Tennessee. Monahan said he was headed to Texas.

Murray, who had dealt pinch intoxicant and intelligence wellness issues successful nan past, made a monolithic turnaround this twelvemonth and won nan Sony Open, hitting wedge to 3 feet for birdie connected nan last spread to get into a playoff and winning it pinch a 40-foot putt.

He besides won nan Barbasol Championship successful 2017.

Murray was No. 58 successful nan world rankings coming disconnected a necktie for 43rd successful nan PGA Championship past week astatine Valhalla. He besides made nan trim successful his Masters debut, finishing 51st, and was successful nan section for nan U.S. Open adjacent period astatine Pinehurst No. 2.

Murray, who grew up successful North Carolina, was among nan astir talented juniors successful nan country. He won nan prestigious Junior World Championship successful San Diego 3 consecutive years and earned nan Arnold Palmer Scholarship astatine Wake Forest.

He coiled up going to 3 colleges, lastly astatine Arizona State, and won arsenic a 22-year-old PGA Tour rookie astatine nan Barbasol Championship.

Murray said erstwhile he won nan Sony Open successful January that he had been sober for 8 months, was engaged to beryllium joined and felt his champion play was up of him. He was appointed to nan 16-member Player Advisory Council.

“My communicative is not finished. I deliberation it’s conscionable beginning,” Murray said successful Hawaii. “I dream I tin animate a batch of group going guardant that person their ain issues.”

Murray said he utilized to portion during tourney weeks arsenic a rookie because he knew he had talent and felt he was invincible. He besides brought attraction to himself done societal media, openly criticizing different players and getting into 1 societal media spat pinch Kevin Na complete Na’s estimation arsenic a slow player.

But he felt for illustration he turned nan area erstwhile he sought thief — letting others conflict for him, is really he explained it this year.

“It took maine a agelong clip to get to this point,” Murray said successful January. “That was 7 years ago, complete 7 years ago. I’m a different man now. I would not beryllium successful this position correct now coming if I didn’t put that portion down 8 months ago.”

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This communicative has been corrected to show that Murray won nan Barbasol Championship successful 2017, not past year.

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