Grayson Murray Passed Away!

Grayson Murray passed away from suicide.

Grayson Murray, a top ranked PGA golfer withdrew from Charles Schwab Cup Challenge on Saturday. That night, he found dead after an apparent suicide.

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Murray's parents issued a statement to the PGA Tour.

“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare,” Murray’s parents said in a statement. “We have so many questions that have no answers. But one. Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his extended family, by his friends, by his fellow players and – it seems – by many of you who are reading this. He was loved and he will be missed.”

Murray was 30 years old. He was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

In his youth career, Murray won three straight Callaway Junior Championships and was the top-ranked golfer nationally in his age group. Murray attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he competed in golf and won both a team and individual state title.

Murray attended Wake Forest University, East Carolina University, and Arizona State University. He played in the 2013 U.S. Open as an amateur.

Murray earned conditional status on the 2016 Web.com Tour by tying for 74th at Q School. A tie for tenth at the Rex Hospital Open in his native North Carolina, in which he competed on a sponsor exemption, gave him entry into the following tournament, where he tied for eighth and guaranteed himself full playing time for the rest of the season. He had four further top 10s, including a playoff loss at the Digital Ally Open, and finished 18th on the regular-season money list, earning a PGA Tour card for 2017. On July 23, 2017, he earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Barbasol Championship.

Murray won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour during the 2023 season, winning the AdventHealth Championship and the Simmons Bank Open, the latter being a Korn Ferry Finals event. These results earned Murray a tour card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.

On January 14, 2024, he earned his second PGA Tour victory by winning the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff.

Murray was a Christian. After winning the Sony Open in Hawaii, Murray said, "Jesus Christ is first and foremost. Without Him, none of this would be possible. And He's just given me a platform to write a new story. To write my own story. And I hope that everyone at home watching can get a little inspiration from me."

In October 2022, Murray was severely injured in a scooter crash in Bermuda before the Butterfield Bermuda Championship leading him to withdraw from the event.

Murray died on May 25, 2024, at the age of 30. He had withdrawn from the Charles Schwab Challenge the day before, citing an illness. The next day, his parents confirmed that he had died by suicide.