Two-Time PGA Tour Winner Grayson Murray Dies Saturday Morning

NBC Sports ^ | May 25, 2024 | Ryan Lavner

[nickcarraway]

Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning, the Tour confirmed.

Murray withdrew Friday late in his second round at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, citing an illness.

In a memo to the membership that was released Saturday afternoon, commissioner Jay Monahan wrote: “The PGA Tour is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. There is nothing we can do but mourn Grayson and pray for comfort for his loved ones.”

Monahan said that, after a conversation with Murray’s parents, tournament play at Colonial would continue.

“They were adamant that Grayson would want us to do so,” Monahan said. “As difficult as it will be, we want to respect their wishes.”

Murray, 30, won the Sony Open in a playoff earlier this year, ending a six-year winless drought during which he’d struggled both mentally and physically.

Murray, who was profiled in this in-depth piece by Golf Channel in 2017, had been open about his battles with anxiety and depression. He said in January that he sought treatment in the past few years for alcohol abuse but had been sober for several months.

“Grayson was the absolute best,” his caddie, Jay Green, told GolfChannel.com via text message. “Not only was he an incredible, thoughtful and generous boss, he was an even better friend. He truly would do anything for anyone. He has the best family, and my heart goes out to them. We will all miss him deeply.”

Following his victory at Waialae, Murray spoke optimistically about his future, saying that he had rediscovered his faith and was engaged to be married to Christiana Ritchie, whom he met in 2021.

“I wouldn’t trade anything,” Murray said at the time. “I have a beautiful fiancée. I have beautiful parents. I have beautiful nephews, siblings. Everyone in my life right now who is close to me, who has been through the struggles with me, it’s all a team effort. I think this is just the start of something really special.”

Growing up, Murray was one of the best prospects in the country, winning the prestigious Junior Worlds three times and becoming, at age 16, then the second-youngest to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour. Though he bounced around in college, Murray made an immediate impact once he landed on the PGA Tour, claiming the 2017 Barbasol Championship as a 22-year-old rookie.

“Best thing and worst thing that ever happened to me was winning my rookie year but also feeling like I was invincible,” Murray said in January. He said he often drank to excess while at tournaments while battling his personal demons.

Murray, who spent time on the PGA and Korn Ferry tours over the last five years, regained his PGA Tour status this year after winning twice on the secondary circuit in 2023 and believed he was better equipped to handle the challenges of Tour life.

“It took me a long time to get to this point,” he said. “That was over seven years ago. I’m a different man now.”

Murray had made the cut in the first two majors of the year, including last week at the PGA Championship, where he tied for 43rd.

[Mr. K]

Hmmm what’s missing from this story of a healthy 30 year old, who ‘died suddenly’?

[waterhill]

Colonial? Thunderstorms tonight. Happens every year.

[DallasBiff]

Hmmm what’s missing from this story of a healthy 30 year old, who ‘died suddenly’

Yep there is an elephant in the room.

[CaptainK]

A history of alcoholism and mental illness can do that to you.

[Jan_Sobieski]

A history of alcoholism and mental illness can do that to you.

Good 💉point 💉, alcohol 💉is dangerous 💉, especially 💉when 💉, 30 💉 year 💉old 💉 athletes 💉drink 💉. Oh 💉and 💉don’t 💉get💉me💉started 💉on💉mental💉illness!!

[politicianslie]

Hmmm what’s missing from this story of a healthy 30 year old, who ‘died suddenly’?

I am so TIRED of FREEPERS irresponsibly implying that the 30 year old was waxxxxxxxxxinated and had numerous boosters.

If the gubermint and presstitutes wanted you to know that the C-19 waxxxxxxxines killed large numbers of people, they would tell you. Listening to obscure conspiracy theorists leads to disinformation and vaxxxxxxxxxxxine hesitancy.

RUMBLE VIDEO COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis Summary Dr. McCullough at Brazil Chamber of Deputies

[Blurb2350]

Exactly. “Murray . . . had been open about his battles with anxiety and depression.”

[Mr. K]

I am so sorry I triggered you but all I asked is “what was missing from this story”

[tennmountainman]

Was it the Clot Shots?

[Celtic Conservative]

Yeah, odd nobody is mentioning the possibility of suicide or overdose given his history.

CC

[BradyLS]

If he had anxiety, depression, abused alcohol—but sought help—my guess is an episode where he died of a mixture of prescription medication and alcohol.

[BradyLS]

Ya beat me to it!

[PGalt]

Condolences to family and friends of Grayson Murray.

[b4me]

interesting wording you wrote:

“If the gubermint and presstitutes wanted you to know...”

plenty they do NOT want us to know. it’s not like they have our best interest at heart, though maybe you trust they do. I used to be so foolish too.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I don’t want to say it was the vaxx but.......

[Jane Long]

I see what you did, there.

[politicianslie]

I am so sorry I triggered you but all I asked is “what was missing from this story”

I left off the /sarc TAG

but I really didn't think I needed it.

It very well could have been suicide, fentanyl, drugs and alcohol....

but with the gubermint and presstituetes lying about the obvious C-19 vaxxxxxxxxine induced deaths, a prime suspect in deaths like this is the VAXXXXXXXINATIONS.

And this figure is old, lots more athletes have died from the C-19 bioweapon since the article was published. The unusually large numbers of deaths started AFTER the forced vaxxxxxxxxinations of the unsuspecting public.

[devere]

Just a prescription medicine like the Covid vaccine would be fatal enough without the alcohol.

[HIDEK6]

Any article that uses the so-called “historical present tense” in its title should be disregarded.