
Grayson Murray’s family released a statement Sunday, a day after the golfer died.
“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,” Eric and Terry Murray, Grayson’s parents, said. “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.
“We would like to thank the PGA TOUR and the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support. Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now,” they continued. “Please respect our privacy as we work through this incredible tragedy, and please honor Grayson by being kind to one another. If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else.”
Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge at Colonial on Friday. On Saturday, it was announced he died at the age of 30.
The golfer was open about his struggles with alcohol and mental health, and revealed in January that he had been sober for eight months and was also engaged. Murray won the Sony Open this year to give him his second PGA Tour championship. His first came in 2017 at the Barbasol Championship.
The Charles Schwab Cup Challenge continued Sunday. Golfers honored Murray by wearing red and black ribbons. Murray would wear those colors — in support of his hometown Carolina Hurricanes — on Sundays. The ribbons were a request from Murray’s family.
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