Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis and Rex Hoggard discuss how the passing of Grayson Murray affects the culture within the PGA Tour. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #GraysonMurray
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I’m wondering if you think the events of this weekend will prompt a kind of a culture change in men’s golf as it relates to discussing mental health because as we all know from spending time out there there’s more of a Bravado culture around Golf and the individual athlete but we have this tragic incident over the weekend we have a commissioner who last year talked quite candidly about taking a break to address his mental health last summer does that conversation need to happen for players I think so and I think that that message has been sent out over the last year or so in our society in general where hey we want to check on our friends or family members and and and for those who are struggling as Grayson said even last year I’m accepting the fact that it’s okay to not be okay but I think professional golf the PGA Tour especially and maybe down to the corn fairy tour the PGA Tour Champs and so on it’s a different animal than the athletes that we see in the other major sports like major league baseball the NHL the NBA the NFL why well those those athletes travel together as a team and in their season they’re spending half of that season at home for PGA Tour players and yes they have caddies they have coaches and you know therapists there mentally uh coaches and so on but you could call that a team but ultimately the player the individual is the one that is performing by himself making the shots trying to to make the shots and with that comes a lot of pressure there is that internal pressure the external pressure that you are on this island by yourself and as we have talked about over the years you have to eat what you kill your salary your family’s future is based specifically on how you perform you’re not under a guaranteed contract so with that comes a lot of pressure and then there is that travel um these players travel all over the world and yes I’m not discounting the fact that they have advantages and they make a lot of money doing what they’re doing but there is a a giant loneliness aspect to that as well I can’t begin to tell you how many players I’ve talked to that have told me I miss my child’s first steps first words anniversaries birthdays and so on so if you’re not mentally equipped to cope with that some are and some aren’t then that can be very challenging and if you’ve got issues then that magnifies the problem um Grayson Murray was a was a good soul and and definitely he he is going to be missed Rex the commissioner J Manan on Saturday said he’s proud of the programs that the PJ tour has in place to support its players what have you seen in covering for example a Chris Kirk who’s been very open about his own struggles does he have a support system when he travels for example yeah Damon I’ll go back to last fall when Chris Kirk was awarded the courage award by the PGA Tour he talked endlessly a lot about his struggles with alcohol his struggles with depression those stories were pretty well known and when he got the award I had a chance to sit down and talked with him and to Todd’s Point in the best of times even when you’re playing well it can still be a very lonely sport you are on an island you’re in the hotel room by yourself you’re out on the golf course essentially by yourself and sometimes you can’t do anything about it and in this particular case Chris Kirk talked about the idea that he had to be the Gladiator or he felt like he had to put the mask on when he was on the golf course and not make it look like anything was bothering him and then he couldn’t talk with anybody when he was off the golf course about some of these things he was going through so when people started to find out that he was struggling it was a huge shock and it wasn’t Chris told me until after he came out and told his friends everything he was going through that he sort of got that support structure around him and and I saw it at the awards ceremony at the RSM classic there was probably five or six players and caddies and everyone else in the room there for him and they’re there for him every single week he doesn’t stay in a hotel room by himself he shares a house he always has people around him I think that’s the important connection here we appreciate the reporting of Todd Lewis and Rex hogard on what is a very difficult story and if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis help is available please call or text 988 to reach someone at the suicide and crisis Lifeline Grayson Murray courageously talked about the struggles in his life and talked about his journey to turn his life around our condolences to his family Grayson Murray was 30 years old
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Its still a weird mind trap. The golfers should be given credit for finishing the Charles Schwab Challenge but it was a different atompshere for sure on Sunday. I think what Grayson went thru is why other athletes married fellow atheles that do that same sport or know the journey they go through. Its hard to find support when your significant other is outside the business you do. Also, if anything Graysons struggles show that society view men as strong men who are provides. You were weak if you needed help. Hopefully Grayson in memory can show that men arent weak if they get help.
What is the most privileged life a person can have in professional sports/life? To be a pro golfer and hit a little white ball around for millions. That sure beats picking up garbage for a living. And yet, this selfish guy kills himself. The week before, Scottie got arrested.
You know it's the beginning of the end when these events impact the 0.00001%.
I remember thinking that 8 months sober is not that long. Combine addiction with the pressure to make the cut or go home and it can be too much to bear
Golf Channel, This is amazing! I can't stop smiling!
We in the construction industry have No guaranteed contracts to work other than unions. Others are in charge of your lively hood such as, if you're not in the click, no matter how good you are, you might not work as often as you should.
LIV may be looking a lot better to some of the players after this.
working is hard… what a slap in the face to all the everymen/women who also work… i'm sorry, should we all crawl under a rock when life gets hard… this conversation is absolutely ridiculous
compare this guy to Joel Dahmen… dude beat cancer, lost his mom, has his caddy relying on him for HIS livelihood. Dahmen is a better human, sorry
Todd made some good points: more stable income, teammates, shorter schedules.
…wonder where a player could get all that ?
People need to understand LIv isn’t getting players just for money or whatever silly arguments lunch and chamblee make.
This is a HUGE reasons why.
Just remember that the average Joe or Jane don't make that kind of money. They have many types of pressure. They still go to work everyday. It's just funny how this death is front page. No doubt it's sad. People all over the world struggle and carry on. I've had some bad days. Today society makes mental health problems normal in my opinion. The streets are full of them. Look at today's so called celebrities! The weirder you are the more famous you become. The WOKE world is WHACKO. People have lost their way. If stupidity would HURT ….they'd be crying all day long.
Things will not change ! Yes some temporary awareness but Golf at the professional level is dog eat dog.
Golf as in its current state is all about money. PGA and LIV alike. Once a gentleman's game, is now fielded by a host of clownish men.
Won't change the 19th hole mentality, or booze being served up to anyone ON the course by pretty young girls…and yes there is a definite connection between alcohol and mental health, as we see everyday in real life. Nearly every weekend in the summer I'm chasing some drunk idiot climbing over my back yard fence looking for their golf ball after being served too much on the course. The people following golf today are NOT the same as years ago. Maybe time to talk about alcoholism in pro sports too…
RIP but suicide is for cowards. Mental health blah blah but you think children aren’t suffering in Gaza? Famine in Africa? You are a PGA professional living in the US of A. There’s a whole bunch of people that would swap lives with you. What more can you want? And before you nerds come for this comment remember committing suicide
is a cardinal sin.
There are plenty of lonely jobs. Unfortunately this happens in all occupations