PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30
Grayson Murray, who won his second PGA TOUR title at this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii, passed away Saturday.
“We were devastated to learn – and are heartbroken to share – that PGA TOUR player Grayson Murray passed away this morning. I am at a loss for words,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan said. “The PGA TOUR is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. We mourn Grayson and pray for comfort for his loved ones.
“I reached out to Grayson’s parents to offer our deepest condolences, and during that conversation, they asked that we continue with tournament play,” Commissioner Monahan continued. “They were adamant that Grayson would want us to do so. As difficult as it will be, we want to respect their wishes.”
Grief counselors were made available at the venues for this week’s PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour events. Commissioner Monahan, who traveled from TOUR headquarters in Florida to the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, said he was “devastated” by the loss.
Grayson’s parents, Eric and Terry Murray, said in a statement Sunday that the cause of death was suicide.
“Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes,” his parents wrote. “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, 30, was a standout golfer from his youth. He won three consecutive Callaway Junior World Championships (2006-08) and was the top-ranked golfer in his age group. He made his first cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at age 16, becoming the second-youngest player ever to do so. After stints at Wake Forest University, East Carolina University and Arizona State University, he got the break he needed in 2016 when he was given a sponsor exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour event near his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. He finished inside the top 10 at that event, the Rex Hospital Open, which qualified him for another start. When he posted another top 10 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, his professional career took off. He concluded his season with a victory at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship to finish second on the Korn Ferry Tour money list and earn full status on the PGA TOUR for the 2016-17 season. The win came a week before his 23rd birthday.
Murray wasted little time establishing himself on golf’s biggest stage as a rookie. He won the 2017 Barbasol Championship while still just 23 years old. His final-round 68 not only secured a one-shot victory, but also solidified a two-year exemption through the 2019 PGA TOUR season. He finished 66th in the FedExCup and earned nearly $1.5 million.
Grayson struggled for the next few seasons on the PGA TOUR. In 2023, he found his game again on the Korn Ferry Tour; he notched two victories – the Advent Health Championship in Kansas City and the Simmons Bank Open outside of Nashville – to finish fourth on that tour’s points list and earn a spot back onto the PGA TOUR for the following season.
Murray opened the 2024 season with a playoff victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He made a clutch up and down on the 72nd hole for a birdie to force a playoff. Then he sank a 40-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Byeong Hun An and Keegan Bradley. He reached a career-high 46th in the Official World Golf Ranking after that victory.
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today I bring a piece of news that has deeply saddened the World of Golf and sports at large Grayson Murray a talented and resilient golfer who just won his second PGA Tour title at this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii has tragically passed away at the young age of 30 PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan expressed the collective heartbreak of the community saying we were devastated to learn and are heartbroken to share that PGA Tour player Grayson Murray passed away this morning the PGA Tour is a family and when you lose a member of your family you are never the same these words not only reflect the sorrow but also the tight-knit nature of those who knew and admired Grayson Grayson’s Journey was nothing short of inspiring he emerged on the Golf Scene as a beacon of talent clinching Junior Championships and making promising strides on the corn fairy tour despite facing numerous challenges throughout his career his resilience never wavered his victory at the Sony Open was a testament to his enduring spirit and exceptional skill but today we also confront a more somber aspect of his life Grayson’s parents in a heart-rending statement revealed that their son’s cause of death was suicide they shared 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 this moment is a stark reminder of the pressures faced by professional athletes and the often unseen struggles they endure it’s a call to all of us to look out for each other to offer support and to always extend kindness as we remember Grayson Murray let us not only reflect on his achievements on the golf course but also cherish the man he was off it to his family friends and everyone mourning this loss my heart goes out to you may his soul find peace and may we all find the strength to support one another in times of Despair Grayson you were indeed loved and you will be dearly missed
