Grayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says

Grayson Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, died Saturday simply at some point after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Problem in Fort Value, Texas, the PGA Tour introduced in an announcement.

Murray was 30 years outdated.

There have been no instant particulars launched relating to method or circumstances of his loss of life.

“We have been devastated to study — and are heartbroken to share — that PGA TOUR participant Grayson Murray handed away this morning. I’m confused,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan stated within the assertion.

“The PGA TOUR is a household, and while you lose a member of your loved ones, you might be by no means the identical,” Monahan continued. “We mourn Grayson and pray for consolation for his family members.”

Murray’s administration firm, GSE Worldwide, additionally confirmed his loss of life and stated it was heartbroken.

“We are going to maintain off on commenting till we study additional particulars, however out coronary heart aches for his household, his pals and all who cherished him throughout this very tough time,” GSE stated in an announcement.

Monahan stated he spoke to Murray’s dad and mom to supply condolences. Throughout that dialog, he stated, Murray’s dad and mom “requested that we proceed with match play.”

“They have been adamant that Grayson would need us to take action,” Monahan stated. “As tough as it is going to be, we wish to respect their needs.”

Throughout Saturday’s tv protection of the match at Colonial Nation Membership, professional golfer Webb Simpson stated he had identified Murray because the latter was 8 years outdated.

“I knew he was going to be an amazing participant from day one,” Simpson stated.

Simpson stated a younger Murray took the title at Simpson’s inaugural Webb Simpson Problem, an annual match held in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

The pair shared that historical past but in addition a swing coach who tuned their marksmanship, Simpson stated.

“It was an enormous shock,” Simpson stated upon listening to the information of Murray’s loss of life. “I simply hate it.”

Monahan, en path to Forth Value, stated within the PGA Tour assertion that grief counselors can be out there at this week’s PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour occasions.

Colonial Nation Membership stated in a statement Saturday that Murray was a expertise “cherished by many.”

“The golf neighborhood is small,” the venue stated. “When one hurts, all of us really feel it tremendously.”

Murray first hit the golf scene at age 16, and completed off his rookie season within the execs with a win on the Nationwide Kids’s, incomes him second place on the Korn Ferry Tour cash record and full standing on the PGA Tour in 2017.

He received the Barbasol Championship in 2017 on the age of 24, securing a two-year exemption via the 2019 PGA Tour season.

After struggling on the PGA Tour the subsequent few seasons, Murray discovered success but once more on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023, choosing up wins on the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas Metropolis and the Simmons Financial institution Open exterior of Nashville, Tennessee. He completed fourth on the tour and earned a spot again on the tour for the subsequent season.

Murray, who had handled alcohol and psychological well being points up to now, made a large turnaround this yr and received the Sony Open, hitting wedge to three toes for birdie on the ultimate gap to get right into a playoff and successful it with a 40-foot putt.