PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30
This is an odd situation. Initial reports were quick to remind us that he had experienced problems with depression and alcohol abuse, but then the guys playing golf with him this week (he withdrew with two holes left in the second round of the current tournament) said he was upbeat, optimistic, and doing great.
Now his parents have said it was suicide.
... On Sunday, May 26, his parents – Eric and Terry Murray – revealed their son's cause of death in an emotional statement released on social media.
"Life wasn't always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now," the statement shared by the PGA Tour read. ... Murray, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour who battled alcohol issues and depression, played the first round and part of the second round in this week's Charles Schwab Challenge, but withdrew from the event after 16 holes. ...
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