Golf star Grayson Murray has died at 30 years previous, the PGA Tour introduced on Saturday … simply hours after withdrawing from a event with an sickness.
Murray was in Fort Value, Texas, the place he was competing within the Charles Schwab Problem … however he pulled himself from the tourney throughout Friday’s second spherical, citing an sickness. No additional info was given on the time.
Saturday morning, the Tour introduced the younger, proficient golfer had handed away.
“We had been devastated to study – and are heartbroken to share – that PGA TOUR participant Grayson Murray handed away this morning. I’m perplexed,” PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan stated in an announcement.
“The PGA TOUR is a household, and whenever you lose a member of your loved ones, you’re by no means the identical. We mourn Grayson and pray for consolation for his family members.”
Monahan says the CSC — at present within the third spherical — will proceed, regardless of the tragic occasions … ‘trigger that is what the Murray household wished.
“I reached out to Grayson’s mother and father to supply our deepest condolences, and through that dialog, they requested that we proceed with event play. They had been adamant that Grayson would need us to take action. As troublesome as it will likely be, we wish to respect their needs.”
Legendary broadcaster Jim Nantz, who is asking the occasion for CBS, addressed Murray’s dying as they got here on the air … in what was a really emotional second.
Jim Nantz perplexed because the information of Grayson Murray’s passing happens on the prime of CBS’s protection. pic.twitter.com/Oun2vqEjCP
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Murray final gained a PGA Tour occasion just a few months in the past — in January on the Sony Open in Hawaii — snapping a 6-plus 12 months winless streak.
Grayson’s first Tour victory got here on the Barbasol Championship in mid-2017.
Murray was additionally a embellished novice earlier than turning professional … profitable three Junior World Championships.
RIP
