Grayson Murray, two-time PGA Tour winner, dead at 30

Dying of a sudden illness at age 30? Did he have an illness that was kept under control but suddenly went haywire?

It always freaks me out when a young, healthy guy like this comes down with a "mysterious illness" and then drops dead.

He wasn't as healthy as he looks in some photos; he had major struggles with depression and alcoholism.

Uh-oh.

The first article indicated he had an illness. They second one alluded to possible depression. A lot of mixed information coming out.

He's cute.

He had a hot ass but he couldn’t live forever.

Maybe he liked dudes

All of the allusions to "depression" usually mean that the person took their own life.

I casually follow golf - watch the majors at least. The name doesn't ring a bell. I can remember someome like Harold Varner or Charles Howell, but this name isn't registering. RIP.

Before reading any comments I automatically assumed something substance related.

Suicide or overdose. Hopefully no wife or kids left behind. Very sad.

Some people just cannot overcome depression/anxiety no matter what.

So sad for his family

His life seemed to be getting back on track.

I mean, he won the Sony Open just four months ago, where he won $1.5 million.

And four months later, he's gone?

Goddamn. Depression sucks.

Looks older than 30.

It was the VAX!

Bathtub?

He died of morbid obesity

[quote] After Grayson Murray called out the PGA Tour in 2021, commissioner Jay Monahan had lengthy talks about mental health with him

FORT WORTH, Texas — After Grayson Murray called out the PGA Tour via social media in 2021, saying he hadn’t been given enough support through bouts with alcoholism and mental health, commissioner Jay Monahan had lengthy talks with the star player, he revealed on Saturday.

Murray died on Saturday morning, after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge on Friday. No cause of death has been listed.

In his 2021 post, Murray said he hadn’t had pleas answered during difficult times, especially when he was at his lowest.

“No the pga tour didn’t force me to drink. but the pga tour never gave me help. In my 5 years of experience of being on tour not once have i ever had a request been acknowledged by the commissioner or the PAC other than ‘we will get back to you’. I hope not only the PGA tour steps up in the areas they need to step up but i also hope people are held accountable in their roles they serve,” said the tweet from Murray’s account that was later deleted.

After the post went viral, a number of players reached out to Murray, who became the second youngest player to make the cut at a Korn Ferry Tour event when he did so at the age of 16.

And Monahan said he instantly talked with Murray, who at the time had a single PGA Tour victory — the Barbasol Championship — under his belt. Murray later went on to win the 2024 Sony Open as well, and had three Korn Ferry Tour victories on his resume.

“When Grayson said that, I called him right away,” Monahan said at Colonial Country Club on Saturday after flying in from the Tour’s headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “You know, over the last several years, I spent a lot of time with him because I wanted to understand what we could do in his estimation, in his opinion, to help everybody else out here. We’ve made a number of advancements along those lines and, you know, it’s become a real point of focus and emphasis. We’re proud of the programs we have in place to support our players, to support everybody out here.

Just another alcoholic, blaming everybody around him for his problems.

Suicide.

I am NOT an alcoholic, R20!

R20 just chiming in to remind us what the polar opposite of humanity looks like.

[QUOTE]The first article indicated he had an illness. They second one alluded to possible depression. A lot of mixed information coming out.

Depression is not a mental illness?

Imagine winning $1.5 million in January, and then offing yourself four months later.

It makes no sense.

Another thread discusses missing youth. 30 is just a baby and not even at peak youth, in my experience. Very sad. He had depression issues but was by no measure a failure so far.

lol at the anti-vaxxers blaming "the jab," when Murray himself was an anti-vaxxer.

Based on his face I’d say cause of death was complications resulting from banjo withdrawal.

It was, indeed, suicide.

Let me guess. A gun in the garage

"Imagine winning $1.5 million in January, and then offing yourself four months later.

It makes no sense."

In the context of depression, anxiety, and addiction, it makes perfect sense. On Golf WRX forums (a large, popular golf forum), some posters made it sound like the end was pretty ugly - a relapse and pushing people away by being awful to them, including his fiance.

[quote] In the context of depression, anxiety, and addiction, it makes perfect sense. On Golf WRX forums (a large, popular golf forum), some posters made it sound like the end was pretty ugly - a relapse and pushing people away by being awful to them, including his fiance.

I find it fascinating that his issues stem from feeling "not good enough," yet he had just won a major tournament at the beginning of the year.

How do you go from such a high-high, to such a low-low?

Bipolarism

[quote]I find it fascinating that his issues stem from feeling "not good enough," yet he had just won a major tournament at the beginning of the year.

You're looking at it logically, something mental illness wouldn't allow him to do.

The tournament win just puts more pressure on him to continue performing at that level. Completely understandable.

[quote] Fans Dissect Grayson Murray's Final Putt And Notice Something Off

After learning of his death, his final putt went viral, and fans noticed something they hadn't noticed before.

"You can sense his discomfort and inability to focus because of it. I know that feeling and how corrosive it can be," one user pointed out.

"No sign of emotion and quick to exit… his mind was made. Rest in peace," another said.

"Men's mental health is so hard. We act strong for everyone to see. But deep down we are so weak," one user said. "I feel the pain.. and I'm sorry to all his loved ones. And I'm sorry to you, Grayson."

"No one will understand the pain of mental trauma until they’ve been there. At least he is free now. Rest in paradise, Grayson," another commented.

"For anyone struggling.. yesterday needed you, today was happy to have you, and tomorrow patiently awaits your arrival," a third user expressed.

"Don’t really watch golf, but his mind was definitely somewhere else. People are overwhelmed nowadays with just living R..P. to the guy," another said.

Do we think the anti-vaxxer was also a self-loather?

Interview.

Golf has to be the most boring profession, surrounded by equally boring co-workers. I don't think you can't be a terribly interesting person and live.