PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray who died aged 30 took his own life, his family has said.
The American player, a two-time tour winner, withdrew from a competition in Texas with two holes remaining of his round on Friday citing an illness, a day before he died.
In a statement, his parents Eric and Terry Murray said “life wasn’t always easy” for their son and “although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now”.
The couple said that losing him was a “nightmare” and they have “so many questions that have no answers… but one.”
“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. He was loved and he will be missed.”
Also in their statement, the couple thanked the PGA tour and “the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support”.
Murray pulled out of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday and his death was announced by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who said Murray’s parents had asked for the event to continue after speaking to them.
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