Grayson Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, withdrew Friday from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Grayson Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, died Saturday at the age of 30, the PGA Tour announced.
Murray withdrew Friday from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth this weekend.
“We were devastated to learn – and are heartbroken to share – that PGA TOUR player Grayson Murray passed away this morning. I am at a loss for words,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement.
The Charles Schwab Challenge will continue Saturday at the request of Murray’s family, Monahan said in a statement. Grief Counselors will be available at the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour events this weekend, the statement reads.
“I reached out to Grayson’s parents to offer our deepest condolences, and during that conversation, they asked that we continue with tournament play,” Monahan said. “They were adamant that Grayson would want us to do so. As difficult as it will be, we want to respect their wishes.”
The Colonial Country Club in a statement described Grayson as a “talented golfer, but most importantly, a human being that was truly loved by many.”
“The golf community is small. When one hurts, we all feel it tremendously,” the statement continued. “We will all hug our loved ones tonight a little tighter and remember our friend, Grayson Murray.”
Murray won two PGA Tour titles in his career, the first in 2017 and the second at this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Murray won three consecutive Callaway Junior World Championships from 2006 to 2008. He is from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Monahan is en route to Fort Worth and more information will be released when it is available, according to the PGA Tour.