Grayson Murray had been honest about his mental health struggles in the years before he died by suicide at the age of 30 in May 2024
The late Grayson Murray had been honest about his mental health struggles through the years, and the golfer hoped that his candor could inspire others to get help.
In 2021, Murray was involved in an alcohol-related incident in Hawaii which led to his suspension from the PGA Tour. “Why was I drunk?” he wrote via social media after, per the New York Times. Murray added that he was an “alcoholic that hates everything to do with the PGA Tour life and that’s my scapegoat.”
Murray revealed in January 2024 that he had been sober for months. “I struggle with comparing myself to others, self-esteem,” Murray said, per Golf Digest. “There’s a lot of issues that — I call them issues. I think they’re common issues that we all endure. I got tired of trying to fight it alone, and I asked for help one day, and that’s when my life changed.”
In May 2024, Murray withdrew from an early round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, citing an illness. Days later, his family confirmed that he had died by suicide. He was 30.
“Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now,” his parents, Eric and Terry, wrote in a statement released by the PGA at the time, before concluding with a message for fans. “Please honor Grayson by being kind to one another. If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else.”
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Back in 2021, Murray came down on the PGA Tour for not giving him resources for his mental health. In a since-deleted post via X, Murray wrote, “No the PGA Tour didn’t force me to drink, but the PGA Tour never gave me help.”
Following his death in May 2024, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan spoke about Murray’s past remarks — as well as his lasting legacy — during a press conference.
“When Grayson said that, I called him right away,” Monahan said, per footage shared via X.
