In the painful aftermath of Grayson Murray’s suicide, the people who loved him describe a man with immense talent, a kind heart and a burden he couldn’t shed.
Jay Green will be on the bag for a different golfer and on an entirely different tour this week after getting the job at the last minute thanks to a confluence of events.
Harry Higgs has won the past two weeks on the Korn Ferry Tour. But he’s also won with his words during his victory speeches afterwards – for altogether different reasons.
The Murrays, through the PGA Tour, said that they’ve grieved over the previous 24 hours attempting to come to terms with the fact that Grayson is no longer alive.
The tour announced Murray’s death in an e-mail overnight, Australian time, with statements from commissioner Jay Monahan. No details have been provided about the nature of Murray’s death.
The final leaderboard at the Korn Ferry Tour’s AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City showed a one-shot victory for Grayson Murray, the first in six years for the journeyman pro. But for the 29-year-old who has battled issues with anxiety and alcohol along with physical injuries, the personal margin of victory was much greater.
Making mistakes is an inherent part of golf: attempting to hit a hero shot instead of punching out, misreading putts, even white belts, for pity’s sake. However, the biggest danger facing modern golfers is Twitter.
An ongoing social media feud between Grayson Murray and Kevin Na has played out at a PGA Tour event with a tense exchange involving ‘a lot of profanity’.
Australian Golf Digest
