US golfer Grayson Murray has died at the age of 30, the PGA Tour announces.
The two-time winner on the tour had withdrawn from this week's Charles Schwab Challenge event on Friday with illness, after playing 16 holes of his second round.
"I am at a loss for words. The PGA Tour is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. We mourn Grayson and pray for comfort for his loved ones."The tour said grief counsellors would be available for players at the event.He qualified for the PGA Tour in 2016-17 aged 22 and won his first title in 2017 with victory at the Barbasol Championship.
He won a second career title with victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which moved him to a career-high ranking of 46 in the world.“My parents have been through hell and back basically for the last six years with me fighting some mental stuff," he said at the time. "He asked me for some advice on how to play Augusta a few months ago, last week I saw him at the PGA Championship, life truly is precious. My condolences and prayers to his whole family that they may find some peace."
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