PGA Tour pro Grayson Murray is believed to have died from ‘suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after filing his Florida townhouse with toxic exhaust gases’, according to the Daily Mail.
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department (PBGPD) said on Tuesday there is an ongoing inquiry into Murray’s death, which occurred inside a residence within city limits on Saturday May 25 at around 11am.
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The parents of Murray confirmed their son took his own life in an emotional PGA Tour statement posted on Sunday May 26.
Eric and Terry Murray issued a statement that was posted on the PGA Tour’s social media feed during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Murray, who died aged 30, was in the field for last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge but withdrew after 16 holes in the second round.
Grayson Murray won the Sony Open this season
Per the latest Daily Mail article, Murray is “believed to have left his Land Rover running in his ground-floor garage then headed upstairs as it pumped fumes into the three-story property in Palm Beach Gardens.
“A worried neighbor heard prolonged, noisy revving at around 12:30am Saturday but when he wandered along the street to investigate it had stopped.
“Locals later heard the blare of a carbon monoxide alarm and police were called to the upscale $800,000 home, where Murray lived with his fiancée Christiana Ritchie, 28 at 10:49 am.”
An anonymous neighbor reportedly told the publication: “My thought was maybe it was a kid revving a car. I went outside to investigate but by then there was no sound. What I later heard is that he started the car in the garage and went upstairs. He went to sleep and never woke up. People only found out because the CO alarm kept going off.”
Grayson Murray cause of death confirmed
When Murray withdrew from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge on Friday May 24, the reason given was ‘illness’.
But Murray’s parents confirmed on Sunday afternoon their son died by suicide on Saturday morning.
There had been calls from the golf world for the tournament to be cancelled following Murray’s death, but his parents reiterated how their son would only want the event to have continued as planned.
Murray had started the tournament with a round of 2-under 68, but he was 5-over par thru 16 holes and just outside the cut mark when he withdrew from the tournament on Friday.
His parents have expressed how their son was loved by all of his family and friends.
Murray had been open with his mental health struggles in the past during his golf career.
He was also previously critical of the PGA Tour for allegedly not helping him enough with alcoholism.
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