Ehe weekend in the world of golf has been marked by death of double PGA Tour winner Grayson Murraywho, according to his parents, “he took his life”. The young 30-year-old player had gone through tough times in recent years and had recently spoken about his problems with alcoholism and anxiety.
Sunday’s day turned sad in the tournaments spread across the various circuits. Specifically, in the United States Murray was remembered by the winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge (PGA Tour tournament) and Visit Knoxville Open (Korn Ferry Tour tournament), Davis Riley y Harry Higgs respectively.
In the case of Riley, who over-managed his income and took the tournament five strokes ahead of Keegan Bradley and Scottie Schefflerwas already struggling with a personal concern. The week before, his sister Caroline suffered a seizure at work and a subsequent scan revealed a tumor in her brain. She was operated on immediately. Fortunately, the intervention was successful and a biopsy showed that the tumor was benign.. Until he received that news, Riley was thinking about retiring. His parents talked to him and told him that Caroline wanted him to play in the tournament. However, Riley remembered Grayson Murray after winning: “My heart goes out to him and his family. Today we had something else to play for.”
For its part, Harry Higgswho will soon return to the PGA Tour after winning his second straight playoff, He admitted that he spent much of Saturday night awake thinking about how he could honor his colleague if he won.. “I thought about this moment and how to maybe remember Grayson,” said Higgs, who later made a ‘request.’
The golfer then requested a favor that was along the same lines as what Murray’s parents had expressed in a statement: “While I was in bed I thought that today [ayer] I would challenge everyone present, and I will do it too: Every day you have to say something nice to someone you love and you also have to say something nice to someone you don’t even know. This can make a difference to one person, you can brighten someone’s day and sometimes it means the world.”. A good initiative from Harry Higgs.
