Denison Forum
Dr. Jim Denison
Note: Today’s Daily Article contains references to suicide. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the US at 988 or visit their website at 988lifeline.org.
Grayson Murray won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, most recently at the Sony Open in Hawaii last January. He said then that he had been sober since early 2023 after years of struggling with alcohol, adding: “I have a beautiful fiancée. I have beautiful parents. . . . Everyone in my life right now who is close to me who has been through the struggles with me, it’s all a team effort.”
Grayson had been open about his battles with mental health issues, admitting that he had considered suicide at times. He even worked with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan to make the tour more helpful to players who are undergoing mental health struggles and was appointed to the sixteen-member Player Advisory Council.
He was especially grateful for the difference his Christian faith made in his life. In an interview earlier this year, he said, “Jesus Christ is first and foremost. Without him, none of this would be possible. And he’s just given me a platform to write a new story. To write my own story. And I hope that everyone at home watching can get a little inspiration from me.” He added, “If I just help one person, that’s all it takes.”
Then came the shocking news last Saturday that Grayson had passed away at the age of thirty. The next day, his parents stated he had died by suicide. More Here
