GOLF TRAGEDY
Grayson Murray’s close friend reveals heartbreaking last conversation with tragic golf star before he took his own life
Pal was left stunned by the awful news
GRAYSON MURRAY's close friend has revealed his heartbreaking last conversation with the golf star before his death.
The golf star, 30, tragically took his own life after pulling out of the PGA Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas.
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Long-time friend Carter Jenkins spoke to Murray for the last time two weeks before his suicide.
He told The Fresno Bee: "I asked him about the Masters and the U.S. Open he was going to be in and how he was playing.
'It was just a friendly, casual conversation, the usual back and forth.
"I didn't expect it to be the last."
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The pair were team-mates at the Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina before turning professional.
The two remained friends after Murray progressed to the PGA Tour.
Murray's parents confirmed that Grayson took his own life and Jenkins admitted that he did not know "how to react".
He added: "When I first got the news, I didn't really know what to think.
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"It was a little bit of an outer-body experience more than anything else.
"I sat there for about five minutes, didn't really know how to react to it.
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"As the days have gone on, it's gotten more and more real, which makes it harder and harder.
"Especially being home this week at Raleigh Country Club.
'It makes it harder to wrap your head around the fact he's not here any longer. You have to accept that.
"Every time I step on the property, it brings back what we used to do when we were in high school and when we were both out here."
Murray has also been described by Jenkins as a passionate man who stood for his beliefs and was a supportive friend.
He said: "For as well-documented as his troubles have been, I think the positive impact he had on people when he was around them.
"The passion he had for the game that he loved, and that was all he ever wanted to do, leaves a bigger mark.
"Because everyone has troubles. Everyone has demons. He took his demons and was still able to have a phenomenal career and a phenomenal life with them.
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"He was so comfortable in being who he was and made everyone else around him better for that."
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.