Grayson Murray memories at Sony Open remind Woodland of the value of support

FILE - Gary Woodland hits from the seventh fairway during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

FILE - Gary Woodland hits from the seventh fairway during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)


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HONOLULU — Gary Woodland is among those thinking of Grayson Murray at the Sony Open. Murray won the tournament last year and then took his own life some four months later after open struggles with anxiety and addiction. Woodland knows all about anxiety. He had brain surgery in September 2023 from a lesion that was causing unfounded fears of dying. Woodland played with Murray in the final round of the PGA Championship and recalls a fan in tears calling out to Murray to thank him for his inspiration. Woodland has had that happened. It tells him the value of having support.

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