Grayson Murray death shows golfers can be ‘vulnerable and fragile’, says McIlroy

• Rory McIlroy: It's incredibly sad ... it puts things in perspective'
• PGA Tour player Murray died last week at the age of 30

Rory McIlroy believes the death of two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray has highlighted how vulnerable and fragile" golfers and other top athletes can be.

It's incredibly sad, first and foremost, and I think we're all thinking of Grayson's family and hoping that they're doing OK and getting through this incredibly tough period," McIlroy said before the first round of the RBC Canadian Open.