Ewen Murray

James Ewen Murray (born 7 October 1954) is a retired Scottish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He is now better known as a commentator for Sky Sports Golf channel.[1][2]

Ewen Murray
Personal information
Full nameJames Ewen Murray
Born (1954-10-07) 7 October 1954
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality Scotland
Career
Turned professional1971
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT31: 1973

He turned professional in 1971 after considerable success as a boy golfer. As a 15-year-old, Murray had reached the final of the 1970 Boys Amateur Championship and the following year won the World Junior Championship, the Scottish Boys Championship and the Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship.

Murray won the 1977 Northern Open at Royal Dornoch, five ahead of the field.[3] His best performances on the European Tour were two third places; in the 1979 SOS Talisman TPC and in the 1981 Bob Hope British Classic.[4][5] He played regularly in Africa on the Safari Circuit, winning the Zambia Open in 1980 and the Nigerian Open in 1984, when he also topped the Order of Merit.[6]

Amateur wins
  • 1971 World Junior Championship, Scottish Boys Championship, Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (3)

Safari Circuit wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 30 Mar 1980 Zambia Open −10 (70-67-73-72=282) 3 strokes Brian Barnes
2 26 Feb 1984 Nigerian Open −13 (67-70-64-70=271) 1 stroke Bill Longmuir

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
The Open Championship T31 63 CUT T36

Note: Murray only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1979 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References
  1. "Ewen Murray – Biography". PGA European Tour.
  2. "Ewen Murray". Sky Sports.
  3. Jacobs, Raymond (29 April 1977). "Murray comes of age with third-round 69". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 29. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "King's first crown as Ewen slips". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 24 September 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. Jacobs, Raymond (28 September 1981). "Langer calm on the road to victory". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. Jacobs, Raymond (26 March 1984). "Mason holds on despite a late dose of the wobbles". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 13. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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