Sean Murphy (golfer)

Sean Patrick Murphy (born August 17, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Sean Murphy
Personal information
Full nameSean Patrick Murphy
Born (1965-08-17) August 17, 1965
Des Moines, Iowa
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour6 (Tied 2nd all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT32: 1996
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1996
Achievements and awards
Nike Tour
leading money winner		1993
Nike Tour
Player of the Year		1993

Amateur career

Murphy was born in Des Moines, Iowa.[1] His father got him started with golf at age 6. He was the New Mexico High School Champion in 1982 and 1984, and American Junior Golf Association Southwest Champion in 1983. He attended the University of New Mexico and was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1988.

Professional career

Murphy turned professional in 1988.[1] He was the first player to win on the Nike Tour (now the Web.com Tour) four times in one year. He shared the Web.com Tour record for most career victories at six[2] with Kevin Johnson, Matt Gogel and Jason Gore, until Gore earned his seventh win in 2010. Murphy was the Nike Tour Player of the Year and money leader in 1993.

Murphy has more than $1 million in career earnings. He has played in five major championships: 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol, 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills, 1996 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional, and 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields. His best finish in a major championship was T-32 at Oakland Hills.[3]

Murphy lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Professional wins (6)

Nike Tour wins (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 8, 1992 Ben Hogan Louisiana Open −16 (64-69-67=200) 1 stroke Tony Grimes
2 Apr 25, 1993 Nike Central Georgia Open −11 (63-61-71=205) 2 strokes Don Walsworth
3 May 9, 1993 Nike Greater Greenville Classic −17 (72-65-67-67=271) 1 stroke Doug Martin
4 Sep 19, 1993 Nike Utah Classic −12 (68-70-66=204) Playoff Curt Byrum, Jim Carter,
Tommy Moore
5 Oct 3, 1993 Nike Sonoma County Open −14 (67-71-68-68=274) 1 stroke Joey Rassett
6 Jul 2, 1995 Nike Philadelphia Classic −13 (65-68-67-67=267) 1 stroke Allen Doyle

Nike Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Nike Utah Classic Curt Byrum, Jim Carter,
Tommy Moore		 Won with birdie on third extra hole
Byrum and Carter eliminated with birdie on second hole
2 1998 Nike Dakota Dunes Open Ryan Howison, John Maginnes Maginnes won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1998 Nike San Jose Open Robin Freeman, Tom Scherrer Freeman won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
U.S. Open CUT T32 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Murphy never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

See also

References
  1. "Biographical information from ESPN.com". Retrieved January 26, 2008.
  2. "Sean Murphy – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 26, 2008.
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