Sean Murphy (golfer)
| Sean Murphy | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Sean Patrick Murphy | ||||
| Born |
August 17, 1965 Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of New Mexico | ||||
| Turned professional | 1988 | ||||
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Nike Tour |
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| Professional wins | 6 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 6 (Tied 2nd all time) | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | T32: 1996 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1996 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Sean Patrick Murphy (born August 17, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Amateur career
Murphy was born in Des Moines, Iowa. 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. He was the first player to win on the Nike Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) four times in one year. He shared the Web.com Tour record for most career victories at six 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.
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. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Nike Utah Classic |
Curt Byrum, Jim Carter, Tommy Moore |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Byrum and Carter eliminated by 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Murphy never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.