Sean Murphy (golfer)

American golfer

Sean Murphy

Personal information
Full name| Sean Patrick Murphy
Born|  (1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 (age 59)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight| 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality|  United States
Residence| Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
College| University of New Mexico
Turned professional| 1988
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
Nike Tour
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
| Nike Tour
money list winner| 1993

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Nike Tour
Player of the Year| 1993

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

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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

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Murphy turned professional in 1988.[1] 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[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)

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### Nike Tour wins (6)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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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

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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

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Tournament  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003

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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

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* 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 1993 Nike Tour graduates
* 1995 Nike Tour graduates
* 1998 Nike Tour graduates
* 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins

## References

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1. ^ a b "Biographical information from ESPN.com". Archived from the original on December 27, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
2. ^ "Sean Murphy – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
3. ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 26, 2008.

## External links

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* Sean Murphy at the PGA Tour official site

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Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year

* 1990 Jeff Maggert
* 1991 Tom Lehman
* 1992 John Flannery
* 1993 Sean Murphy
* 1994 Chris Perry
* 1995 Jerry Kelly
* 1996 Stewart Cink
* 1997 Chris Smith
* 1998 Bob Burns
* 1999 Carl Paulson
* 2000 Spike McRoy
* 2001 Chad Campbell
* 2002 Patrick Moore
* 2003 Zach Johnson
* 2004 Jimmy Walker
* 2005 Jason Gore
* 2006 Ken Duke
* 2007 Nick Flanagan
* 2008 Brendon de Jonge
* 2009 Michael Sim
* 2010 Jamie Lovemark
* 2011 J. J. Killeen
* 2012 Casey Wittenberg
* 2013 Michael Putnam
* 2014 Carlos Ortiz
* 2015 Patton Kizzire
* 2016 Wesley Bryan
* 2017 Chesson Hadley
* 2018 Im Sung-jae
* 2019 Scottie Scheffler
* 2020–21 Stephan Jäger
* 2022 Justin Suh
* 2023 Ben Kohles

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