Bob Murphy (golfer)

Bob Murphy (golfer)

Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. (born February 14, 1943) is an American golfer.

Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York. He won the 1965 U.S. Amateur Championship and the 1966 NCAA championship while at the University of Florida, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.Fact|date=October 2007 He graduated in 1966 and turned pro in 1967. He won five times on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the 1975 Ryder Cup team. He has won 11 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour). He is now a tower announcer for NBC Sports golf coverage.

Amateur wins (2)

*1965 U.S. Amateur
*1966 NCAA championship (individual)

Professional wins (21)

PGA Tour wins (5)

*1968 (2) Philadelphia Golf Classic, Thunderbird Classic
*1970 (1) Greater Hartford Open Invitational
*1975 (1) Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic
*1986 (1) Canadian Open

Other wins (3)

*1967 Florida Open
*1970 Australian Masters
*1979 Jerry Ford Invitational

enior PGA Tour wins (11)

*1993 (2) Bruno's Memorial Classic, GTE North Classic
*1994 (2) Raley's Senior Gold Rush, Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic
*1995 (4) The IntelliNet Challenge, PaineWebber Invitational, Nationwide Championship, VFW Senior Championship
*1996 (2) Royal Caribbean Classic, Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
*1997 (1) Toshiba Senior Classic

Other senior wins (2)

*1995 Diners Club Matches (with Jim Colbert)
*1996 Diners Club Matches (with Jim Colbert)

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
*Golfers with most Champions Tour wins

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/18/51/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]


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