- Bob Murphy (golfer)
Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. (born
February 14 ,1943 ) is an Americangolf er.Murphy was born in
Brooklyn, New York . He won the 1965U.S. Amateur Championship and the 1966 NCAA championship while at theUniversity of Florida , where he was a member ofSigma Alpha Epsilon .Fact|date=October 2007 He graduated in 1966 and turned pro in 1967. He won five times on thePGA Tour . He was a member of the 1975Ryder Cup team. He has won 11 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now theChampions 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 Invitationalenior 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
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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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