- Sean Murphy (golfer)
Sean Patrick Murphy (born
August 17 ,1965 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has played on thePGA Tour and theNationwide Tour .Murphy was born in
Des Moines, Iowa . He was the New Mexico High School Champion in 1982 and American Junior Golf Association Southwest Champion in 1983. He attended theUniversity of New Mexico and wasWestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1988.Murphy turned professional in 1988. He was the first player to win on the Nike Tour four times in one year. He shares the
Nationwide Tour record for most career victories with six (withMatt Gogel ) and was theNike Tour player of the year in 1993. [cite web | title=2003 U.S. Open official Site | url=http://www.usopen.com/2003/players/sean-murphy.html | accessdate=26 January | accessyear=2008]Murphy has more than $1 million in career earnings. [cite web |title=Biographical information from ESPN.com | url=http://proxy.espn.go.com/golf/players/profile?playerId=317 | accessdate=26 January | accessyear=2008] His best finish in a major championship was T-32 at U.S. Open in 1996. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1861|accessdate=2008-01-26]
Murphy lives in
Scottsdale, Arizona .Nationwide Tour wins (6)
*1992
Louisiana Open
*1993Central Georgia Open ,Greater Greenville Classic ,Utah Classic ,Sonoma County Open
*1995Philadelphia Classic References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/61/40/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.usopen.com/2003/players/sean-murphy.html Profile on U.S. Open's official site]
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