Sean Murphy (golfer)
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Sean Patrick Murphy (born August 17, 1965) is an American
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who has played on the
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and the
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.


Amateur career

Murphy was born in
Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Wa ...
. 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 The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...
and was the
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Player of the Year in 1988.


Professional career

Murphy turned professional in 1988. He was the first player to win on the
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(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 Jason William Gore (born May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer. Amateur career Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing junior golf with Tiger Woods. Gore attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Peppe ...
, until Gore earned his seventh win in 2010. Murphy was the
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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 Scottsdale is a city in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott (chaplain), Winfield Scott, a retired Chaplain Corps (United States ...
.


Professional wins (6)


Nike Tour wins (6)

Nike Tour playoff record (1–2)


Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
''Note: Murphy never played in the
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or the
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See also

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1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates This is a list of the 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 59 players earned their 1990 PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of ...
* 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates * 1993 Nike Tour graduates * 1995 Nike Tour graduates * 1998 Nike Tour graduates *
1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2000 PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annu ...
*
2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ Following is the list of 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates, the 36 professional golfers who earned their 2001 PGA Tour card through Qualifying school, Q School in 2000. *Players in yellow were 2001 PGA Tour rookies. 2001 Resul ...
* List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Sean American male golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Iowa Golfers from New Mexico Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa 1965 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen