Tom Murray (born 16 January 1990) is an English

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. He won the 2015 Volopa Irish Challenge on the

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Early life

Murray was born in

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, England, the son of professional golfer Andrew Murray.

Professional career

Murray turned professional in 2009. He played on the

in 2013 and 2014. After finishing T-10 at the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School, Murray played on the

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in 2015. While also playing on the

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, Murray picked up his first professional win at the Volopa Irish Challenge, beating Nino Bertasio at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. He failed to maintain his card after the 2015 European Tour season and has played mostly on the

since 2016. Since his 2015 win, his best results on the Challenge Tour have been third place in the 2017 Kazakhstan Open and runner-up in the same event in 2018 on the way to finishing 16th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, just missing out on his European Tour card. Murray regularly contributes a column to the ''

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''.

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

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