Bob Murphy (golfer)

Bob Murphy
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr.
Born	(1943-02-14) February 14, 1943 Brooklyn, New York
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Delray Beach, Florida
Spouse	Gail
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1967
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
PGA Tour Champions	11
Other	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T13: 1971
U.S. Open	T3: 1975
The Open Championship	T48: 1976
PGA Championship	T2: 1970

Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. (born February 14, 1943) is an American professional golfer who was formerly a member of the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Murphy has won 21 tournaments as a professional.

Early years

Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He was a standout pitcher in his youth, and as a teen led his high school baseball team to the state championship in 1960. After suffering a football injury (which also ended his baseball career), Murphy got started in golf.^[2]

College career

Murphy attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida,^[1] where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter). While he was an undergraduate, he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1964 to 1966.^[3] While he was a college student, he won the 1965 U.S. Amateur and the 1966 individual NCAA championship,^[3] and was recognized as an All-American in 1966.^[2]^[4] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 1966,^[1] and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1971.^[5]^[6]

Professional career

Murphy turned professional in 1967,^[1] and won five tournaments on the PGA Tour.^[2] He was a member of the victorious U.S. team in the 1975 Ryder Cup competition.^[7] His best finish in a major tournament was a second-place tie at the 1970 PGA Championship.^[8] Murphy won 11 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour).

Murphy first got into broadcasting while still playing. He joined CBS Sports as a tower announcer in 1984, working for CBS through 1991. He then joined ESPN as a color commentator, where he stayed through 1994. After a break from TV to play on the Senior PGA Tour, he joined NBC Sports in November 1999, and was a tower announcer for the PGA Tour on NBC through 2009, at which point he retired.^[2]^[7]

He was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Personal life

Murphy lives in Delray Beach, Florida with his wife, Gail.^[7]

Amateur wins (2)

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

Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 25, 1968	Philadelphia Golf Classic	−12 (69-71-66-70=276)	Playoff	Labron Harris, Jr.
2	Sep 2, 1968	Thunderbird Classic	−11 (68-70-71-69=277)	3 strokes	Bruce Crampton, Bob Lunn
3	Sep 7, 1970	Greater Hartford Open Invitational	−17 (66-66-66-69=267)	4 strokes	Paul Harney
4	Mar 2, 1975	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic	−15 (68-71-66-68=273)	1 stroke	Eddie Pearce
5	Jun 29, 1986	Canadian Open	−8 (71-70-68-71=280)	3 strokes	Greg Norman

PGA Tour playoff record (1–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1968	Philadelphia Golf Classic	Labron Harris, Jr.	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	1970	Tucson Open	Lee Trevino	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1972	Hawaiian Open	Grier Jones	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	1973	Westchester Classic	Bobby Nichols	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5	1974	World Open Golf Championship	Frank Beard, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller	Miller won with birdie on second extra hole Murphy eliminated with par on first extra hole
6	1981	Tallahassee Open	Dave Eichelberger, Mark O'Meara	Eichelberger won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

1967 Florida Open
1972 Wills Masters (Australia)
1979 Jerry Ford Invitational
1980 South Florida PGA Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 29, 1993	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−13 (69-67-67=203)	1 stroke	Bob Charles, Lee Trevino
2	Sep 12, 1993	GTE North Classic	−10 (68-66=134)	2 strokes	Jim Ferree, Dave Hill, Chi-Chi Rodríguez
3	Oct 16, 1994	Raley's Senior Gold Rush	−8 (69-71-68=208)	Playoff	Dave Eichelberger
4	Oct 30, 1994	Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic	−18 (62-67-66=195)	2 strokes	Jack Kiefer
5	Feb 12, 1995	The IntelliNet Challenge	−7 (67-70=137)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd
6	May 7, 1995	PaineWebber Invitational	−13 (68-66-69=203)	2 strokes	Raymond Floyd, Larry Ziegler
7	Jun 25, 1995	Nationwide Championship	−13 (71-64-68=203)	2 strokes	Hale Irwin, Bruce Summerhays
8	Aug 6, 1995	VFW Senior Championship	−15 (69-63-63=195)	1 stroke	Jim Colbert
9	Feb 4, 1996	Royal Caribbean Classic	−10 (69-67-67=203)	4 strokes	Hale Irwin
10	May 19, 1996	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	−14 (62-71-69=202)	2 strokes	Jay Sigel
11	Mar 6, 1997	Toshiba Senior Classic	−6 (65-70-72=207)	Playoff	Jay Sigel

Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Raley's Senior Gold Rush	Dave Eichelberger	Won with bogey on fifth extra hole
2	1997	Toshiba Senior Classic	Jay Sigel	Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

Other senior wins (3)

1995 Diners Club Matches (with Jim Colbert)
1996 Diners Club Matches (with Jim Colbert)
2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jim Colbert)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T59 LA	52 LA	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T15 LA	T23 LA	T32	5
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T63

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	T23	T13	T43	DNP	DNP	42	T28	T31	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T63	T20	DNP	T3	CUT	DNP	CUT	T25
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T48	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T2	T46	T40	T35	T32	T25	CUT	T25	T54	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	T50	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T20	18	T34	DNP	CUT	T62	69	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	2	10	8
U.S. Open	0	1	2	2	6	15	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
PGA Championship	1	0	1	1	5	17	14
Totals	1	1	3	3	13	43	32

Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1971 PGA – 1976 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1967 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy: 1966

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1975 (winners)

References

1 2 3 4 "Bob Murphy Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
1 2 3 4 "Bob Murphy Media Guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
1 2 Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 29, 34, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011. Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
↑ "O'Connell Lauded for Actions". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. May 3, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
1 2 3 NBCSports.com, Golf, Bob Murphy, Tower Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
↑ "Bob Murphy". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

External links

Bob Murphy at the PGA Tour official site

United States Ryder Cup team – 1975

Billy Casper Raymond Floyd Al Geiberger Lou Graham Hale Irwin Gene Littler Johnny Miller Bob Murphy Jack Nicklaus J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)

Won: 21 – 11

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

Gator Greats: Baseball

Bobby Barnes Cecil Beck Harry Coe Doug Corbett David Eckstein Josh Fogg Perry McGriff Tom Moore Bernie Parrish Lou Pesce Bob Pitman Q. I. Roberts Rudy Simpson Mike Stanley Haywood Sullivan Burt Touchberry Brad Wilkerson Dale Willis

Gator Greats: Basketball

Men's basketball Ben Clemons Dan Cross Curt Cunkle Bob Emrick Udonis Haslem Brooks Henderson Gary Keller Tony Miller Ark Newton Andy Owens Lamar Sarra Hans Tanzler Neal Walk Chip Williams Ronnie Williams Women's basketball Quientella Bonner Tammy Jackson DeLisha Milton-Jones Murriel Page Sophia Witherspoon

Gator Greats: Boxing

Johnny Joca Phillip O'Connell Carlos Proctor

Gator Greats: Football

Football (A–C)

Football (D–J)

Football (K–P)

Football (Q–Z)

Gator Greats: Golf

Men's golf Tommy Aaron Andy Bean Frank Beard Chris DiMarco Brian Gay Phil Hancock Dudley Hart Gary Koch Steve Melnyk Bob Murphy Andy North Dave Ragan Doug Sanders Dan Sikes Women's golf Karen Davies Page Dunlap Riko Higashio Donna White Cheryl Morley Deb Richard

Gator Greats: Gymnastics

Kristin Guise Lynn McDonnell Melissa Miller Elfi Schlegel Chrissy Van Fleet Ann Woods

Gator Greats: Soccer

Erin Baxter Danielle Fotopoulos Heather Mitts Sarah Yohe Abby Wambach

Gator Greats: Softball

Jenny Gladding Chelsey Sakizzie

Gator Greats: Swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving

Women's swimming and diving

Gator Greats: Tennis

Men's tennis Chap Brown Mark Merklein Jeff Morrison Armstead Neely Justin O'Neal Jamie Pressly Jim Shaffer Bill Tym Women's tennis Judy Acker Nicole Arendt Jillian Alexander Dawn Buth Jill Craybas Cissie Donigan Andrea Farley Jill Hetherington Alice Luthy Tym Stephanie Nickitas Lisa Raymond Shaun Stafford

Gator Greats: Track and field

Men's track and field

Women's track and field

Gator Greats: Volleyball

Aury Cruz Aycan Gokberk Jenny Manz Gudula Staub

Gator Greats: Wrestling

Jeff Davis

Distinguished Letterwinners

Jerry Anderson Floyd Christian Doug Dickey Jimmy Dunn Bill Harlan Kim Helton Lindy Infante Jack Katz Bill Koss Julian Lane Red Mitchum Larry Morris Stephen C. O'Connell Fred Ridley William Shands George Smathers Dutch Stanley Larry Travis Keith Tribble Harry Wilder

Honorary Letterwinners

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

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