Nationality United States Weight 93 kg Name Bob Murphy Spouse Gail Murphy | Turned professional 1967 Role Golfer Education University of Florida Current tour(s) Champions Tour Height 1.78 m | |
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Full name Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. Born February 14, 1943 (age 81) Brooklyn, New York ( 1943-02-14 ) Similar People Andy Bean, Jim Colbert, Jim Dent | ||
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.
Contents
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- Amateur wins 2
- PGA Tour wins 5
- Other wins 4
- Senior PGA Tour wins 11
- Other senior wins 3
- Results in major championships
- Summary
- US national team appearances
- References
Early years
Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York. 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.
College career
Murphy attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, 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. While he was a college student, he won the 1965 U.S. Amateur and the 1966 individual NCAA championship, and was recognized as an All-American in 1966. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 1966, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1971.
Professional career
Murphy turned professional in 1967, and won five tournaments on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the victorious U.S. team in the 1975 Ryder Cup competition. His best finish in a major tournament was a second-place tie at the 1970 PGA Championship. 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.
He was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Personal life
Murphy lives in Delray Beach, Florida with his wife, Gail.
Amateur wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (5)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–5)
Other wins (4)
Senior PGA Tour wins (11)
Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)
Other senior wins (3)
Results in major championships
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
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
Professional