George Murray (golfer)

George Murray (born 10 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer.

George Murray
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Murray
Born (1983-06-10) 10 June 1983
Anstruther, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality Scotland
ResidenceAnstruther, Scotland
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013

Murray was born in Anstruther, Fife and after a successful amateur career, turned professional in 2006 when he reached the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. This result qualified him for the Challenge Tour where he won for the first time in 2010 at the Scottish Hydro Challenge.[1][2] The win helped him to a top ten end of season ranking which earned him a place on the European Tour for 2011.

On 4 October 2011, Murray finished third in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Scotland - his highest finish on the European Tour. The Scotsman said after a fog delay on the third day, a young fan asked for his autograph - for the first time ever. Murray later said it was the young fan that inspired to play well as he enjoyed feeling the success.

After a poor 2012 season, Murray lost his playing rights and failed to regain his card at qualifying school by one shot after making a double bogey at the last hole.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 Jun 2010 Scottish Hydro Challenge −17 (67-67-67-66=267) 4 strokes Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Lexus Open Austria Martin Wiegele Lost to par on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. Rankin, Dale (14 June 2010). "George Murray claims first home win as a Pro affter [sic] scooping Hydro Challenge". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. Dempster, Martin (14 June 2010). "Murray caps return to fitness and form with title triumph". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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