Andrew Murray (golfer)

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Andrew Murray
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Stephen Murray
Born (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 68)
Manchester, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Lymm, Cheshire, England
Career
Turned professional1972
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 94 (27 May 1990) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1982, 1986, 1990

Andrew Stephen Murray (born 30 June 1956) is an English professional golfer.

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Murray was born in Manchester. He turned professional in 1972 and played on the European Tour from 1979 to 1995. He retired from tournament golf after suffering from spondylitis for many years. [2] He recorded his only win on the European Tour at the 1989 Panasonic European Open and finished the 1989 season at a career-best 28th on the Order of Merit. In 1994 he was joint runner-up in the Turespana Open De Canaria.

Murray worked as a commentator and analyst for the BBC. After turning 50, he combined that work with a return to tournament golf on the European Senior Tour.

Murray's son Tom plays on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Sep 1989 Panasonic European Open −11 (66-68-71-72=277)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament198219831984198519861987198819891990
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT

Note: Murray only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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References

  1. "Week 21 1990 Ending 27 May 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Murray plans return". Manchester Evening News . 13 March 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.