Andrew Murray (golfer)

Andrew Murray
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Stephen Murray
Born	(1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 69) Manchester, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Lymm, Cheshire, England
Career
Turned professional	1972
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	94 (27 May 1990) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
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.

Career

In 1956, Murray was born in Manchester.

In 1972, Murray turned professional. He 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.

Personal life

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

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Sep 1989	Panasonic European Open	−11 (66-68-71-72=277)	1 stroke	Frank Nobilo

Other wins (4)

• 1987 Trinidad and Tobago Open
• 1988 Trinidad and Tobago Open
• 1989 Johnnie Walker International (Tobago)
• 1990 BWIA International Open (Tobago)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Open Championship	CUT				CUT				CUT

Note: Murray only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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.

External links

• Andrew Murray at the European Tour official site
• Andrew Murray at the Official World Golf Ranking official site