Antonio Murdaca

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Antonio Murdaca
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Murdaca at the 2015 Masters Tournament
Personal information
Born (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 26)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional2015
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2015
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP

Antonio "Anthony" Murdaca (born 3 July 1995) is an Australian professional golfer from South Australia, Australia.

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Murdaca won the 2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship which earned him an invitation to the 2015 Masters Tournament. [1] At the Masters, he missed the cut. [2]

Murdaca finished sixth in his title defense at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur, after which he turned pro. [3]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Antonio Murdaca wins Asia-Pacific". ESPN. Associated Press. 25 October 2014.
  2. Tucker, Jim (11 April 2015). "Masters: Amateur Antonio Murdaca misses cut but makes the grade at Augusta National". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia.
  3. Miceli, Alex (7 October 2015). "Former Asia-Pacific Amateur champ Murdaca turns pro, signs with ISM". Golfweek. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  4. "Antonio Murdaca". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 September 2016.