GENERAL: One of the team's tri-captains along with fellow seniors Stephen Hale and Eric Mina in 2010-11 ... after redshirting in 2009-10 has show recent signs of returning to the prominent position he held on the team two campaigns ago when he was arguably the top player on the squad, as well as an All-America Scholar and an All-Pac-10 player ... continued improvement and a return to the lineup could be a tremendous boost to Cal ... a powerful driver who has good length ... excellent example and great role model who is a fantastic representative of what Cal golf is about ... has had a lot of success in collegiate golf ... solid in all components of the game, excellent short game and a great competitor. CAL CAREER: Has career totals of 15 events played, 47 rounds, 3,428 strokes and a stroke average of 72.9 ... posted a career-low round of 67 at the Western Intercollegiate in 2010-11 ... top performance came as a 2008-09 junior when he took second at Wolverine Invitational. AS A SENIOR (2010-11): Has played three times, cracking the lineup for each of the last two events after playing on one previous occasion as an individual ... has totaled 10 rounds, 735 shots and a stroke average of 73.5 ... shared the team's Coaches Award given for a combination of quality play and leadership with the squad's three other senior captains - Evan Derian, Stephen Hale and Eric Mina ... best finish of the season came when he tied for 27th at Western Intercollegiate (67-76-79), with his opening round 67 putting him in a tie for sixth place after the first round ... tied for 35th playing as individual at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (73-71-74 - 218) in his first collegiate action since 2008-09 ... tied for 42nd at Pac-10 Championship (71-77-71-76 - 295, +15). AS A SENIOR (2009-10): Redshirted ... did not play. AS A JUNIOR (2008-09): Transferred to Cal from Old Dominion and was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection ... chosen by the Golf Coaches Association of America as an All-America Scholar ... competed in 12 events and had 2,963 strokes over 37 rounds for a team-low 72.8 stroke average, finishing in the top 40 each time he competed ... posted the lowest or tied for lowest score by a Cal player five times and also had five top-10 performances ... best finish came with a runner-up showing at Wolverine Intercollegiate (68-71-68 - 207, -6), where he twice tied a career low with a round of 68 ... impressive fifth-place performance at Pac-10 Championship (69-74-69-72 - 284, -4) ... tied for seventh at Husky Invitational (73-70-74 - 217, +1) and Thunderbird Invitational (74-68-70 - 212, -1), tying a career best with 68 in the second round of the latter ... tied for 10th at San Francisco Intercollegiate (73-71-72 - 216,+3) ... tied for 11th at National Invitational (73-71-72 - 216, E) ... tied for 12th at NCAA Austin Regional (76-71-74 - 221, +8) ... tied for 15th at Arizona Intercollegiate (72-73-71 - 216, +3) ... tied for 34th at U.S. Intercollegiate (69-73-70 - 212, +2) ... tied for 36th at Western Intercollegiate (74-76-77 - 227, +17) ... tied for 39th at The Prestige at PGA WEST (81-74-74 - 229, +13). AT OLD DOMINION: AMATEUR: HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time all-state and conference MVP selection ... stayed in Golfweek's top-100 rankings his entire senior year ... helped lead team to state titles in 2002 and 2004 ... played one season of prep hockey as a freshman ... a member of the academic honor roll. OTHER: Full name is John Edward Murphy ... majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on consumer behavior and globalization ... parents are Kevin and Janet Murphy ... brother, Brian Murphy, is a former golfer at Cal who transferred to Villanova prior to the 2010-11 campaign ... father was selected to the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame for soccer and played professionally ... born January 27, 1987, in Norwalk, Conn. GETTING TO KNOW JOHN: LAST UPDATED: June 6, 2011 |
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