Upcoming Event: Men's Golf at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate on September 19, 2025
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2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
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Murphy, Sam
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Sam Murphy
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Galway, Ireland
- High School:
- Cistercian College Roscrea
- Major:
- Accounting
Bio
2024-25 - Redshirt Junior at Grand Canyon
High School
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Cistercian College Roscrea
- Competed in nine rounds over three tournaments
- Averaged a 74.0 per round scoreÂ
- Shot a season low 68 (2 under) at the John A. Burns IntercollegiateÂ
- Finished the John A. Burns Intercollegiate with a season best 5 over, carding a 73/74/68
- Participated in two events
- Shot 3 over at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, finishing 35th out of 102 golfers
- Carded a 3 over card at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, placing 44th out of 122 players
- Season was limited due to injury
- In the Visit Stockton Invitational (Oct 20-Oct 22) rounded out the group in a tie for 49th at 3 over.
- Finished tied for 45th in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb 16-Feb 18) at 2 under par.
- In he GCU Invitational (Mar 13-Mar 14) placed best for the Lopes in fourth at 9 under par… had eight birdies, including four over his final eight holes.
- Placed best for the Lopes at the Duck Invitational (Mar 27-Mar 28) in a tie for 37th place at +12. Murphy had the best third-round score on the team at even par.
- At the El Macero Classic (Apr 14-Apr 16), finished tied for 17th at 1 under par.
- During the WAC Championships (Apr 28-Apr 30), helped lead GCU to their first-ever WAC title recording a score of 8 under par on the tournament.
- During the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional (May 15-May 17) he finished tied for 32nd with a score of 6 over par.
- Shot his best round of the Mark Simpson Invitational Tuesday with a 2-under-par 70… was the only GCU player whose score improved as he played… in his first collegiate tournament, landed in the top 45 at 2 under par.Â
- Totaled the best score for GCU, as he finished in 17th at 2 over par. (Oct 11-Oct 12) Oregon State Invitational
- Finished the invitational tied for 29th at 6 over par. (Oct 25-Oct 26) Hoakalei CC Invitational
- Tied for 40th in the GCU Invitational shooting 2 over par on the tournament (Mar 14-Mar 15)
- Finished 4th place overall, scored 3 under par in the two rounds at the UCSB Collegiate Invitational (Apr 11-Apr 12)
- In the WAC Championships (Apr 29-Apr 30), tied for 20th at 3 over par.
High School
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Cistercian College Roscrea
- Played rugby for six years
- Son of Brian and Lyndsay Murphy
- Has two brothers Ben and LukeÂ
- Is majoring in Accounting Â
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