Cal Career StatsGENERAL: A powerful driver who has good length ... excellent example and great role model who is a fantastic representative of what Cal golf is about ... solid in all components of the game, excellent short game and a great competitor.
CAL CAREER: Had career totals of 15 events played, 47 rounds, 3,428 strokes and a stroke average of 72.9 ... played in two Pac-10 Championships and one NCAA Regional ... posted a career-low round of 67 at Western Intercollegiate in 2010-11 ... top finish came as a 2008-09 junior when he took second at Wolverine Invitational ... posted the lowest or tied for the lowest score by a Cal player five times and also had five top-10 performances (all as a junior in 2008-09).
2010-11 (AS A SENIOR): Shared the team's Coaches Award with the squad's three other seniors and co-captains Evan Derian, Stephen Hale and Eric Mina ... played three times, twice as part of the team's lineup and once as an individual ... totaled 10 rounds, 735 shots and a stroke average of 73.5 ... best finish of the season came when he tied for 35th at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (73-71-74 - 218) playing as an individual in his first collegiate action since 2008-09 ... earned a spot in the team's lineup for the Pac-10 Championship and finished tied for 42nd (71-77-71-76 - 295, +15) ... tied for 47th at Western Intercollegiate (67-76-79 - 222, +12), with his opening round 67 putting him in a tie for sixth place after the first round.
2009-10 (AS A SENIOR): Redshirted ... did not play.
2008-09 (AS A JUNIOR): 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 the lowest score by a Cal player five times and also had five top-10 performances ... best collegiate finish came with a runner-up showing at Wolverine Intercollegiate (68-71-68 - 207, -6), where he twice tied a season 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 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (74-68-70 - 212, -1), tying a season low 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 (81-74-74 - 229, +13).
AT OLD DOMINION:
2007-08 (AS A SOPHOMORE) - Runner-up at both Mid-Pines Intercollegiate (72-66-70 - 208) and Hartford Hawks Invitational (76-67-73 - 216) ... tied for fourth at UVA Cavalier Classic (71-70 - 141) ... tied for eighth at Colonial Athletic Association Championship (73-73-69 - 215) ... 10th at Kauai Collegiate Classic (74-70-76 - 220).
2006-07 (AS A FRESHMAN) - Named the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association Most Outstanding Performer and selected to the All-CAA team ... won CAA individual medalist honors (69-69-72 - 210) ... tied for seventh at Joe Agee Invitational (74-64-72 - 210) ... tied for 10th at Argonaut Invitational (72-71-73 - 216) ... tied for 23rd at Furman Intercollegiate (73-75-73 - 221).
AMATEUR:
2010 - Qualified for U.S. Amateur Championship with a second-place showing at his U.S. Amateur qualifier ... fourth at New Year's Invitational (71-75-71-75 - 292) ... tied for 20th at Jones Cup Invitational (81-74-76 - 231).
2009 - Qualified for U.S. Amateur Championship and advanced match play ... won Salinas Valley Amateur (68-70 - 138) for second straight year and was also victorious at Silicon Valley Championship (68-70 - 138) ... runner up at Christmas Classic (69-67 - 136) ... sixth at Monroe Invitational (72-70-69-69 - 280) ... 20th at Eastern Amateur (68-67-73-70 - 278) ... 34th at Northeast Amateur (73-69-68-69 - 279).
2008 - Won Salinas Valley Amateur (67-69 - 136) ... runner up at Russell C. Palmer Cup (74-68 - 142) ... third at Connecticut Amateur (72-70 - 142) ... fifth at Palo Alto City Championship (70-70 - 140) ... ninth at Connecticut Open (74-71-71 - 216) ... 19th at Monroe Invitational (69-73-77-68 - 287) ... 25th at Eastern Amateur (66-70-68-72 - 276).
2007 - Won Archie Wheeler (68) for second straight year ... runner up at Connecticut Amateur (71-70 - 141) ... third at both Met Amateur (67-72 - 139) and Russell C. Palmer Cup (68-71 - 139).
2006 - Won Mittelmark Invitational (68-70 - 138) and Archie Wheeler (66) ... 11th at MGA Ike (74-71-79 - 224).
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 ... received his bachelor's degree from Cal in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on consumer behavior and globalization in May of 2011 ... parents are Kevin and Janet Murphy ... brother, Brian Murphy, is a former member of the Cal men's golf program who transferred to Villanova in the fall of 2010 but then transferred back to Cal in the fall of 2011 ... 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:
The most interesting thing about me is ... I have developed five iPhone apps
The reason I love golf is ... its competitive nature
My favorite pre-match ritual is ... a lot of stretching
The favorite golf course I have played is ... Cypress Point
The reason I chose Cal is ... it is the best
The best thing about Cal is ... the friendships on the team
What sets Cal golf apart from other collegiate golf programs is ... the team is extremely deep in talent
My favorite golf movie is ... Caddyshack
My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be ... a hole-in-one on the last round to help win a tournament
I would like to be remembered at Cal for ... a friendly personality and great golf
LAST UPDATED: May 11, 2012
