2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Murphy, Bruce

Bruce Murphy
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Johns Creek High School
Bio
Career Scorecard
Year | Trns. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low | High | Rds. Par or Better | T10 | T25 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | 12 | 36 | 2,600 | 72.22 | 62 | 82 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
2024-25 | 9 | 27 | 1,515 | 72.44 | 69 | 77 | 10 | -- | 1 |
Total | 21 | 63 | 4,556 | 72.31 | 62 | 82 | 27 | 3 | 5 |
CAREER EVENTS
Redshirt Sophomore (2024-25)
- Visit Knoxville Collegiate 73-69-72--214 (+4) / T-33rd
- Valero Texas Collegiate 75-72-74--221 (+5) / T-58th
- Fighting Irish Classic* 77-71-71--219 (+9) / T-43rd
- Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate 71-72-74--217 (+1) / T-33rd
- Puerto Rico Classic 73-72-72--217 (+1) / T-55th
- The Ford Collegiate* 69-75-71--215 (+5) / T-23rd
- SEC Championships 71-70-71--212 (+2) / T-44th
- NCAA Regionals 68-74-77--219 (+9) / T-49th
- NCAA Championship 75-77-70--222 (+6) / T-64th
Redshirt Freshman (2023-24)
- Visit Knoxville Collegiate* 68-69-75--212 (+2) / T-23rd
- Papago Individual* 70-71-70--211 (-2) / T-4th
- Fighting Irish Classic* 74-76-74--224 (+14)
- Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate* 77-72-71--220 (+4) / T-48th
- Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate* 82-72-74--228 (+12) / T-47th
- The Prestige* 74-73-74--221 (+5) / T-32nd
- Wolfpack Individual* 69-62--133 (-11) // 1st
- The Goodwin 73-71-69--213 (+3) / T-33rd
- Lewis Chitengwa Memorial 68-67-72--207 (-6) / 6th
- SEC Championships 69-70-75--214 (+4) / T-46th
- NCAA Austin Regional 73-68-75--216 (+3) / T-30th
- NCAA Championships 76-75-80-72--303 (+14) / T-72nd
HONORS
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Golfer of the Week-- Feb. 28, 2024
- SEC Freshman of the Week-- April 10, 2024
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - 2024-25
- Ended his season on a high note, with a 2-under final round at the NCAA Championship
- Shot 9-over at NCAA Regionals
- Finished tied for 44th, shooting 2-over at SEC Championships
- Notched his first top 25 finish of the season at the Ford Collegiate, shooting 5-over as an individual
- Contributed to a team finish of 8th out of 15th after shooting 1-over at the Puerto Rico Classic
- Tied for 33rd at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate after shooting 1-over overall
- Competed individually at the Fighting Irish Classic and finish tied for 43rd
- Shot 5-over at the Valero Texas Collegiate to tie for 58th
- Tied for 33rd at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate after shooting 4-over
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - 2023-24
- Tied for 72nd at the NCAA Championships
- Shot 3-over at NCAA Regionals to tie for 30th
- Shot 4-over at the SEC Championships to tie for 46th
- Posted a top-10 finish at the Lewis Chetingwa Memorial after shooting 6-under and tying for sixth place in the 78-player field
- Finished tied for 33rd in a large field at The Goodwin in his first career lineup appearance
- Captured his first career individual title by eight strokes at the Wolfpack Invitational, shooting 11-under overall, including a round-two 62; His second round score of 9-under ties for the second-best 18-hole score in relation to par in program history
- Competed at The Prestige and finished tied for 32nd and shot 5-over individually.
- Tied for 47th by shooting 12-over at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
- Shot 4-over at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and tied for 48th
- Competed as an individual for the Vols at the Fighitng Irish Classic, shooting 14-over and tying for 64th
- Logged a top-five finish at the Papago Individual after shooting 2-under overall with all three rounds of par or better; Also registered an albatross on the opening hole of the tournament
- Competed individually at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate where he posted a three-round total of 212 (+2), including a round one 68 and round two 69 to place tied for 23rd
FRESHMAN - 2022-23
- Redshirted...did not compete
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- At the time of his signing, ranked No. 19 in the nation in the Rolex AJGA 2022 rankings and No. 21 in the Golfweek 2022 recruiting class rankings
- Named a 2021 Rolex Junior Second Team All-American
- Prior to his arrival at Tennessee, claimed individual tournament wins at the 2020 AJGA Rome Classic and the 2020 AJGA Greenwood Junior Championship
- Brennan Webb on Murphy's signing: "Bruce is a proven winner on the national level and has incredible natural ability. I believe despite the elite level that Bruce has reached in junior golf, he is just beginning to scratch the surface of what he is capable of. He is capable of becoming one of the very best that has ever played on Rocky Top."
- Recipient of the Kent Withers, Jr. Golf Scholarship Endowment.
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Tuesday, September 02
MGolf | Brennan Webb Media Availability (9.3.24)
Tuesday, September 03
MGolf | Brennan Webb Post-Round Interview - SEC Championship: Round Three (4.26.24)
Friday, April 26
MGolf | Jake Hall Post-Round Interview - SEC Championship: Round Two (4.25.24)
Thursday, April 25