Austin Murphy Career Statistics
CAREER: Ended his four seasons with a career scoring average of 73.46, 17th all-time at Pepperdine ... Appeared in 21 tournaments and 59 rounds.
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Averaged 72.20 strokes as a senior ... Played in five tournaments and 15 rounds ... Tied for third place at The Prestige’s individual tournament with a 9-under 207 (70-65-72) ... Took 10th place at the Rustic Collegiate Classic (74-72-69=215) ... Best round was a 7-under 65 at The Prestige’s individual event ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Played in two tournaments as a junior ... Had a 71.67 scoring average in his six rounds ... Tied for ninth at the Bill Cullum Invitational as an individual with a 6-under 210 (71-70-69) ... Best round of the season was the 3-under 69 in the third round there ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Made
WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Saw action in eight tournaments and 21 rounds as a sophomore ... Posted a scoring average of 73.05 ... Best finish was a tie for 20th at the Southwestern Invitational (72-76-73=221) ... Led the Waves with a tie for 24th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (73-74-70=217) ... Played in the first round of the WCC Championships, then didn’t play another competitive round until a month later when he was inserted into the lineup in the third round of the NCAA Championships ... Shot an even-par 72 to help the Waves advance to the fourth round of stroke play, and then shot a 79 in the final round of the NCAAs ... Best rounds of the season were 2-under 70s at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and the Southern Highlands Collegiate ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Played in six tournaments and 17 rounds as a freshman ... Averaged 75.71 strokes ... Best finish for a tie for 21st place twice, at both the Waves Challenge (82-79-72=233) and the Southwestern Invitational (76-74-73=223) ... Earned
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Posted 10 top-10 AJGA finishes ... Won the 2016 AJGA Junior at Carlton Oaks ... T-2nd at the 2014 AJGA Kansas Junior Open ... T-4th and T-6th at the 2016 and 2015 AJGA Junior at Yorba Linda ... Played in the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the Jimmy Walker Challenge ... At the time of his signing in November 2016, ranked 52nd by Polo Golf and 70th by Golfweek/Sagarin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, located in San Jose, Calif., in 2017 ... Played four years of varsity golf ... Earned All-West Catholic Athletic League honors all four years and was the WCAL Player of the Year as a junior ... Qualified as an individual to the 2017 state championship and tied for first at the Central Coast Section championship and tied for third at the CIF NorCal championship ... Team won Central Coast Section and CIF Northern California championships his sophomore and junior seasons.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Marin County, Calif. ... Son of Bernie and Jackie Murphy ... His father played soccer at San Francisco ... Has a twin sister, Shannon ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “it is a great school with an elite golf program. I love the location and the small community of Pepperdine. Also, I believe the coaches will take my golf game to the next level.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing basketball, hiking and the beach ... Favorites include Tiger Woods and Adam Scott (pro golfers), Spyglass Hill (golf course), The River Why (book), Hacksaw Ridge (movie), The Big Bang Theory and Criminal Minds (TV shows), T-Pain, Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar (musical artists), pasta, salad and sushi (food) and basketball (sport other than golf) ... Favorite thing about golf is “how incredibly competitive and unique it is. Every hole has its own physical and mental challenges that golfers try to overcome.”
