Murphy wins the 2020 Byron Nelson Award

5/28/2020 | by Brayden Conover of AmateurGolf.com

John Murphy (Louisville photo)

John Murphy of Ireland is the first player from Louisville to win the award for the nation's top graduating senior

The Byron Nelson Award presented by Srixon/Cleveland Golf recognizes the top graduating senior in all of men’s collegiate golf who demonstrates high academics, a high level of play, as well as good character and integrity throughout their entire collegiate career. The award embodies the characteristics portrayed by Nelson throughout his life and career in golf. This year’s Byron Nelson recipient is Louisville’s John Murphy. Murphy, a Kinsale, Ireland native, is the first-ever recipient of the Byron Nelson Award from Louisville. A two-time PING All-Region and ACC All-Academic team member, Murphy improved on his 71.72 stroke average in 2018-19 (second on the team) with a school-record 69.59 stroke average in his senior campaign. He was also named a 2020 PING honorable mention All-American and a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.

Couldn’t be happier to be the recipient of this years Byron Nelson award in college golf. Looking forward to teeing it up in my first PGA tour event. Before this happens, I’m also excited to announce that I’ll return to Louisville for another year of college golf. @UofLMGolf
— John (@john_murphy5) May 28, 2020

One of three finalists, Murphy was awarded the honor over Baylor’s Colin Kober and Tyler Strafaci of Georgia Tech.

About the Byron Nelson Award

The purpose of the Byron Nelson Award is to select annually the outstanding Division I, II, III, or NAIA scholar-athlete of the year. The recipient, a graduating senior, is recognized for their achievement in the classroom, on the course, and in thei...

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