Ross Cheyne Murray (25 July 1933 – 5 April 2023)[1][2] was a New Zealand amateur golfer.
Golf career
Murray won the 1972 New Zealand Amateur.[3] He was runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1967, losing to fellow New Zealander Stuart Jones in the final, the two being part of the New Zealand team that had just competed in the Commonwealth Tournament.[4] He was also runner-up in the 1969 Australian Amateur, losing to Bob Shearer.[5]
Murray represented New Zealand at international level from 1959 to 1974. He played in the Eisenhower Trophy seven consecutive times between 1962 and 1974. In 1964, the team took the bronze medal, with Murray tied for the third best individual score.[6] In 1970, the team won the silver medal.[7] He played in four Commonwealth Tournament matches between 1959 and 1971 and also six times against Australia in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy.[8]
Tournament wins
- 1972 New Zealand Amateur
Team appearances
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing New Zealand): 1959, 1963, 1967 (tied), 1971
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1961 (winners), 1964, 1965 (winners), 1966, 1967, 1969
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame – Ross Murray". Timaru District Council. 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Ross Murray obituary". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Part X – History of Tournament results" (PDF). New Zealand golf. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Britain again tie for first place". The Glasgow Herald. 14 August 1967. p. 5.
- ^ "National Amateur Golf to 'Reject'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 405. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 September 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Britain's "Great Team Effort" in Rome". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1964. p. 5.
- ^ "Record Book 1970 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Men's representative players" (PDF). New Zealand golf. Retrieved 15 October 2020.