Hamish Murray Season 2024-25

Honors & Awards

• Two Top-10 Finishes at Nebraska (1, 2024-25)
• Nine Top-25 Finishes at Nebraska (4, 2024-25)
• Tie for 52nd, Big Ten Championship (2024)
• Big Ten Golfer to Watch (2024)
• Nebraska Amateur Runner-up (2024)
• GCAA Scholar All-American (2024)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023; Spring 2024)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
• Nebraska Athletics No Filter Service Trip to Panama (2024)
• Tie for 8th, NCAA DII West/South Central Regional (2023)
• No. 47 NCAA DII Golfer (Golfstat, 2023)
• Cameron University Athlete of the Year (2023)
• Cameron Athletics Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Cameron Career Scoring Average Record (72.32)
• Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year (2023)
• Lone Star Conference All-Second Team (2023)
• Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year (2022)

Senior (2024-25)
Hamish Murray is supplying leadership on and off the course in his second season at Nebraska in 2024-25. The senior from Sydney, Australia produced his best finish as a Husker when he tied for seventh at Nebraska's Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24). Murray secured his NU career-best three-round total of 209 (-4) on a par-71, 7,003-yard layout at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln. He opened with a 70 (-1) before adding a collegiate career-best 67 (-4) in the second round. It was his second top-10 finish as a Husker and his second straight top-25 showing to open the season.

He continued his strong play by tying for 12th with a 215 (-1) in a 90-player field at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1). Murray's effort on the par-72, 7,286-yard layout at the University Ridge Golf Course in Verona, Wis., included a career-best 66 (-6) in the second round. His tie for 12th marked his eighth top-25 finish as a Husker.

Murray began the year by tying for 24th with a three-round total of 219 (72-73-74) at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9). Murray helped Nebraska challenge for the team title up to the final holes before bringing home a third-place finish in a strong 15-team field on the par-71, 7,586-yard layout at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn. 

He settled for a tie for 58th at the Qubein Cup (Oct. 14-15) with a three-round total of 232 (+22). He managed rounds of 77, 75 and 80 on a challenging par-70, 7,130-yard layout at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Although Murray was Nebraska's No. 5 finisher, the Huskers took third in a loaded 13-team field that included nine 2024 NCAA Regional teams.

Murray bounced back with a tie for 12th to close the fall campaign at the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala. (Oct. 26-27). He fired three consecutive rounds better than par (71-69-71) to close at 211 (-5) on the par-72, 7,096-yard layout at the Steelwood Country Club. His second-round 69 included an eagle on the 10th hole.

Murray finished the fall with a 72.40 stroke average over 15 rounds, joining Rudy Sautron and Evan McDermott as the only Huskers to compete in all 15 team rounds of the 2024-25 fall campaign.

In his first season as a Husker in 2023-24, Murray produced Nebraska's best stroke average (72.69), after transferring from NCAA Division II Cameron University. Murray not only produced five top-25 individual finishes as a junior, he also captured GCAA Scholar All-America honors for his performance in the classroom. Additionally, Murray was Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner, earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and participated in the Nebraska Athletics No Filter Service Trip to Panama in the summer of 2024.

Junior (2023-24)
Murray made an instant impact in his first season in Nebraska’s lineup by posting a team-best 72.69 stroke average over 29 rounds.

Murray opened his Nebraska career by leading the Huskers and tying for ninth individually with a 211 (-2) at the Bearcat Invitational in Cincinnati (Sept. 18-19). He began his Big Red career with back-to-back rounds of 69 (-2) at the Coldstream Country Club before capping the tournament with a 72.

He added a strong second lineup appearance for the Big Red by tying for 19th as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher with a 215 (-1) at the Badger Invitational (Oct. 1-3). Murray opened with a 69 (-3) on the par-72, 7,271-yard layout at the University Ridge Golf Club in Wisconsin.

He added an even-par 72 in the second round, before closing with a 74. He helped the Huskers to a sixth-place team finish in an 18-team field that featured six 2023 NCAA Regional teams.

At the Purdue Fall Invitational (Oct. 9-19), Murray notched another top-20 performance by tying for 17th with a 214 (+1) as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher in the lineup. He started off with a 73 (+2) and 70 (-1) on the first day and followed with an even-par 71 in the final round. He helped the Huskers to a top-five team finish in West Lafayette.

Murray wrapped up the fall season in a tie for 33rd at the Everett Buick GMC Classic (Oct. 16-17) in Little Rock. He finished with an even-par 216 (73-71-72) on the tournament to close the fall with a team-best 71.33 stroke average over 12 rounds.

He continued to be a leader for the Huskers in the spring, tying for 19th at the rain-shortened Battle at Briar’s Creek (Feb. 5-6) with a 146 (+2) after back-to-back rounds of 73. He managed a tie for 35th with a 215 (+5) at The Gator in Gainesville, Fla. (Feb. 16-17), which included a 69 (-1) in the second round.

Murray notched his fifth top-20 performance of the season with a tie for 19th with a 214 (-2) at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (March 11-12). He matched his Nebraska career-best with a 69 (-3) for the fifth time in the second round, which was sandwiched between rounds of 73 and 72.

He finished 30th with a 227 (+11) at the Calusa Cup in Naples, Fla. (April 8-9), before tying for 51st as Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher at the Hawkeye Invitational (April 13-14). Murray closed with a season-best-matching 69 on the par-71, 7,197-yard layout of the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City to finish at 218 (+5).

Murray ended his season with a tie for 52nd at the Big Ten Championship with a three-round total of 232 (+22) on a par-70, 7,240-yard layout at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. He managed rounds of 76, 80 and 76 to tie teammate Harry Crockett for Nebraska’s third-best individual score. Murray helped the Huskers to a tie for seventh in a 14-team field.

Before Nebraska
Murray came to Nebraska after two strong collegiate seasons at NCAA Division II Cameron University in Lawton, Okla.

In 24 career tournaments, Murray never totaled higher than 227, while amassing six top-five finishes, nine top-10 performances and top-25 showings in 19-of-24 tournaments.

As a sophomore in 2022-23, Murray was named Cameron’s Athlete of the Year across all sports after posting a 71.95 stroke average over 37 rounds. He notched top-25 finishes in 11 of 12 tournaments, while breaking his own school record with 128 birdies on the season. He produced five top-10 finishes, including a season-best tie for third at the Hrnciar (Oct. 17-18). He added a top-five finish with a tie for fourth at the Lone Star Men’s Championship with a 213 that included a career-best-tying 67 for the fourth time in his career. Murray also fired a season-best 207 (68-72-67) to finish three-under-par in seventh place at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational (Oct. 3-4).

He closed the season with a tie for eighth with a 214 (74-69-71) to finish two-under-par at the NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional (May 11-13). He finished the year ranked No. 3 in the region and No. 47 nationally by Golfstat, while helping Cameron to a final No. 15 national ranking by Golfstat.

A model of consistency, Murray’s highest three-round tournament total of the season was 222, which came with a tie for 11th at the Rattler Invitational (Feb. 20-21) and a tie for 14th at the King-Alfred Invitational (March 20-21).

He earned second-team Lone Star honors on the course and excelled in the classroom to win the Lone Star Academic Player of the Year award.

As a freshman at Cameron in 2021-22, Murray competed in all 13 tournaments for the Aggies while posting a team-best 72.70 stroke average. Murray was ranked No. 19 regionally and No. 166 in NCAA Division II by Golfstat.

The Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year, Murray produced four top-five efforts, including a runner-up finish at the Oak Tree Invite (March 14-15) with a 213 (72-69-72). He added third-place finishes at The Hrnciar (Oct. 18-19) and the DBU Men’s Classic (April 4-5), when he carded a career-best 206 (68-71-67) including a career-best, final-round 67 (-5).

He closed the year with a tie for 42nd with a 215 (71-71-73) at the NCAA West/South Central Regional (May 5-7). He set the Cameron record with 116 birdies as a freshman while tying the school single-season record with six eagles.

Murray went to Cameron after competing for the New South Wales Development Squad in Sydney, Australia. A 2020 New South Wales Sports Leadership Award winner, Murray fired a low round of 66 on his way to a tie for fifth at the adidas Junior 6’s National Final. He was also the 2020 Pennant Hills Junior Champion before winning the 2021 Massey Park Cup Championship.

Personal
The son of David and Michelle Murray, Hamish was born June 26, 2002, in Sydney, Australia. He has an older sister, Madi. The child, youth and family studies major was a 2024 GCAA Scholar All-American and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2023-24 with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner, Murray was a member of the 2024 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and participated in Nebraska’s No Filter Service Trip to Panama in the summer of 2024.

Career Statistics (Nebraska)

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average
2023-24	29	2,108	72.69
2024-25	15	1,086	72.40
Totals	44	3,194	72.59

Nebraska Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - T7th (Git-R-Done Invite, 9/24/24)
Low 54-hole score - 209 (Git-R-Done Invite, 9/24/24)
Low Round - 66 (Badger Invite, 9/30/24)
Career Rounds Under Par - 14

Career Statistics (Cameron - NCAA Division II)

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average
2021-22	37	2,690	72.70
2022-23	37	2,662	71.95
Totals	74	5,352	72.43

Cameron Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - 2nd (Oak Tree Invite, 2022)
Low 54-hole score - 206 (DBU Classic, 2022)
Low Round - 67 (Four Times, most recent, Lone Star Championship, 2023)
Career Rounds Under Par - 26