Trevor Murphy

Shot 3-under 138 at Purchase, N.Y., sectional held at Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club to earn first trip to U.S. Openâ?¦ Currently playing on the Gateway Tour in Arizona and has made 14 of 16 cuts ($22,827)â?¦ Monday-qualified for 2008 Wachovia Championship and played with 2007 USA Walker Cup member Dustin Johnson and 2001 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Chez Reavieâ?¦ Played U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine in 2006 and Olympic Club in 2007, losing to Sihwan Kim in the second round, 4 and 2â?¦ A three-time winner of the Vermont State Amateur (2005-2007)â?¦ Captured title at the 2007 Vermont Openâ?¦ Won the 2006 Linger Longer Invitationalâ?¦ A 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur participantâ?¦ Got married 10 days before sectional qualifier to girlfriend of 18 months Amanda; the two met at a hair salon in Charlotte (she was cutting his hair)â?¦ Amanda works at TPC of Scottsdaleâ?¦ Was a national-level downhill ski racer before a torn ACL ended his careerâ?¦ Once skied on same U.S. team with two-time World Cup champion (2008 and '09) Lindsey Vonnâ?¦ Attended a golf academy in Hilton Head, S.C., after high school to improve game, which led to a golf scholarship to UNC-Charlotteâ?¦ Plans to stay with a golf pro on Long Island, Shawn Baker, who lives five minutes from Bethpage.