Bill Murchison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bill Murchison

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1956

Place of Birth: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Profession: golfer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Bill Murchison

  • William J.
  • Murchison Jr.
  • (born August 2, 1956) is an American professional golfer. Murchison played on the PGA Tour and its developmental tour (Ben Hogan Tour/Nike Tour, now Web.com Tour) from 1979 to 1996.
  • On The PGA Tour (1979–80, 1983, 1993), his best finish was T-12 at the 1980 B.C.
  • Open.
  • On the Nike Tour (1992, 1994–96), he won the 1995 Nike Tallahassee Open. Murchison is president and CEO of Murchison Drilling Schools, a company founded by his father, that trains oil field drilling personnel.
  • They provide training in drilling operations and well control. Murchison grew up in Iran, where his father worked for the oil consortium.
  • His family spent fifteen years in Iran, living in Agha Jari, Masjed-I-Sulaiman, Tehran, and Ahwaz.
  • He also learned to play golf in Iran, playing on oil/sand greens and dirt fairways.
  • Murchison was ordained in 1986 as a minister of the gospel.
  • He has served as a pastor in a number of churches, and also spent three years as a chaplain at a maximum security prison.
  • Currently, he is the Lead Pastor of the Connection Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His son, Bill Murchison III, is a PGA assistant pro at Towne Lake Hills Golf Club in Woodstock, Georgia and played in the 2012 PGA Championship.

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