2020 Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame Inductee
Two-time Carolinas PGA Teacher of the Year

Rick Murphy, PGA, FAFS

Experience and Certifications

  • Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers in America 2026-2027
  • Golf Digest’s Best Teachers in North Carolina: 2026-2027
  • Fellow of Applied Functional Science – 2026 FAFS Gift Graduate
  • GEARS 3D Motion Capture Certified
  • AimPoint Level 4 Certified Instructor
  • Jacobs 3D Ambassador – Biomechanics
  • Smart2Move 3D Force Plates Certified
  • Functional Golf System - Golf Specific Treatment and Training 2022– Gray Institute
  • 3D MAPS Functional Assessment Certification 2023 – Gray Institute
  • NG360 Certified Performance Specialist 2012 – Gray Institute
  • Lynn Blake Golf Certified Master Instructor: 2011
  • Flightscope X3 Launch Monitor Certified
  • PGA Certified Instructor
  • Over 35 years of teaching experience

PGA Accolades

  • Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame Inductee 2020
  • GRAA National Growth of the Game Teaching Professional 2024 – 2023 – 2022 – 2021
  • GFAA - Golf Fitness Association of America National Award Winner 2024 – 2023 - 2022
  • Carolinas PGA Horton Smith Award 2016 – Education
  • Carolinas PGA Teacher of the Year – 2001 and 2009
  • Carolinas PGA Golf Professional of the Year – 2008
  • PGA of America National Junior Golf Leader Award Winner: 1988
  • Spalding National Teacher of the Year – 1994

Contact Rick at rmurphy@rickmurphygolf.com or at (336) 342-1113.