Murphy Tomlinson

Murphy Tomlinson
Curler
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (1988, 1990)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1988 St. Paul
Gold medal – first place 1990 Superior

Murphy Tomlinson is an American curler and two-time national champion.

Curling career

In 1988 Tomlinson played second on Doug Jones' national champion team; they went on to finish in tenth place at the World Championship.[1][2] In 1990 Nordlund played one more time in Jones' team and again won gold at the National Championship, this time improving to seventh at World's.[3][4]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1987–88 Doug Jones Bard Nordlund Murphy Tomlinson Mike Grennan 1988 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[1]
1988 WMCC (10th)[2]
1989–90 Bard Nordlund (fourth) Doug Jones (skip) Murphy Tomlinson Tom Violette 1990 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
1990 WMCC (7th)[4]
1999–00 Tom Violette Curt Fish Bard Nordlund Murphy Tomlinson Doug Jones 2000 USMCC (??? th)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Holt, Gordy (March 31, 1988). "TAKING IT ALL FOR GRANITE - LOCAL CURLING TEAMS PLAN TO SWEEP AWAY ALL OPPONENTS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C1.
  2. ^ a b "Hexagon World Curling Championships 1988". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Seattle curlers again set to vie for world title". The Seattle Times. March 24, 1990. p. B4.
  4. ^ a b "World Curling Championships 1990". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.