Janet Murphy

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Janet Murphy
Curler
Born (1965-04-22) April 22, 1965 (age 56)
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling clubMississaugua Golf & Country Club
Mississauga, ON
SkipJestyn Murphy
Third
Second
Lead
AlternateJestyn Murphy
Career
Member Association Ontario

Janet Murphy (born April 22, 1965)[1] is a Canadian curler. She was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia but resides in Mississauga, Ontario.[2][3] She is the director of curling at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club.[4][5]

Career[]

From 2010–2014, Murphy was the third on Cathy Auld's team. From 2014-2015 she was the third on Clancy Grandy's team.

From 2015–2018 she was third on Jacqueline Harrison's team. In 2015, the team won the Gord Carroll Curling Classic, Oakville Fall Classic and Royal LePage Women's Fall Classic. The following year, the team won the Brantford Nissan Classic.[6]

She coached her daughter Jestyn Murphy who is also a curler.[7][8] From 2018–2020 they both played on the same team with Janet being third and her daughter being the skip.[9][10] The team went on to win the Listowel Women's Classic in 2018 and finished as runners-up the following year.[11]

Personal life[]

Her husband Hugh Murphy was also a curler and died in 2020.[12] They had two children, Jestyn and Hale.[13] Murphy works as the director of curling at the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Janet Murphy". Curling Zone. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Janet Murphy". Ontario Curling Tour. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Janet Murphy". Linkedin. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Janet Murphy". Mississaugua Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Janet Murphy Events". Curling Zone. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Jestyn Murphy, with mom Janet curling". The Record. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Curling Team". YouTube. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Curling a family affair for Team Murphy". Cornwall Tourism. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Janet Murphy Teams". Curling Zone. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Jestyn Murphy Wins Listowel Womens Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Hugh John Murphy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "The Best – and Worst – of Curling with your Spouse: Inside the 2017 Mixed Doubles Championship". curling.ca. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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