Anthony Murdaca, also documented as Antonio Murdaca, is an Australian professional golfer from Adelaide, South Australia. He won the 2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, earning a place in the 2015 Masters Tournament, before turning professional in October 2015. His professional career included appearances on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour’s developmental circuit and international events. Provider data lists him as inactive as of 18 August 2026.
Anthony Murdaca was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 3 July 1995, to Italian parents. Golf Australia records that he joined The Grange Golf Club and began developing under coach Gareth Jones; a 2015 profile also records that he attended junior clinics and competitions at McCormack’s Golf from about eight years of age. He became one of Australia’s leading junior golfers, winning the Australian Boys’ Amateur in 2010 and 2013 and collecting multiple South Australian junior titles.
Murdaca’s first major international breakthrough came in October 2014, when he won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. That victory secured an invitation to the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National. He also played the 2015 U.S. Masters as an amateur, where he missed the cut. After defending his Asia-Pacific Amateur title unsuccessfully in 2015 but finishing sixth, he turned professional in October 2015. Golf Australia described him at the time as South Australia’s highest-ranked world amateur golfer and identified the Fiji International as his first event as a professional.
A right-handed golfer, Murdaca was noted during his amateur career for a strong short game and an increasingly measured approach to course management. His professional highlights included third place at the 2016 WA Open, a top-five finish at the 2018 New Zealand PGA Championship and top-10 results in PGA Tour of Australasia events. He also competed in the Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship and Fiji International, with results recorded across the PGA Tour of Australasia, European Tour co-sanctioned events and Japan’s developmental circuit.
Murdaca’s available public playing record is concentrated in the period from 2015 to 2019, with a later Webex Players Series South Australia appearance recorded in October 2025. The supplied provider record identifies his status as inactive on 18 August 2026. No reliable public source located for this profile confirms a current professional tour membership, active roster status, retirement announcement or post-playing occupation.
Winning the 2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club was Murdaca’s defining breakthrough. The victory earned him an invitation to the 2015 Masters Tournament. Golf Australia reported that he led the championship at the halfway stage before completing the win.
Major verified achievements include the 2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, two Australian Boys’ Amateur titles in 2010 and 2013, the 2012 Greg Norman Junior Masters, the 2012 Toyota World Junior Team Championship with Australia, and the 2015 South Australia Amateur Classic. As a professional, his best located result was third at the 2016 WA Open. Data Golf records a career-best T5 at the 2018 Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship and T10 finishes at the 2017 Northern Territory PGA Championship and 2018 Queensland PGA Championship.
His most significant moment was winning the 2014 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne, which qualified him for the 2015 Masters. His Masters appearance at Augusta National was a landmark event in his transition from elite amateur golf to the professional game. He also finished third at the 2016 WA Open, his best located professional result.