 Murphy began his career on the UK Tour in 1998 ( renamed the Challenge Tour in 2000 ) , at the time the second @-@ level professional tour . He was runner @-@ up in the fourth event on the UK tour for the 1997 / 1998 season and , for the 2000 / 2001 season , won the third and fourth events on the Challenge Tour , topping the Order of Merit rankings . 
