Jestyn Murphy


Jestyn Murphy is a Canadian curler from Mississauga, Ontario. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour.

Youth career

Murphy won the Ontario Bantam championship in 2013, skipping a team out of the Listowel Curling Club.
Murphy was a member of the University of Guelph women's curling team. In her first year, Murphy played third for the team, which was skipped by Katelyn Wasylkiw. The team played in the 2015 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, going 3-4. The next season, Murphy skipped the team, and led them to a bronze medal at the 2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships.

Women's career

Murphy was the alternate for the Jacqueline Harrison rink at the 2017 Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials, but missed the playoffs. She played for the team at the 2017 Boost National Grand Slam of Curling event, finishing with a 1-3 record.
In 2018, Murphy formed a new team with her mother Janet, Stephanie Matheson and Grace Holyoke. The team qualified for the 2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the first for Jestyn as a skip. She had played in the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the alternate on the Harrison rink, which lost in the final.

Personal life

Murphy's father Hugh was president of the Toronto Curling Association and a competitive mixed doubles curler with Janet.