Murray State University Athletics
Racers win MSU Invitational
10/5/2004 11:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Murray State men's golf team scored a 1-over-par 285 in today's final round to win the 10-team MSU Invitational this afternoon. The two-day, three-round tournament was held at the par-71, 6,601-yard Francis E. Miller Memorial Golf Course near Murray.
The Racers led by one stroke over Morehead State after the first two rounds yesterday, but Michael Craft, Kyle Shirley and Jamie Frazier each golfed a 1-under par 70 today to clinch the win, giving MSU a team total of 857.
Craft and Shirley tied for third in the 54-golfer tournament with a three-round score of 212, while Frazier tied for sixth with a 213. Nicholas Griffin tied for 13th with a 221, while Will Cox tied for 20th with a 223.
Morehead State finished in second place with an 867, followed by Southeast Missouri State at 869 and Southern Illinois at 870. Northern Kentucky was fifth at 884, followed by Tennessee-Martin at 887, Murray State-Gold at 895, Tennessee-Martin Blue at 925, Lewis at 926 and Chicago State at 952.
For Murray State-Gold, Blake Darnell and Kyle Landrum tied for 17th with a 222, while Jay Cooper tied for 23rd at 224 and Jerry Price tied for 32nd at 22.
Kyle Hosick of Southern Illinois was the tournament titlist with a three-round score of 208, while Matt Hillis of SEMO placed second at 211.
"This was the first time for our team to host a tournament in about 10 years," said MSU head coach Eddie Hunt. "We had some good teams here, and some good scores. The course was in great shape, and we had good weather. We had a lot of compliments from the other teams about this tournament.
"Our kids really responded well over the las two rounds. We got gradually better, and that's what I like to see, playing better as we go along. Our guys really played well."
Murray State will next play at the Greg Palmer Eagle Classic on Oct. 12-13 at Morehead, Ky.
