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Host: Morehead State
MSU Men's Golf Finishes Third at Season Opening Event
9/6/2006 5:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Racers best finishes came from Nick Griffin and Chris Griffin (no relation) who carded total scores of 216 good for 15th in the field of 88 competitors. Chris started Monday with a three-under 69 and added rounds of 74-73. Nick started with a 72, then struggled to a 77 Tuesday morning but rebounded with the Racers best round of the tournament, a five-under par 67.
MSU's Jerry Price had rounds of 72-72-73 = 217 good for a 19th place finish, while Jared Wolfe and Mark Brant finished 52nd. Wolfe had rounds of 76-78-73 = 227, while Brant turned in scores of 79-73-75.
Michael Craft played as an individual and finished 23rd with rounds of 74-71-73 = 218.
Tennessee Tech was eighth with a score of 886,
Monday's plan was to play 36 holes but rain limited play to 27 holes. The competitors came back Tuesday and played another 27 holes to finish the event in soggy conditions.
Murray State Head Coach Eddie Hunt was happy with the effort he saw out of his team.
“I was pleased with our first time out,” Hunt said. “Nick had a 30 on the back nine coming in, he's a solid player.”
“Chris played very well, I was happy to see him get out of the gate.”
“Jerry was very consistent,” Hunt added. “Jared and Mark were playing in their first event and they will improve.”
The Racers next event is Sep. 22-23 at the EKU Invitational at Arlington Golf Course in
