Racer Golf Shows Solid Third Place at UTM Event

Sunday, March 4

Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson Country Club)

Murray State

Host: UT-Martin

3/6/2007 6:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

The Murray State Men's Golf team continued their strong play with a third place finish at the Grover Page Classic in Jackson, Tenn. at the Jackson Country Club. North Alabama was the champion in the field of 16 teams on a course that played to a par of 72 and 7,783 yards.

Murray State has turned in two wins, a second and a third in their last four outings.

The Racers closed with a strong 297 after opening with a 303 and a 297 for a team total of 893. North Alabama had a strong 288 to start and then closed with a 291 and a 289 for a total of 868. Tennessee Tech placed second with an 883, while host UT-Martin placed fourth with an 894.

Mark Brant, who played the tournament as an individual had the best finish of all the Racers in the field with a fourth place showing after rounds of 73-72-72=217.

Mitchell Moore and Kyle Landrum finished in a tie for seventh. Moore had rounds of 80-67-73=220, while Landrum had rounds of 73-74-73. Jerry Price placed 20^th after rounds of 77-76-74=227, while Nick Griffin placed 30^th with scores of 77-80-73=230.

MSU's Michael Craft fired a 76 in round one then withdrew from the competition because of death in his family.

The Racers now have four straight top-3 finishes and will try and keep their string alive in Birmingham, Ala. at the Samford Intercollegiate March 12 and 13.