Racer Golf Second At Blue Blue Intercollegiate

Sunday, April 5

Nashville, Tenn.

Hermitage GC

Murray State

Host-Tennessee State

4/7/2009 5:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

The Murray State men's golf team gained a shot on leader Belmont in the final round of the Tennessee State Big Blue Intercollegiate Tuesday, but couldn't take the lead and settled for a second place finish in the 14-team field at the Hermitage GC General's Retreat course in Nashville, Tenn.

MSU's Cameron Carrico also finished second when he lost the lead in the final 18.

Carrico was poised to win for the second time this spring when he carried a two shot lead into the final round, but came home in 75 after posting 63 and 72 in the first two rounds for a 210 total. He was five shots behind Middle Tennessee's Hunter Green who won the event as an individual with scores of 68-69-68=205.

MSU's Nick Newcomb placed seventh after rounds of 72-73-70=215, while Mitchell Moore had rounds of 71-74-73=218 to take 15^th place. Jared Wolfe finished 22^nd after scores of 75-74-70=219. Chris Griffin placed 36^th in the field of 70 players with rounds of 74-74-74=222.

Hunter Ford competed as an individual for the Racers and came home in 48^th place with scores of 78-74-74=226.

The Racers ended the 54-hole event with scores of 280-293-287=860, four shots behind winner Belmont who carded rounds of 280-288-288=856. Tennessee Tech (870) was third with UT Martin (870), Evansville (878), Cumberlands (884), John A. Logan (886), Lipscomb (886), SIU Edwardsville (887), and Morehead State (889) rounding out the top-10.

Still the Racers 2008-09 season has been impressive.

In 10 events, MSU has scored five wins and four runner-up showings and have loads of confidence going into the final two events of the season.

Friday, MSU begins play at the UK Bluegrass Invitational at the University Club in Lexington, Ky. The Racers finished second last season in the event.

MSU has their sights set on the Ohio Valley Conference Championship April 19-21. The league tournament will be played at the Shoals GC in Muscle Shoals, Ala. on the Fighting Joe course.