Racer Golf Finishes Play At FAU Event

Friday, March 27

Lake Worth, Fla.

Murray State

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

3/29/2015 1:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

Murray State men's golfer Jordan Smith turned in a 26^th place finish in a field of 104 players over the weekend at the FAU Slomin Autism Championship in Lake Worth, Florida.

Smith, a senior from Murray, carded scores of 70-79-71=220 to place 26^th and become one of only eight players in the field to have two or more sub-par rounds.

The Racers placed 16^th in the field of 20 teams with scores of 296-308-296=900. MSU placed ahead of Rhode Island (902), Bethune-Cookman (907) and Morehead State (915). The Racers trailed 15^th place Xavier at 894.

Other Murray scores included: Duncan McCormick in 51^st place with rounds of 77-75-73=225 and Preston French with rounds of 77-78-74=229 for a spot in 76^th place. Brock Simmons placed 79^th after scores of 72-76-82=230 and Jared Gosser finished 108^th with scores of 80-85-78=243.

Matthew Zakutney played the event for MSU as an individual, He carded scores of 88-80-73=241 and placed 106^th.

Ryan Stowash was the medalist at 208 to lead Central Florida to the title with a score of 863. Connecticut (876), DePaul (877), Florida Gulf Coast (880), Hartford and Jacksonville State (882) rounded out the top-6.

The Racers have one more event before playing the OVC Championship. MSU competes at the Big Blue Intercollegiate (April 13-14) at Hermitage Golf Course in Nashville. The OVC Championship is in Muscle Shoals, Alabama at The Shoals April 24 through 26.