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Folke On Doorstep Of OVC Championship
4/19/2016 10:06:00 AM | Women's Golf
Round 2 Results I Photo Gallery I OVC Tournament Central I Live Scoring I Hampton Cove
Murray State sophomore Moa Folke carries a share of the lead into the final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship Wednesday morning at Hampton Cove Golf Club in Owens Crossing, Alabama.
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Folke, from Tranas, Sweden, fired another 1-under-par 71 and moved into a tie for first place with Eastern Kentucky's Anna Gleixner. Folke's run so far includes rounds of 71-71=142, while Gleixner posted scores of 68=74=142.
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Folke's day totaled six birdies including finishing the day with birdies at the finishing 17th and 18th holes. However, her round was tempered by a pair of double bogeys, one at the 9th and 13th holes.
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Folke is in a position to become Murray State's seventh medalist title and the first since Delaney Howson won it in 2014.
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The Racers fired a second round 310 to go with yesterday's 304 and had a spot in fifth place at 614, just a shot from fourth place Tennessee Tech (613) and two shots from third place Morehead State (612). Jacksonville State surged into second place at 607, behind a hot EKU team that has a 587.
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Other Murray State scores included Sydney Trimble in 14th place. She improved 11 shots from the 82 she had in round one and today's 1-under-par 71 which tied her career-low at MSU. Abbi Stamper had scores of 74-84=158 and was in 23rd place, while Nadine Innes was in 36th place with rounds of 80-84=164. Anna Moore was in 41st place with scores of 79-89=168.
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Austin Peay was in sixth place at 619 and Belmont in seventh at 623, ahead of SIUE (647), Eastern Illinois (669) and Tennessee State (699).
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Tournament Notes
Folke leads the field with nine birdies in the first two rounds.
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Stamper had a steady round of 71 that featured 15 pars.
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The birdie totals after 36 holes has Eastern Kentucky leading with 26, ahead of Tennessee Tech (25), Morehead State (22), Murray State (21) and Austin Peay (20).
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The final round begins for the Racers at 9:40 a.m. when Anna Moore hits MSU's first shot. Nadine Innes has a
9:50 a.m. tee time, with Abbi Stamper going at 10:00 a.m. Sydney Trimble will start at 10:10 a.m. with Folke anchoring the team at 10:20 a.m. The Racers will be paried with Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay.
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For the OVC Championship, Hampton Cove is playing to a par-72 (36-36) and to a length of 6,050 yards.
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This is the 23rd OVC Women's Golf Championship. The first was played was played in 1994 at Arlington Golf Club in Richmond, Ky.
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Murray State sophomore Moa Folke carries a share of the lead into the final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship Wednesday morning at Hampton Cove Golf Club in Owens Crossing, Alabama.
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Folke, from Tranas, Sweden, fired another 1-under-par 71 and moved into a tie for first place with Eastern Kentucky's Anna Gleixner. Folke's run so far includes rounds of 71-71=142, while Gleixner posted scores of 68=74=142.
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Folke's day totaled six birdies including finishing the day with birdies at the finishing 17th and 18th holes. However, her round was tempered by a pair of double bogeys, one at the 9th and 13th holes.
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Folke is in a position to become Murray State's seventh medalist title and the first since Delaney Howson won it in 2014.
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The Racers fired a second round 310 to go with yesterday's 304 and had a spot in fifth place at 614, just a shot from fourth place Tennessee Tech (613) and two shots from third place Morehead State (612). Jacksonville State surged into second place at 607, behind a hot EKU team that has a 587.
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Other Murray State scores included Sydney Trimble in 14th place. She improved 11 shots from the 82 she had in round one and today's 1-under-par 71 which tied her career-low at MSU. Abbi Stamper had scores of 74-84=158 and was in 23rd place, while Nadine Innes was in 36th place with rounds of 80-84=164. Anna Moore was in 41st place with scores of 79-89=168.
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Austin Peay was in sixth place at 619 and Belmont in seventh at 623, ahead of SIUE (647), Eastern Illinois (669) and Tennessee State (699).
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Tournament Notes
Folke leads the field with nine birdies in the first two rounds.
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Stamper had a steady round of 71 that featured 15 pars.
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The birdie totals after 36 holes has Eastern Kentucky leading with 26, ahead of Tennessee Tech (25), Morehead State (22), Murray State (21) and Austin Peay (20).
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The final round begins for the Racers at 9:40 a.m. when Anna Moore hits MSU's first shot. Nadine Innes has a
9:50 a.m. tee time, with Abbi Stamper going at 10:00 a.m. Sydney Trimble will start at 10:10 a.m. with Folke anchoring the team at 10:20 a.m. The Racers will be paried with Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay.
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For the OVC Championship, Hampton Cove is playing to a par-72 (36-36) and to a length of 6,050 yards.
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This is the 23rd OVC Women's Golf Championship. The first was played was played in 1994 at Arlington Golf Club in Richmond, Ky.
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