Racers Take Second After Cold & Snow Visit Miller Memorial

Friday, April 6

Murray, Ky.

Murray State

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Racers Take Second After Cold & Snow Visit Miller Memorial

4/7/2018 2:42:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results

The 15^th staging of Murray State women's golf spring home tournament was cut short when Saturday's final round of the Jan Weaver Invitational was cancelled after snow and cold descended on Miller Memorial Golf Course in Murray, Kentucky.

With no final 18 holes to play, the scores from Friday's 36 holes was the final as the Central Arkansas Bears became the champion and the Racers placed second in the field of 14 teams. In 10 events from last fall to this spring, the Racers have won twice and posted five second-place finishes, including three-straight.

The Racers' now have some time to prepare to go for back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championship wins when the league event is played (April 16-18) in Muscle Shoals, Alabama at The Shoals Golf Club. The OVC field will play the Schoolmaster course for the first time after having played the Fighting Joe course several times.

In Friday's 36 holes that ended up deciding the Weaver Invitational title, the Racers were tied with the Bears after the morning round in which they posted a score of 293, but fell off the pace when UCA posted a 291 in the afternoon to MSU's 304. MSU placed second on rounds of 293-304=597 and trailed winner Central Arkansas who had scores of 293-291=584.

MSU's Moa Folke and Linette Holmslykke earned All-Tournament honors with a second and fifth place finish. Folke had a tournament record 5-under-par 67 in the first round and ended with a score line of 67-78=145, two shots off UCA's Emma Svensson who carded scores of 73-70=143. Linette Holmslykke carded scores of 74-74=148. MSU's Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria placed 25^th with rounds of 76-76=152, while Anna Moore had scores of 78-76=154 to place 34^th. Raeshay Surendran had rounds of 76-79=155 which earned a spot in 40^th place.

Nadine Innes led the Racers' four players in the field as individuals with a spot in 29^th place on scores of 75-78=153, while Earlena Sheets placed 34^th on scores of 77-77=154. Leah Rose Judd was 76^th on scores of 84-85=169 and Charli Doss had scores of 84-86=170 and placed 81^st.

Miller Memorial played to a par of 72 and at a length of 6,017 yards.

Jan Weaver Invitational
Miller Memorial GC
Murray, Ky.
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2 Murray State 293 304 597
2 Moa Folke (2) 67 78 145
T5 Linette Holmslykke (4) 74 74 148
T25 Lucila Puente Rodriguez (1) 76 76 152
T34 Anna Moore (3) 78 76 154
T40 Raeysha Surendran (5) 76 79 155
T29 (I) Nadine Innes (Murray State ) 75 78 153
T34 (I) Earlena Sheets (Murray State ) 77 77 154
T76 (I) Leah Rose Judd (Murray State ) 84 85 169
81 (I) Charli Doss (Murray State ) 84 86 170

Team Scores
1 Central Arkansas 293 291 584 +8
2 Murray State 293 304 597 +21
3 Austin Peay State 297 301 598 +22
4 ULM 301 301 602 +26
5 Arkansas State 305 298 603 +27
6 Bradley 307 299 606 +30
7 Jacksonville St. 299 308 607 +31
8 Belmont University 305 304 609 +33
9 Southern Illinois 305 309 614 +38
10 Tennessee Tech 313 317 630 +54
11 Alabama State Univ. 325 332 657 +81
12 Lipscomb University 324 336 660 +84
13 Drury 327 339 666 +90
14 Tennessee State 342 336 678 +102

MSU Spring Tournament Team Winners & Runner-up
2003 Murray State 647, Tennessee Tech 670 +23
2004 Kentucky 925, Murray State 926 +01
2005 Murray State 649, Kentucky 659 +10
2006 Cincinnati 650, Eastern Kentucky 651 +02
2007 Central Ark. 638, Tennessee Tech 653 +15
2008 Murray State 319, Eastern Kentucky 328 +09
2009 Murray State 647, Tennessee Tech 662 +15
2010 Murray State 638, Austin Peay 654 +16
2011 Murray State 317, Western Illinois 323 +06
2012 Drury 628, Murray State 636 +08
2013 Murray State 312, Lipscomb 321 +09
2014 Murray State 600, Southern Illinois 615 +15
2015 Cincinnati 909, Morehead State 920 +11
2016 Morehead State 935, Murray State 938 +03
2017 Murray State 893, Western Kentucky 917 +24