Racers Show Improvement at UK Event

Friday, September 27

Lexington, KY.

Murray State

Kentucky

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

9/29/2019 5:58:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results

The Murray State Racers' women's golf team got better as the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational went along over the weekend at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington.

The Racers got out of the gate Friday with a 311, but came back Saturday with a 300 and posted a 296 in Sunday's final round to finish in 11^th place in the field of 13 squads on scores of 311-300-296=907.
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In Sunday's final round, Sarah McDowell posted the lowest score of the event for MSU with a 2-under-par 70 and Raeshya Surendran proved to be the most consistent Racer with scores of 76-74-75=225 and a spot in 29^th place. McDowell went from 54^th to a final standing of 37^th with the final round 70. She had a score line of 81-75-70=226. Ana Garcia Picchi placed 44^th on scores of 75-76-77=228 and Payton Carter was in the top-10 in the event in par-5 scoring (2-under-par) and placed 58^th on rounds of 81-75-77=233. Eliza Kho shared 58^th place with Carter on scores of 79-80=74=233. Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria had her best score of the event in the final round with a 74 to place 71^st on scores of 82-83-74=239.

Host Kentucky won the event at 859, as Rutgers (874), Penn State (875), Western Kentucky (877) and Middle Tennessee (884) made up the top-5.

Pilar Echeverria of Indianapolis was the medalist champion on scores of 70-71-70=211 (-5)

The Blue Course played to a par of 72 and a length of 6,114 yards.

The fall season for the Racers continues at the Chris Banister Classic (Oct. 7-8) hosted by Jacksonville State at Silver Springs Golf Club in Gadsden, Alabama.

Bettie Lou Evans Invitational
University Club of Kentucky – Blue Course
Lexington, Ky. (Sept. 27-29).
Final Scores
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Team Sores
Kentucky 285 287 287 859 -5
Rutgers 295 298 281 874 +10
Penn State 287 293 295 875 +11
Western Kentucky 289 301 287 877 +13
Middle Tennessee 292 300 292 884 +20
Tulane 303 293 290 886 +22
Eastern Kentucky 300 288 300 888 +24
Memphis 302 299 296 897 +33
Indianapolis, U. of 301 303 296 900 +36
Akron 310 292 301 903 +39
Murray State 311 300 296 907 +43
Marshall 309 309 297 915 +51
Cincinnati 313 310 298 921 +57

11 Murray State +43 311 300 296 907
T29 Raeysha Surendran +9 76 74 75 225
T37 Sarah McDowell +10 81 75 70 226
T44 Ana Picchi +12 75 76 77 228
T58 Payton Carter +17 81 75 77 233
T58 Eliza Kho +17 79 80 74 233
T71 Lucila Puente Rodriguez (I) 82 83 74 239