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On This Date - Racers Win 3rd Straight OVC Women's Golf Title
4/17/2020 9:59:00 AM | Women's Golf
GoRacers.com ends the week with an amazing feature for On This Date.
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The date was April, 17, 2019 and the place was The Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where the Murray State Racers won their third-straight Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship. The win marked the 12th for Coach Velvet Milkman.
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The Racers were set to try for the fourth title in a row in the spring of 2020, but will have to wait until 2021 to try it after the recent shutdown from the Covid-19 crisis.
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In 2019, MSU did it in record-setting fashion with a sizable 20-shot win over the nearest competitor. The Racers' final round 284 beat the 2017 OVC
Championship record of 286 that was shared by MSU and Eastern Kentucky. The Racers' final total of 864 (4-under-par) eclipsed the 866 from Murray State's win at Hampton Cove also in 2017. The final tally read 291-289-284=864 as MSU easily stayed ahead of Eastern Kentucky at 296-289-299=884.
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Murray State graduate student Anna Moore became the ninth medalist winner in MSU history with a one-shot win over teammate Linette Holmslykke, who was named OVC Golfer of the Year after the event for the tremendous 2018-19 season she had in which she led the OVC in scoring average at 72.9. Moore had scores of 73-66-72=211 for a total of 5-under par, while Holmslykke posted scores of 71-72-69=212.
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The Racers also got a big performance from senior Jane Watts, who was playing in her first OVC Championship. She responded with a spot in fifth place as she joined Moore and Holmslykke on the OVC All-Tournament Team after scores of 72-76-71=219. Junior Raeshya Surendran finished seventh on scores of 75-75-72=222 and placed in the top-seven for a second straight season. Freshman Sarah McDowell was in her first try at the OVC Championship and she had a big learning experience and finished 30th on scores of 85-78-76=239.
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Check GoRacers.com on Mondays and Fridays over the next several weeks for breakdowns of the Racers' 12 OVC championships. Starting April 20, you will see reviews of all the titles MSU has won in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019. With special memories from Coach Velvet Milkman, who has coached all 27 years of the program's history, it will be fun to go back to each championship team and remember the great performances.
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The date was April, 17, 2019 and the place was The Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where the Murray State Racers won their third-straight Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship. The win marked the 12th for Coach Velvet Milkman.
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The Racers were set to try for the fourth title in a row in the spring of 2020, but will have to wait until 2021 to try it after the recent shutdown from the Covid-19 crisis.
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In 2019, MSU did it in record-setting fashion with a sizable 20-shot win over the nearest competitor. The Racers' final round 284 beat the 2017 OVC
Championship record of 286 that was shared by MSU and Eastern Kentucky. The Racers' final total of 864 (4-under-par) eclipsed the 866 from Murray State's win at Hampton Cove also in 2017. The final tally read 291-289-284=864 as MSU easily stayed ahead of Eastern Kentucky at 296-289-299=884.Â
Murray State graduate student Anna Moore became the ninth medalist winner in MSU history with a one-shot win over teammate Linette Holmslykke, who was named OVC Golfer of the Year after the event for the tremendous 2018-19 season she had in which she led the OVC in scoring average at 72.9. Moore had scores of 73-66-72=211 for a total of 5-under par, while Holmslykke posted scores of 71-72-69=212.
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The Racers also got a big performance from senior Jane Watts, who was playing in her first OVC Championship. She responded with a spot in fifth place as she joined Moore and Holmslykke on the OVC All-Tournament Team after scores of 72-76-71=219. Junior Raeshya Surendran finished seventh on scores of 75-75-72=222 and placed in the top-seven for a second straight season. Freshman Sarah McDowell was in her first try at the OVC Championship and she had a big learning experience and finished 30th on scores of 85-78-76=239.
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Check GoRacers.com on Mondays and Fridays over the next several weeks for breakdowns of the Racers' 12 OVC championships. Starting April 20, you will see reviews of all the titles MSU has won in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019. With special memories from Coach Velvet Milkman, who has coached all 27 years of the program's history, it will be fun to go back to each championship team and remember the great performances.
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