Edwards Leads Racers At 84th Cobb Championship

Murray State men's golf senior, Avery Edwards, led the current team over the weekend at the 84th Irvin Cobb Championship at Paxton Park Golf Course in Paducah, Kentucky.

Edwards, from Paducah, finished the 36-hole event in a three-way tie at the top with Justin Johns and Christian Tooley. Johns won the title on the second playoff hole. Edwards, who will join his teammates this fall for the 2020-21 season, carded scores of 68-71 for a 139 total of 3-under-par.

Other current Racers included Carson Holmes, a sophomore from Hopkinsville, Ky., with a spot in seventh place on rounds of 72-75=147 and John Buchanan, a sophomore from Paducah, in eighth place on scores of 74-74=148. Incoming freshmen, Tyler Powell, of Benton, Ky., and Tyler Abernathy, of Clinton, Ky., placed ninth and 11 in the field of 56 amateurs.

There was a trio of former Racers in the amateur field, including Josh Rhodes of Paducah in seventh place on scores of 71-72=143, Chris Griffin, of Paducah, in 12^th place on scores of 74-78=152 and Daniel Taylor, of Princeton, Ky., with a ninth place showing on scores of 75-74=149

There were four former Racers in the field of 19 professionals, including the Newcomb brothers from Benton, Ky., who were recently named to the 2020 class of the Murray State Hall of Fame. Patrick Newcomb placed 3^rd on scores of 66-69=135, while Nick Newcomb carded scores of 72-70=142 for a spot in ninth place. Gabe Wheeler, from Sikeston, Missouri, placed 12^th after scores of 72-73=145 and Duncan McCormick, of Morganfield, Ky., was in 17^th place on scores of 75-76=151.

84^th Irvin Cobb Championship
Paxton Park GC – Paducah, Ky.
July 18-19, 2020

Current Murray State Student-Athletes
1 Avery Edwards 68 71 139
7 Carson Holmes 72 75 147
8 John Buchanan 74 74 148
9 Tyler Powell 71 78 149
11 Tyler Abernathy 76 75 151

Former Murray State Players (Amateurs)
7 Josh Rhodes 71 72 143
8 Jamie Frazier 74 74 148
9 Daniel Taylor 75 74 149
12 Chris Griffin 74 78 152

Former Murray State Players (Professionals)
3 Patrick Newcomb 66 69 135
9 Nick Newcomb 72 70 142
12 Gabe Wheeler 72 73 145
17 Duncan McCormick 75 76 151

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