Coombs Leads Racers To Strong Final Round At Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate

Monday, October 11

Jonesboro, Ark.

Murray State

Arkansas State

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

Coombs Leads Racers To Strong Final Round At Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate

10/12/2021 6:02:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

The Racers’ 2-under-par 286 in Jonesboro, Ark., at RidgePointe Country Club is their second-best round this season

The Murray State men's golf team moved up two spots in the final 18 holes and placed 10^th began play at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, hosted by Arkansas State at RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro.

MSU's rounds of 302-314-286=902 included their second-best score of the season on a 286, just behind their 283 at the EKU Intercollegiate (Sept. 4).

Racer senior Connor Coombs moved up to 10^th place in the final round and finished with a score line of 76-76-67=219, while freshman Kamaren Cunningham was 23^rd on scores of 76-76-71=222. Other MSU places and scores included John Buchanan, who competed in his first MSU event and placed 70^th on scores of 73-78-84=235 and Trey Lewis finished 80^th after scores of 77-89-72=238. Walker Beck was 93^rd on rounds of 86-85-76=247. Four of the five players in the MSU lineup shot their best score of the event in the final round.

Arkansas State won their home event with a score of 858, while Oral Roberts (879), Loyola-Chicago (881), Oklahoma Christian (884), Creighton (888, New Orleans (897), Missouri State (899), South Dakota (899) and the Racers (902)

The course at RidgePointe is played to a par of 72 and length of 6,676 yards

The next challenge for the Racers is the TVA Credit Union Invitational (Oct. 18-19) at Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club in Florence, Alabama.

Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate
RidgePointe Country Club – Jonesboro, Ark.
Oct. 12, 2021
Par-72 - 6,676 yards
Final Scores
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Team
Arkansas State 292 289 277 858 -6
Oral Roberts 300 294 285 879 +15
Loyola-Chicago 305 287 289 881 +17
Oklahoma Christian 296 298 290 884 +20
Valparaiso 303 291 292 886 +22
Creighton 304 290 294 888 +24
New Orleans of 302 300 295 897 +33
Missouri State 297 302 300 899 +35
South Dakota 312 294 293 899 +35
Murray State 302 314 286 902 +38
Stephen F. Austin 309 306 290 905 +41
Southeastern Louisiana 307 295 304 906 +42
Long Island 315 304 289 908 +44
Stetson 313 307 295 915 +51
Central Arkansas 315 304 300 919 +55
Evansville 317 308 303 928 +64
Eastern Illinois 318 315 302 935 +71

10 Murray State 302 314 286 902
T13 Connor Coombs (1) 76 76 67 219
T23 Kamaren Cunningham (2) 76 75 71 222
T70 John Buchanan (5) 73 78 84 235
T80 Trey Lewis (3) 77 89 72 238
93 Walker Beck (4) 86 85 76 247