Murray State University Athletics
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3/19/2021 2:04:00 PM | Women's Golf
Murray State’s Raeshya Surendran continues her fabulous spring with a spot in first place after the first round
The Murray State Racers overcame a sluggish start to get a spot in sixth place after the first round of the Bama Beach Bash at Gulf Shores Golf Club in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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In the bottom half of the team standings through their first seven holes, the Racers got a birdie-birdie finish from Raeshya Surendran and even par finishes from Payton Carter, Ana Garcia Picchi and Briana McMinn to end their first nine and start a surge that continued through their final nine. MSU's 310 was good for a spot in sixth place, just behind Texas State (308) and third place Little Rock (302). The 18-hole leader is Central Arkansas at 298, two shots ahead of second place Louisiana-Monroe at 300.
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Surendran had the best score of the day for the Racers with an even par 72, as she played her final 11 holes 4-under-par to be the individual leader in the field of 90 players. She had a one shot lead on a group of five others at 73. Garcia Picchi's 76 was good for a spot in 13th place. Sarah Forsythe was in 42nd place on a score of 79. Payton Carter carded an 83 for a spot in 65th place and Briana McMinn was in 69th place after an 74.
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MSU also has Emmie Eriksson, Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria and Charli Joe Doss in the field as solo players. Erikkson's 77 was tied for third among the 15 individuals in the event and was 24th place overall. Puente Rodriguez was in 57th place after a score of 71 and Doss was in 90th place on a score of 91.
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The Racers' second round begins at 8:45 a.m. Saturday as they are paired with South Alabama and Texas State.
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Bama Beach Bash
Gulf Shores Golf Club
Par -72 -Â 6,002 yards
Gulf Shores, Ala. (March 19-21, 2021)
Rd 1
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Team
Central Arkansas 298 +10
ULM 300 +12
Little Rock 302 +14
South Alabama 303 +15
Texas State 308 +20
Murray State 310 +22
South Dakota State 311 +23
North Dakota 312 +24
Southern Illinois 318 +30
Appalachian State 321 +33
UAB 322 +34
Detroit Mercy 323 +35
Eastern Michigan 324 +36
Alabama State Univ. 327 +39
North Alabama 331 +43
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6 Murray State 310 310
1 Raeysha Surendran (1) 72
T13 Ana Picchi (3) 76
T42 Sarah Forsythe (5) 79
T65 Payton Carter (2) 83
T69 Briana McMinn (4) 84
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In the bottom half of the team standings through their first seven holes, the Racers got a birdie-birdie finish from Raeshya Surendran and even par finishes from Payton Carter, Ana Garcia Picchi and Briana McMinn to end their first nine and start a surge that continued through their final nine. MSU's 310 was good for a spot in sixth place, just behind Texas State (308) and third place Little Rock (302). The 18-hole leader is Central Arkansas at 298, two shots ahead of second place Louisiana-Monroe at 300.
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Surendran had the best score of the day for the Racers with an even par 72, as she played her final 11 holes 4-under-par to be the individual leader in the field of 90 players. She had a one shot lead on a group of five others at 73. Garcia Picchi's 76 was good for a spot in 13th place. Sarah Forsythe was in 42nd place on a score of 79. Payton Carter carded an 83 for a spot in 65th place and Briana McMinn was in 69th place after an 74.
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MSU also has Emmie Eriksson, Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria and Charli Joe Doss in the field as solo players. Erikkson's 77 was tied for third among the 15 individuals in the event and was 24th place overall. Puente Rodriguez was in 57th place after a score of 71 and Doss was in 90th place on a score of 91.
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The Racers' second round begins at 8:45 a.m. Saturday as they are paired with South Alabama and Texas State.
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Bama Beach Bash
Gulf Shores Golf Club
Par -72 -Â 6,002 yards
Gulf Shores, Ala. (March 19-21, 2021)
Rd 1
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Team
Central Arkansas 298 +10
ULM 300 +12
Little Rock 302 +14
South Alabama 303 +15
Texas State 308 +20
Murray State 310 +22
South Dakota State 311 +23
North Dakota 312 +24
Southern Illinois 318 +30
Appalachian State 321 +33
UAB 322 +34
Detroit Mercy 323 +35
Eastern Michigan 324 +36
Alabama State Univ. 327 +39
North Alabama 331 +43
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6 Murray State 310 310
1 Raeysha Surendran (1) 72
T13 Ana Picchi (3) 76
T42 Sarah Forsythe (5) 79
T65 Payton Carter (2) 83
T69 Briana McMinn (4) 84
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