Racers Compete Monday At Jacksonville Beach Event

Event: Don Benbow Invitational
Date (Time): March 8-9, 2021 (Tee times TBA)
Host: Butler
Site: Jacksonville, Fla.
Course: Jacksonville Beach Golf Club
Par/Length: Par 71 – 6,750 yards
Field – 10 Teams: Alabama State, Butler, Chicago State, Detroit Mercy, Drexel, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, Murray State, Fort Wayne, Savannah State
Schedule of Play: Shotgun starts at 9AM on both Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9 (18 holes each day)
Live Scoring:
Murray State Starting Lineup: Avery Edwards, Connor Coombs, Austin Knight, Quinn Eaton, Tyler Powell
Murray State Individuals: Walker Beck

The Murray State men's golf team competes at the Don Benbow Invitational, hosted by Butler University Monday and Tuesday (March 8-9) at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club in Jacksonville, Florida.

The 36-hole event has the first round set for Monday and the final 18 set for Tuesday as a field of 10 teams take on the par-71 layout at Jacksonville Beach. It's the first time the Racers have played at JBGC since 2000.

Coach Eddie Hunt sends out a starting five, which consists of Avery Edwards, Connor Coombs, Austin Knight, Quinn Eaton and Tyler Powell. MSU's Walker Beck will play the event as an individual. Due to COVID protocols, teams will play with teammates for both rounds.

Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com.

About Murray State Men's Golf
The Racers' program is in its 64th season overall and head Coach Eddie Hunt is in his 20th as the second coach in program history. Hunt took over the program in 2001. The founder of the Racer team was Coach Buddy Hewitt in 1959. Hewitt is a Murray State Hall of Famer, inducted in 1990. He was part of the famous Murray State football team that played in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl. The Racers have won Ohio Valley Conference championships four times (1971, 1987, 1991 and 2010). Hewitt won the first three titles and Hunt's team won it in 2010 as their most recent OVC championship. MSU has produced 11 all-time OVC Golfer of the Year winners: Bill Graham (1962, 1963), Ron Acree (1965), Chris Piggot (1971), Chris Carlson (1987), Adam Grogan (1996), Brandon Henson (2001), Nick Newcomb (2010), Cameron Carrico (2011) and Patrick Newcomb (2012, 2013).

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Players Mentioned

Walker Beck

Cameron Carrico

Connor Coombs

Quinn Eaton

Avery Edwards

Austin Knight

Patrick Newcomb

Tyler Powell

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