Racers Host MSU Invitational At Greystone

Event: Murray State Invitational
Date (Time): April 5-6, 2021 (Tee times TBA)
Host: Murray State
Site: Dickson, Tenn.
Course: Greystone Golf Club
Par/Length: Par 72 – 6,858 yards
Field – 15 Teams & 92 Players: Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Belmont, Bethel (TN), Bradley, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, John A. Logan, Murray State, Pine Bluff, Roane State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, UT Martin
Schedule of Play: 54 hole stroke play – Monday 36 holes, Tuesday – 18 holes
Live Scoring: http://scoring.golfstatresults.com/tournament/html/leaderboards/team/index_new.cfm
Murray State Starting Lineup: Avery Edwards, Connor Coombs, Austin Knight, Quinn Eaton, Tyler Powell
Murray State Individuals: Walker Beck, Carson Holmes

The Murray State men's golf team is set to host the MSU Invitational Monday and Tuesday at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tennessee.

The schedule calls for 36 holes of play Monday beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Tuesday's final round is set for 9 a.m.

The Racers are part of a field of 15 teams and 76 players that will tackle the Greystone course, a familiar track the Ohio Valley Conference held its championship at from 2010-2013. The Racers last hosted a regular season event at Greystone in 2013.

Coach Eddie Hunt sends out a starting lineup of: Avery Edwards, Connor Coombs, Austin Knight, Quinn Eaton and Tyler Powell with Walker Beck and Carson Holmes playing as individuals.

Coach Hunt announced his retirement at the end of the spring season after 20 years on the job. Hunt ends his run with the Racers in three remaining events: at Greystone this week, at the Big Blue Intercollegiate (April 12-13) and at the OVC Championship (April 25-27).

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

Carson Holmes

Austin Knight

Patrick Newcomb

Tyler Powell

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