Racers Improve Each Round At EKU Intercollegiate – Coombs Places 10th

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Richmond, Ky.

Murray State

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Racers Improve Each Round At EKU Intercollegiate – Coombs Places 10th

9/4/2021 9:14:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

The MSU men’s golf team turned in a positive performance in which they got better as the rounds progressed at Arlington Golf Course in Richmond, Ky.

In the first event of the 2020-21 season, the Murray State men's golf team placed ninth in a field of 16 teams at the EKU Intercollegiate at Arlington Golf Course in Richmond, Kentucky.

The Racers got better in each of the three rounds with a final score line of 292-285-283=860 as they shared ninth place with SIUE and only two shots from eighth place Bellarmine (858).

Connor Coombs fired a final round 3-under par 67 and placed 10^th in the field of 92 players after a pair of scores of 71 in the first two rounds. His final score line was 71-71-67=209. Quinn Eaton carded the low score of the 54-hole event for the Racers with a 66 in the final round. He placed 22^nd on scores of 74-73-66=213, while Trey Lewis placed 59^th on rounds of 73-69-77=219. Walker Beck's score line of 74-72-74=220 netted a spot in 65^th place, while Kamaren Cunningham placed 82^nd on scores of 76-73-76=225. Lewis and Cunningham competed in their first college events.

Western Carolina (825) took the title over second place Dayton (836). Jacksonville State (838), Morehead State (844), host Eastern Kentucky (850) and Marshall (851) made up the top-6.

Jake Peacock of Western Carolina won the medalist title on scores of 67-67-66=200, two shots up on Dayton's Kyle Schmidt (202).

The Arlington GC played to a par-70 and to a length of 6,653 yards.

The second event of the fall season for the Racers is the Derek Donlenc Invitational (Sept. 27-28), hosted by SIUE at Gateway National Golf Course in Madison, Illinois.

EKU Intercollegiate
Sept. 3-4
University Club at Arlington – Richmond, Ky.
Par 70, 6,653-yards
FINAL SCORES

Team
1 Western Carolina 271 279 275 825 -15
2 Dayton 281 276 279 836 -4
3 Jacksonville State 279 277 282 838 -2
4 Morehead State 284 283 277 844 +4
5 Eastern Kentucky 292 272 286 850 +10
6 Marshall 287 280 284 851 +11
T7 Bellarmine 293 284 281 858 +18
T7 Fort Wayne 287 292 279 858 +18
T9 SIU 284 290 286 860 +20
T9 Murray State 292 285 283 860 +20
11 Longwood 292 279 291 862 +22
12 Ohio 292 289 282 863 +23
13 Missouri State 294 289 281 864 +24
14 Samford 285 290 290 865 +25
15 Northern Kentucky 295 288 285 868 +28
16 Austin Peay 298 287 289 874 +34

Murray State
T9 292 285 283 860
T10 Connor Coombs (1) 71 71 67 209
T22 Quinn Eaton (2) 74 73 66 213
T59 Trey Lewis (5) 73 69 77 219
T65 Walker Beck (3) 74 72 74 220
T82 Kamaren Cunningham (4) 76 73 76 225