Murray State University Athletics
Sunday, April 24
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Murray State
at
Ohio Valley Conference
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Tee Time – Racers Ready For the 73rd OVC Championship
4/21/2022 9:48:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Racers’ men’s golf team looks for their fifth OVC title in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Murray State men's golf team looks for their fifth title at the 73rd Ohio Valley Conference championship Sunday through Tuesday (April 24-27) at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The event marks the first time that the OVC Championship has been held in Missouri.
This year's event will include three rounds of stroke play followed by the top four teams advancing to Match Play on the final day. This is the first time Match Play has been used to determine the OVC Champion.
A year after the OVC celebrated the career and then retirement of Coach Eddie Hunt, who guided the Racers for 20 seasons, Murray State's Daniel DeLuca leads the team into the OVC final in his rookie season.
This year's All-OVC awards as well as the Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year awards will be announced prior to Saturday's practice round. The All-Tournament and Tournament MVP awards will be presented at the conclusion of the championship.
Murray State Lineup
Connor Coombs, Sr., Central City, Ky.
Coombs is having a tremendous senior season and worthy of All-OVC honors. His stroke average of 73.0 is seventh in the OVC. He finished 10th at the TSU event on scores of 76-71=147. MSU's most experienced player at the conference event, Coombs is playing in his fourth OVC Championship with previous finishes of 38th, 44th and 34th place.
Kamaren Cunningham, Fr., Dover Tenn.
One the favorites to be OVC Freshman of the Year, Cunningham has three top-20 finishes this season and his stroke average of 74.5 is 24th in the OVC.
Walker Beck, Jr., Newburgh, Ind.
Beck has a scoring average of 76.4 and is appearing in the OVC Championship for the first time.
Tyler Powell, So., Benton, Ky.
With a scoring average of 76.9 in the 2021-22 season, Powell is playing in his second OVC Championship, after carding a 77 in one round a year ago.
Trey Lewis, Fr., Beaver Dam, Ky.
Lewis placed 10th the last time out at the TSU event on rounds of 77-70=147. His stroke average is 75.7 as he is playing in his first OVC Championship.
Quinn Eaton, a senior from Benton, Ky.
Eaton will be the Racers' alternate player. He played two rounds in the OVC a year ago.
Event: 73rd Ohio Valley Men's Golf Championship
Dates: April 24-27, 2022
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Schedule/Times: 18 holes stroke play Sunday through Tuesday – Start from No. 1 tee 8 a.m.
Course: Dalhousie GC
Par/Length: 72/yardage varying between 6,856 and 7,154 yards.
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com bit.ly/3MnMrGd
Participating Teams (9): Austin Peay, Belmont, Eastern Illinois, Morehead State, Murray State, SIUE, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin.
Racer OVC Tournament Facts & Records
First Appearance: 1959 (First year of Golf at MSU, OVC first season was 1949)
Championships: 4 (1971, 1987, 1991, 2010)
First Championship: 1971
Last Championship: 2010
Medalist Winners: 11 among nine players
First Medalist: Bill Graham (1962)
Last Medalist: Patrick Newcomb (2013)
Low Team Single Round (Since 1978): 284 (2010, 2015)
High Team Single Round (Since 1978): 325 (1988)
Low Individual Single Round (Since 1978): 66, Cameron Carrico (2011, finished fourth)
Racer Golf Notes
2021-22 OVC Team Scoring Averages
Tennessee Tech, 288.9
Morehead State, 291.4
Belmont, 292.5
UT Martin, 292.9
SIUE, 294.1
Austin Peay, 296.2
Murray State, 297.7
Tennessee State, 307.9
Eastern Illinois, 312.5
Murray State - OVC Tournament Individual Medalist
1962 Bill Graham
1963 Bill Graham
1965 Ron Acree
1971 Chris Pigott
1977 Kevin Klier
1987 Chris Carlson
1996 Adam Grogan
2001 Brandon Henson
2008 Nick Newcomb
2010 Nick Newcomb
2013 Patrick Newcomb
Murray State - OVC All-Tournament Team
(Started in 1999)
2001 Brandon Henson
2002 Matt Stark
2003 Will Cox
2004 Kyle Shirley
2005 Jamie Frazier
2008 Nick Newcomb, Cameron Carrico
2009 Jared Wolfe
2010 Nick Newcomb, Jared Wolfe, Chris Griffin
2011 Cameron Carrico
2012 Patrick Newcomb
2013 Patrick Newcomb
2019 Avery Edwards
About Dalhousie
Dalhousie, a Nicklaus designed course, varies from undulating terrain to old growth forests to spectacular water holes, while gnarly-edged bunkers, imaginative green complexes, immaculate Zoysia fairways and large, rectangular bent grass tee boxes add dimension and challenge. The venue has hosted numerous championships and been ranked the No. 1 course in Missouri by Golf Digest multiple times.
About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022. The Racers will begin play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2023.
This year's event will include three rounds of stroke play followed by the top four teams advancing to Match Play on the final day. This is the first time Match Play has been used to determine the OVC Champion.
A year after the OVC celebrated the career and then retirement of Coach Eddie Hunt, who guided the Racers for 20 seasons, Murray State's Daniel DeLuca leads the team into the OVC final in his rookie season.
This year's All-OVC awards as well as the Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year awards will be announced prior to Saturday's practice round. The All-Tournament and Tournament MVP awards will be presented at the conclusion of the championship.
Murray State Lineup
Connor Coombs, Sr., Central City, Ky.
Coombs is having a tremendous senior season and worthy of All-OVC honors. His stroke average of 73.0 is seventh in the OVC. He finished 10th at the TSU event on scores of 76-71=147. MSU's most experienced player at the conference event, Coombs is playing in his fourth OVC Championship with previous finishes of 38th, 44th and 34th place.
Kamaren Cunningham, Fr., Dover Tenn.
One the favorites to be OVC Freshman of the Year, Cunningham has three top-20 finishes this season and his stroke average of 74.5 is 24th in the OVC.
Walker Beck, Jr., Newburgh, Ind.
Beck has a scoring average of 76.4 and is appearing in the OVC Championship for the first time.
Tyler Powell, So., Benton, Ky.
With a scoring average of 76.9 in the 2021-22 season, Powell is playing in his second OVC Championship, after carding a 77 in one round a year ago.
Trey Lewis, Fr., Beaver Dam, Ky.
Lewis placed 10th the last time out at the TSU event on rounds of 77-70=147. His stroke average is 75.7 as he is playing in his first OVC Championship.
Quinn Eaton, a senior from Benton, Ky.
Eaton will be the Racers' alternate player. He played two rounds in the OVC a year ago.
Event: 73rd Ohio Valley Men's Golf Championship
Dates: April 24-27, 2022
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Schedule/Times: 18 holes stroke play Sunday through Tuesday – Start from No. 1 tee 8 a.m.
Course: Dalhousie GC
Par/Length: 72/yardage varying between 6,856 and 7,154 yards.
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com bit.ly/3MnMrGd
Participating Teams (9): Austin Peay, Belmont, Eastern Illinois, Morehead State, Murray State, SIUE, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin.
Racer OVC Tournament Facts & Records
First Appearance: 1959 (First year of Golf at MSU, OVC first season was 1949)
Championships: 4 (1971, 1987, 1991, 2010)
First Championship: 1971
Last Championship: 2010
Medalist Winners: 11 among nine players
First Medalist: Bill Graham (1962)
Last Medalist: Patrick Newcomb (2013)
Low Team Single Round (Since 1978): 284 (2010, 2015)
High Team Single Round (Since 1978): 325 (1988)
Low Individual Single Round (Since 1978): 66, Cameron Carrico (2011, finished fourth)
Racer Golf Notes
- 2022 marks the 73rd staging of the OVC men's golf championship since the first in 1949.
- Men's golf was part of the OVC's beginning and has stayed as a steady sport for the league since.
- Murray State started their men's golf program in 1959.
- The 2020 championship was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- MSU's OVC titles have come in 1971, 1987, 1991 and 2010.
- MSU has finished runner up 12 times including in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1983, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2015
- The Racers have nine different players have won the OVC medalist title including Bill Graham (1962, 1963), Ron Acree (1965), Chris Pigott (1971), Kevin Klier (1977), Chris Carlson (1987), Adam Grogan (1996), Brandon Henson (2001), Nick Newcomb (2008, 2010) and Patrick Newcomb (2013).
- MSU has 11 different players finish runner up in the event including: Jackie Haley (1965), Lynn Newton (1966), Larry Ringer (1967), Chris Piggott (1970, 1972), Dave Padgett (1981), Bud Ward (1984, 1986), Jeff Sander (1991), J.R. Conkle (1998), Jamie Frazier (2005), Jared Wolfe (2010), Patrick Newcomb (2012).
2021-22 OVC Team Scoring Averages
Tennessee Tech, 288.9
Morehead State, 291.4
Belmont, 292.5
UT Martin, 292.9
SIUE, 294.1
Austin Peay, 296.2
Murray State, 297.7
Tennessee State, 307.9
Eastern Illinois, 312.5
Murray State - OVC Tournament Individual Medalist
1962 Bill Graham
1963 Bill Graham
1965 Ron Acree
1971 Chris Pigott
1977 Kevin Klier
1987 Chris Carlson
1996 Adam Grogan
2001 Brandon Henson
2008 Nick Newcomb
2010 Nick Newcomb
2013 Patrick Newcomb
Murray State - OVC All-Tournament Team
(Started in 1999)
2001 Brandon Henson
2002 Matt Stark
2003 Will Cox
2004 Kyle Shirley
2005 Jamie Frazier
2008 Nick Newcomb, Cameron Carrico
2009 Jared Wolfe
2010 Nick Newcomb, Jared Wolfe, Chris Griffin
2011 Cameron Carrico
2012 Patrick Newcomb
2013 Patrick Newcomb
2019 Avery Edwards
About Dalhousie
Dalhousie, a Nicklaus designed course, varies from undulating terrain to old growth forests to spectacular water holes, while gnarly-edged bunkers, imaginative green complexes, immaculate Zoysia fairways and large, rectangular bent grass tee boxes add dimension and challenge. The venue has hosted numerous championships and been ranked the No. 1 course in Missouri by Golf Digest multiple times.
About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022. The Racers will begin play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2023.
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