Racers Falter In OVC Championship Round 2 -Coombs Ninth

The Murray State men's golf team fell two spots to seventh place through 36 holes of the 73rd Ohio Valley Conference championship at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The Racers never got going in posting second round 309, six shots from their 303 in round one on Sunday. The Racers score line of 303-309=612 put them in seventh place, eight shots from sixth place Austin Peay (604) and 23 shots in front of eighth place Eastern Illinois (634). SIUE (592), UT Martin and Tennessee Tech (594) and Belmont (596) make up the top-4. Morehead State was in fifth place at 600. The top four teams after Tuesday's final round advance to match play on Wednesday to decide the OVC's representative to the NCAA Tournament.

Murray State's Connor Coombs, who earned All-OVC honors this week, is MSU's top player with a spot in ninth place on scores of 74-74=148, while Kamaren Cunningham had a spot in 18^th place on rounds of 72-80=152. Walker Beck was in 23^rd place on scores of 81-74=155, while Tyler Powell was in 32^nd place (76-81=157) and Trey Lewis was in 40^th place (82-82=164).

Joe Muschong of Morehead State has a 2-shot lead for the medalist title after rounds of 73-68=141 (3-under). He and Belmont's Jack Uselton (71-72=143) (1-under) are the only players in the field of 43 that are under par.

The Racers play in the first wave of tee times in Tuesday's final round beginning at 8 a.m. Murray State will be paired with Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State.

73rd Ohio Valley Men's Golf Championship
Dalhousie GC - Cape Girardeau, Mo.
April 24-27, 2022
Par/Length: 72/6,897

Team
SIUE 299 293 592 +16
UT Martin 299 295 594 +18
Tennessee Tech 296 298 594 +18
Belmont 300 296 596 +20
Morehead State 306 294 600 +24
Austin Peay 305 299 604 +28
Murray State 303 309 612 +36
Eastern Illinois 316 318 634 +58
Tennessee State 326 323 649 +73

7 Murray State 303 309 612
T9 Connor Coombs (1) 74 74 148
T18 Kamaren Cunningham (2) 72 80 152
T23 Walker Beck (4) 81 74 155
T32 Tyler Powell (5) 76 81 157
40 Trey Lewis (3) 82 82 164

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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Racers Falter In OVC Championship Round 2 -Coombs Ninth

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