Murray State University Athletics
Payton Carter Learns Of NCAA Golf Assignment
4/27/2022 2:55:00 PM | Women's Golf
Murray State's Payton Carter, the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference individual champion, was selected for the NCAA Women's Golf Championship Regional in Franklin, Tennessee, after she won the individual title last week.
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Carter plays at Vanderbilt Legends Club from May 9-11.
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With the new changes to the NCAA event in 2022, Carter is the first OVC player that automatically qualified as the individual champion. If Carter could advance to the NCAA Finals, she would be the second in OVC history, following Linette Holmslykke in 2019 as she was part of the Murray State team that played in the Auburn Regional. Murray State Hall of Famer, Jessica Grace (Widman), was an alternate to the NCAA's in 2000.
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Carter became Murray State's eighth player to win the OVC medalist championship (April 19) at The Shoals – Fighting Joe Course in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Carter's score line made her the only player in the field to finish under par on rounds of 71-70-73=214 (2-under).
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As a team, the Racers have played at an NCAA Regional six times including Columbus, Ohio (2009), Columbus, Ind. (2010), Tallahassee, Fla. (2014), Lubbock, Texas (2017), Madison, Wisc. (2018) and Auburn, Ala. (2019).
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The NCAA Women's Golf Championship features six regional sites for the first time. Each regional has 12 teams (72 total) and six individuals (36 total). The top four teams and top two individuals (not on an advancing team) will advance from each regional site to the championships, which will be held for the second straight year at Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor Course) in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 20-25. The other regional sites include Albuquerque, New Mexico (UNM Championship Course), Ann Arbor, Michigan (U-M Golf Course), Stillwater, Oklahoma (Karsten Creek Golf Club), Tallahassee, Florida (Seminole Legacy Golf Club) and Stanford, California (Stanford Golf Course).
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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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Carter plays at Vanderbilt Legends Club from May 9-11.
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With the new changes to the NCAA event in 2022, Carter is the first OVC player that automatically qualified as the individual champion. If Carter could advance to the NCAA Finals, she would be the second in OVC history, following Linette Holmslykke in 2019 as she was part of the Murray State team that played in the Auburn Regional. Murray State Hall of Famer, Jessica Grace (Widman), was an alternate to the NCAA's in 2000.
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Carter became Murray State's eighth player to win the OVC medalist championship (April 19) at The Shoals – Fighting Joe Course in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Carter's score line made her the only player in the field to finish under par on rounds of 71-70-73=214 (2-under).
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As a team, the Racers have played at an NCAA Regional six times including Columbus, Ohio (2009), Columbus, Ind. (2010), Tallahassee, Fla. (2014), Lubbock, Texas (2017), Madison, Wisc. (2018) and Auburn, Ala. (2019).
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The NCAA Women's Golf Championship features six regional sites for the first time. Each regional has 12 teams (72 total) and six individuals (36 total). The top four teams and top two individuals (not on an advancing team) will advance from each regional site to the championships, which will be held for the second straight year at Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor Course) in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 20-25. The other regional sites include Albuquerque, New Mexico (UNM Championship Course), Ann Arbor, Michigan (U-M Golf Course), Stillwater, Oklahoma (Karsten Creek Golf Club), Tallahassee, Florida (Seminole Legacy Golf Club) and Stanford, California (Stanford Golf Course).
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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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