Tee Time: Racers Take On Porto Cima At MVC Championship

Sunday, April 21

Sunrise Beach, Mo.

Murray State

Missouri Valley Conference Championships

Tee Time: Racers Take On Porto Cima At MVC Championship

4/17/2024 2:13:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Scoring MVC Championship Central

Murray State plays The Valley Championship at the Lake of the Ozarks starting Sunday

The Murray State men's golf team plays Missouri Valley Conference Championship Sunday through Tuesday in the Lake of the Ozarks area at The Club at Porto Cima in Sunrise Beach, Missouri.

After a fifth place showing a year in Moline, Illinois, the Racers are back for their second try at The Valley season-ending bash on a great golf course. The Nicklaus Signature Course is the focal point of three courses at Porto Cima with seven holes that play beside or over the lake. Porto Cima opened in 2000 and is still considered one of Missouri's top courses by Golf Digest.

The Valley is making its championship event at Porto Cima for the fourth time. The first MVC event there was in 2011 and won by Wichita State (903). WSU (864) won it again in 2015 and Southern Illinois (859) won the MVC Championship in 2019.

In the Racers' fifth place finish in 2023, Trey Lewis played a splendid tournament to place third and land a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team on scores of 71-68-69=208. Lewis joins teammates Jay Nimmo and Kamaren Cunningham who also played in the MVC event a year ago. MSU's Lennon Albans and Brady Haake will be playing in their first Valley Championship.

The Racers are paired with Northern Iowa and Bradley in the first round with Nimmo first up at 11:20 a.m. MSU's other tee times include Lewis at 11:30 a.m., Albans at 11:50 a.m., Cunningham at 12:0 p.m. and Haake at 12:10 p.m.

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Event: Missouri Valley Conference Championship
Dates: April 21-23, 2024
Location: Sunrise Beach, Mo.
Host: Missouri State
Times: Sunday 9:30 a.m., Monday 9 a.m., Tuesday 8 a.m.
Schedule of Play: 18 holes each day, tee times from the No. 1 & No. 10 tees
Course: The Club at Porto Cima
Par/Length: Par 72/TBA
Live Scoring: TBA
Participating Teams (10): (78) Illinois State, (139) Southern Illinois, (157) Valparaiso, (172) Belmont, (195) Missouri State, (213) Drake, (240) Murray State, (258) Northern Iowa, (265) Evansville, (277) Bradley
Murray State Lineup: (1) Brady Haake, (2) Kamaren Cunningham, (3) Lennon Albans, (4) Trey Lewis, (4) Jay Nimmo, (Alternate) Tyler Powell
Recent MVC Champions: Illinois State (2023), Southern Illinois (2022), Loyola (2021), Southern Illinois (2019), Bradley (2018), Wichita State (2017)
Recent MVC Player Champions: Anthony Delisanti, Valparaiso (2023, 2022), Devin Johnson, Loyola (2021), David Rauer, Southern Illinois (2019), Drake Bushong, Bradley (2018), Trent Wallace, Wichita State (2017)
Low 54 Team Score: (833) Oklahoma State (1949)
Low 18 Player Score: (65) Felix van Dijk, Illinois State, Gary Navaro, Wichita State (1972), (66) Dave Rauer, Illinois State (2019), (67) Alex McCulla, Illinois State, Anthony Delisanti, Valparaiso, (2022), Max Kreikemeier, Missouri State (2002), Brad Golden, Wichita State (2000), Cory Braunschweig, Drake (1997), Fred Powers, Tulsa (1981), Mike Shepard, Wichita State (1977), Mike Caster, Wichita State (1977), Ron Vlosich, New Mexico State (1976), Tommy Smith, West Texas State, (1975)