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Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course
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Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course has been the home to Murray State Golf since 1983.The course first drew praises after hosting the 2007 Kentucky State Women's
Miller Memorial hosted the 1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's championship and the 1995 and 1999 OVC women's championships. It has also staged various other tournaments, including the Junior KGA/PGA Championships and KHSAA Region-I Championship.
Will Snodgrass is the greens superintendent and general manager of the facility. In 2011, former MSU player Chris Griffin joined the club as assistant to the director and also women's golf assistant coach.
Miller Memorial was named one of the "Best Places to Play" by Golf Digest in 2006 and in the 1990's, USA Today named the course one of the best 130 layouts in the United States.
Measuring 6,592 yards from the championship tees, the par-71 layout has two distinct nines which require a wide array of shot-making. Miller is home to small and subtly undulated greens.
The outward nine is set on hilly terrain with tree lined fairways, while the inward half rewards length and accurate long iron play.The longest hole, the par-5 17th, is 535 yards long, and the shortest hole on the course is the par-3 16th, measuring 171 yards.
Miller Memorial is the perfect home course for the Racers to improve their games. The lay out presents a challenge and the practice facility MSU's team enjoys is second to none. In 2011, the Racers began using a new practice area that features bunkers and enough area to practice shots of up to 50 yards.
MSU Golf enjoys a great clubhouse that showcases locker rooms for both the men's and women's teams, plus a lounge area including a large flat screen TV. The Miller clubhouse has a fully stocked pro-shop and snack bar and a convenient picnic pavilion.
Land for the course was donated by L.D. Miller, a 1937 MSU graduate. The course is named for his late wife. The golf course is primarily for MSU students, faculty and staff.
Miller Memorial Golf Course, designed by Jack Kidwell and Mike Hurdzan of Columbus, Ohio, is located just six miles from campus, near the scenic Land Between the Lakes.
More information can be found at Miller Memorial's official web site: www.murraystate.edu/millergolf/.
