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Austin Knight
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hopkinsville, Ky.
- High School:
- Hopkinsville HS
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
Before MSU
Personal
- Saw action in 19 rounds with a scoring average of 73.9, tops on the team and ranked 16th in the OVC.
- Placed third at the ASU Spring Classic with a closing score of 73.
- Won the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate on scores of 70-69-71=210.
2019-20
- In a season shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic, he appeared in 14 rounds with a scoring average of 72.5.
- Posted his low round of the school year with a 5-under 67 at the APSU Intercollegiate where he placed 3rd on rounds of 71-71-67=209.
- Placed seventh at the Murray State Invitational on scores of 70-69-68=208.
2018-19
- Placed 17th at the Kentucky State Amateur on scores of 73-74-74=221.
- Won a second-consecutive Tennessee Valley Golf Association Match Play Championship at Clarksville Country Club in Clarksville, Tenn.
- Won the Barron Championship on scores of 63-69=132 to win by six shots over Austin Peay's Chase Korte.
- Knight's total of 132 (10-under-par) set the event scoring record by one shot.
- Won he Hopkinsville City Amateur on scores of 64-67=131, which was good for a two-shot win.
- Saw action in 10 events with a scoring average of 72.1 in 27 rounds which ranked fourth in the OVC
- Helped the Racers to a win at their home event, the MSU Invitational, with a spot in third place on scores of 68-70-70-208.
- Won the medalist title at the Skyhawk Classic on scores of 70-67-68=205.
- Placed ninth at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate on scores of 73-71-69=213.
- Helped the Racers to a third place finish at the OVC Championship with a 14th place showing on scores of 72-71-72=215.
2017-18
- Earned All-OVCÂ honors after he had a scoring average of 73.6 which was 12th in the league in 35 rounds.
- Led the Racers with a 13th place finish at the OVC Championship on scores of 72-74-75=221.
- Scored a pair of individual titles during the season including one in the spring at the TSU Big Blue Invitational on scores of 71-69-72.
- He also won the APSU Intercollegiate in the fall season on scores of 73-67-70=210.
- The 67 at the APSU event was his season-low score as was a 67 he carded at the MSU Invitational.
- Competed at the Kentucky Amateur where he finished 11th on scores of 69-74-75=216.
- Placed 11th at the Irvin Cobb Championship with scores of 75-75=150.
- Won the championship of the 2017 Tennessee Valley Golf Association Match Play Championship. Â
2016-17
- Was the Racers' top scorer with a stroke average of 74.5 in 36 rounds.
- His scoring average ranked in the top-20 of the OVC.
- Was named to the All-OVC Newcomer Team.
- Had a hole-in-one at the OVC Championship in Muscle Shoals, Alabama at the Shoals GC. He did it in the final round by acing the Par-3 No. 6 hole with a 7-iron from 186Â yards.
- His hole-in-one was MSU's first at the OVC Championship since Nick Newcomb in 2008.
- Had a pair of top-5 finishes including the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational with a  third place finish on scores of 72-71-71=214.
- Finished fourth at the Skyhawk Classic on scores of 71-71-74=216.
- Had a sixth place finish at the TSU Big Blue Invitational with scores of 72-72-74=218.
- In the summer he placed 10th at the Irvin Cobb Championship on scores of 73-74=147.
Before MSU
- Competed at Hopkinsville High School where he was a six-year letterman.
- Won 2015 KHSAA Region 2 Individual Championship with a 68.
- Qualified and played in the KHSAA Boy’s State Tournament from sophomore through senior seasons.
- Named to the 2015 KHSAA All-State Team.
- Named the Kentucky Junior  PGA Tour Player of the Year in back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015.
- Qualified for the Kentucky State Amateur Tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
- Won 27 events in his junior career.
- Career low round was a 60 at Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club in 2016.
Personal
- Born Dec. 21, 1997, son of Steffan and Jan Knight.
- Majoring in middle school education.Â
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