Murray State University Athletics
2006-07 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Michael Craft
- Position:
- Player
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paducah, Ky.
- High School:
- Paducah TilghmanHS
2006-07:Â Posted a best fall finish of 7th at the MSU Invitational when he fired rounds of 73-74-67=214.
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2005-06: Played in 12 events as a junior and finished with a scoring average of 72.79 for 34 rounds...In the fall he posted four straight top-10 finished including back to back seconds...He placed second at the Mission Inn Intercollegiate with rounds of 71-69-67=214 and the next week at the Rivercut Invitational he also placed second with rounds of 71-69-67=203...His best finish of the spring was a third place showing at the Grover Page Classic with rounds of 68-69-74=212...Finished 29th at the OVC Championship.
2004-05: Â Played in 13 events that included one victory and another top-5 finish...He won the North-South Intercollegiate after rounds of 66-70=136...The 66 was his career best round...He also placed 3rd place at the Murray State Invitational with rounds of 73-69-70=212...
2003-04:Â In only his second collegiate tournament held lead for a time and finished 7th at the Gulf Coast Classic with rounds of 74-72...Finished 4th at EKU Colonel Classic after first round 5-under 67....Finished 17th at his first OVC Championship...recovered from opening 80 to shoot 75-78...Played in all 12 events...Had five top-5 finishes as a freshman.
High School:  Played high school golf at Paducah Tilghman under head coach Nancy Ragland...Was a key member of the Blue Tornado’s 2000 state championship team...Tilghman finished second at state tournament in 2001 and third in 2002...Individually, Craft placed sixth at the state tournament as a senior and was fourth on the all-state points standings...Never shot over 75 in tournament play as a senior and turned in a low round of 66...In the summer of 2003, won the prestigious Irvin Cobb Golf Tournament by setting the amateur record of 133 for two rounds...In the Cobb, he beat the winner of the professional division by 6 strokes...Also played basketball in high school, letter four years and competing on the 2002 state tournament runner-up squad.
Personal: Â Is majoring in business administration...Son of Gary and Mary Beth Craft...Born on
