Hunt honored in last OVC Tournament
Posted By: Simon Elfrink
April 29, 2021
Andrea Jameson
ajameson1@murraystate.edu
As the spring golf season comes to an end, Head Coach Eddie Hunt retired after 20 years of coaching the Murray State men’s golf team beginning in 2001.
The 2021 season finishes with two strong suits for the men’s golf team as they contributed to the Racers placing 9th in the Ohio valley men’s championship tournament.
Seniors Avery Edwards and Austin Knight competed in their last OVC championship event which took place in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Edwards finished in 10th place with scores of 76-69-73 218 while Knight placed 41st in the tournament with scores of 77-82-73 232. Senior Connor Coombs placed 34th shooting rounds of 78-73-77 228 while sophomore Carson Holmes took home 55th place shooting 78-81-83 242.
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Coombs, Knight impress in third round of Murray State Invitational
Posted By: Simon Elfrink
April 12, 2021
Andrea Jameson
ajameson1@murraystate.edu
It was an exciting weekend for the Murray State men’s golf team as they competed in the Murray State Invitational in Dickson, Tennessee, on Monday, April 5, and Tuesday, April 6, with two seniors winning the low-round honors at the Greystone Golf Club.
As a team, the Racers shot a line of 289-296-294 879, placing sixth out of 15 teams in the competition.
Seniors Connor Coombs and Austin Knight made the lowest score in the first and third round of the tournament with a three-under-par 69. Austin Knight swung a line of 72-76-69 217 and placed 18th as the Racers’ best finisher with senior Avery Edwards falling right behind in 27th on rounds of 74-73-74 221.