April 9, 2015

Tech women's golf team faces familiar foes at Murray State Invitational

Just one more event separates the Tennessee Tech women's golf team from the Ohio Valley Conference championships, but the only thing on the minds of the Golden Eagles is putting together a strong showing Friday and Saturday at the Murray State Invitational.

By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Just one more event separates the Tennessee Tech women's golf team from the Ohio Valley Conference championships, but the only thing on the minds of the Golden Eagles is putting together a strong showing Friday and Saturday at the Murray State Invitational.

The 54-hole tournament, which will be held at the Miller Memorial Golf Course in Murray, Ky., will feature play at a par of 72 and 6,017 yards. The first 36 holes will be played on Friday, Apr. 9 with the event kicking off with an 8:30 a.m. CT shotgun start.

The final 18 holes will wrap up the two-day event on Saturday Apr. 10, with play once again commencing with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Eleven teams will make up the field for the tournament, including seven OVC programs.

Here's a look at the participating teams:

Austin Peay
Belmont
Butler
Cincinnati
Marshall
Morehead State
Murray State
SIUE
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Xavier

"The women are continuing to improve as the spring progresses along," head coach Polk Brown said. "After a solid showing at EKU, we look to continue that momentum into Murray's event. This will be a new venue for the girls, but we are confident that they will be ready to go come Friday morning. We look forward to the challenge."

Here's a look at the participating Golden Eagles:

Photo by Rob Schabert