Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course
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Frances E. Miller Memorial Golf Course presents a unique challenge for competitive and recreational golfers alike.
The home of the Racer golf programs since 1983, Miller Memorial has been named one of the 130 best layouts in the United States by USA Today.
Measuring 6,592 yards from the championship tees, the par-71 layout has two distinct nines which require a wide array of shot-making. The outward nine is set on hilly terrain and requires pinpoint accuracy from tee to green, 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 was the host of the 1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's championship and the 1995 and 1999 OVC women's championships. It has also hosted various other tournaments, including the 1989 Junior KGA/PGA Championships.
The beautiful tract of land for the course was donated by L.D. Miller, a 1937 graduate of Murray State. The course is named for his late wife, under the provision that the lead be used for a golf course primarily for MSU students, faculty and staff.
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Before his death in 1992, Miller donated a clubhouse modeled after his own home. Completed in the fall of 1990, the facility houseds banquets and meetings at the course.
Miller Memorial Golf Course, designed by Jack Kidwell and Mike Hurdzan of Columbus, Ohio, is located just six miles from campus on Ky. Highway 280 off off Ky. Highway 94 east of Murray, near the scenic Land Between the Lakes.
Miller Golf Course Web site