The Murray State men’s golf program had a group of 13 current and former players in the field at the Pepsi-Super Valu Irvin Cobb Golf Championships played at Paxton Park GC in Paducah, Ky., July 17-18.
The Murray State group consisted of professionals, amateurs, and six players from the current roster.
Sophomore Patrick Newcomb (Benton, Ky.) led the crop of current Racers with scores of (65-70=135). He carried the lead into the final round after a 6-under-par 65 to open the event, but a Sunday 70 pushed him into a playoff with Tyler Mitchell who won the title second hole of sudden death.
The second place finish marked Newcomb’s best showing in the Irvin Cobb, one of the most popular amateur events in the mid-south.
Other current MSU players included: senior Hunter Ford (Paducah, Ky.) (73-70=143) who finished 13th, junior William Hunt (Paducah, Ky.) (72-73=145) had a 22nd place finish, while senior Grant Price (Paducah, Ky.) (74-75) was 37th. Incoming freshman Travis Thompson (Benton, Ky.) (74-76=150) finished 40th, with sophomore Tyler Brown (Blue Springs, Mo.) (80-78=158) placing 72nd.
Former Racers playing in the Cobb Amateur field included: Chris Griffin (Paducah, Ky.) (69-69=138) in third place, Josh Burks (Murray, Ky.) (70-71=141) in eighth place, Josh Rhodes (Paducah, Ky.) (70-77=147) in 30th place, with Jason Lancaster (Mayfield, Ky.) (75-79=154) in 57th place.
There were three former MSU players competing in the Cobb professional division.
Jared Wolfe (Louisville, Ky.) (68-71=139) and Jerry Price (Owensboro, Ky.) (69-70=139) shared 10th place, while Nick Newcomb (Benton, Ky.) (70-76=146) finished 29th.