Tee Time – Racers Face Govs In Popeye’s Battle of the Border Match Play

Saturday, February 26

Hopkinsville, Ky.

Murray State

Austin Peay

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

Tee Time – Racers Face Govs In Popeye’s Battle of the Border Match Play

2/24/2022 3:39:00 PM | Men's Golf

Hopkinsville Country Club is the site of the first match play event between old rivals Murray State and Austin Peay

The Murray State vs Austin Peay rivalry has decades of history as one of college athletics' greatest rivalries. That is true no matter the sport and it will be again when the Battle of the Border - Popeyes

men's golf teams from each university get together Saturday for a single match-play event in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Hopkinsville Country Club hosts the competition between the Racers and Governors Saturday starting at noon.

The format is singles match play and there are nine head-to-head competitions. In the event a match is tied after 18 holes, the match will play extra holes until there is a winner. With each match win counting for one point, there are a total of nine points available and the first team to five points will be declared the winner.

Event: Popeye's Battle of the Border
Dates: Feb. 26, 2022
Host: Murray State
Course: Hopkinsville Country Club, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Par/Length: Par-71/6,450 yards
Schedule of Play: Singles – 18 holes – Player until a win
Tee Times: First pairing at noon
Live Scoring: There is no live scoring for this event
Head to Head Pairings:
Singles Match Play ( All begin from first tee)
12:00pm- Tyler Abernathy (MSU) VS Reece Britt (APSU)
12:08pm- John Buchanan (MSU) VS Morgan Robinson (APSU)
12:16pm- Tyler Powell (MSU) VS Garrett Whitfield (APSU)
12:24pm- Carson Holmes (MSU) VS Jay Fox (APSU)
12:32pm- Walker Beck (MSU) VS Logan Spurrier (APSU)
12:40pm- Quinn Eaton (MSU) VS Adam Van Raden (APSU)
12:48pm- Trey Lewis (MSU) VS Micah Kinsley (APSU)
12:56pm- Kamaren Cunningham (MSU) VS Jordan Rodriquez (APSU)
1:04pm- Connor Coombs (MSU) VS Chase Korte (APSU)

About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.