SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time since Sep. 24, 2019, Morehead State men's golf captured a tournament championship, winning the 2021 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate following a two-hole playoff Tuesday.

The Eagles defeated fellow Ohio Valley Conference member UT Martin in a two-hole playoff after tying the Skyhawks through 54 holes to capture the tournament championship. Morehead State used its three-lowest rounds of the season (279-288-284-851) en route to victory while having all five members of the team's lineup capturing top-25 placements.

Senior Joe Muschong led all Morehead State scorers, finishing third at the event, carding scores of 66-71-72-209 to finish seven-under-par. Finishing at even-par, senior Zac Viminitz tied for 15th, fashioning scores of 68-72-76-216.

Each member of the starting lineup fired rounds below par, combining to fire nine total rounds at or below par, including six rounds below par.

Morehead State returns to the course Saturday, competing in a duel match with Northern Kentucky. The match tees off from Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union, Ky.

SCORING SUMMARY
Morehead State (279-288-284-851) – t-1st (won in two-hole playoff)
Joe Muschong (66-71-72-209) – 3rd
Zac Viminitz (68-72-76-216) – t-15th
Cooper Collins (74-70-73-217) – t-19th
Brody Webb (72-75-70-217) – t-19th
Ryan Gillum (73-76-69-218) – t-25th

NOTABLE

• Morehead State's victory at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate marks the third tournament victory under head coach Matthew Martin as the team has captured a tournament championship in two consecutive seasons.
• The 2021 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate was the first event since the 2018 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational with the entire tournament lineup each claiming top-25 finishes.
• Four Eagles—Ryan Gillum, Joe Muschong, Zac Viminitz, and Brody Webb—carded rounds that either tied for their lowest (Viminitz [68]) or second-lowest (Gillum [69], Muschong [66], and Webb [70]) of their careers.
• Four Eagles finished top-10 in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate field in Par-3 Scoring, ranking second (Gillum), tied for third (Webb), tied for fifth (Muschong), and tied for ninth (Cooper Collins). Muschong also finished top-10 in the field in Par-4 (t-6th) and Par-5 (t-7th) scoring.
• Muschong and Webb each carded an eagle at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, two of the 13 total eagles at the event.
• Gillum and Viminitz finished tied for fourth in the field in birdies, each marking in 13 during the event while Webb (39) and Collins (37) tied for third and ninth, respectively, in the field in pars.