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The 2010 Ohio Valley Conference women's and men's golf championships will tee-off at the GreyStone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn. beginning this week. The 54-hole women's championship will be held April 22-24 while the 54-hole men's championship will take place April 26-28.

The course will be a par 72 for each event, with the yardage running 6,858 yards for the men's teams and 6,049 yards for the women's teams. Austin Peay will serve as the host for the women's championship while Eastern Kentucky is the host of the men's event.

The OVC women's golf title will be contested amongst the eight women's teams that sponsor the sport - Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech. The student-athletes will begin with a practice round on Wednesday before the opening round starts on Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

The men's golf championship will feature nine teams - Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin. The teams will have a practice round on Sunday and tee off on Monday morning at 8:00 a.m.

The annual awards banquets will be held following the first round of play for each the women (Thursday, April 22) and men (Monday,  April 26). The banquets will honor the All-OVC first-team and second-team members as well as All-Newcomer Team and Freshman of the Year. The OVC Player of the Year, Coach of the Year as well as All-Tournament and Tournament MVP awards will be presented at the conclusion of each championship.

Designed by PGA Tour pro Mark McCumber, GreyStone Golf Club offers a challenging yet fun round of golf to competitors of all skill levels. Located in historic Dickson, the golf course is a short drive from Nashville and is easily accessible from throughout Middle Tennessee. Opened in 1998, GreyStone Golf Club is a public course that has hosted many high profile events including: 2002 PGA Tour First-round qualifying, Men and Women's Tennessee State Open from 1999-2003, 2000 PGA Tour first-round qualifying, Monday qualifying for BellSouth Senior PGA Tour and 2004 1st Stage PGA Tour School Qualifying.

The OVC Championships are being held in the state of Tennessee for the first time since 2001 when the women's championship was held in Clarksville. The men's event was last held in Tennessee in 2000 (Paris, Tenn.).

Murray State is the defending women's champion while Austin Peay claimed the men's title a year ago.

Hole-by-hole live results from each day of the championship can be accessed through links at OVCSports.com

Women's Championship
Murray State ended the four-year reign of Jacksonville State last season as they led from start-to-finish in winning the 2009 OVC Championship at Crooked Creek Golf Course in London, Ky. The title was the first for the Racers since 2004, as MSU topped Jacksonville State by eight total strokes. Individually Eastern Illinois senior Carrie Riordan claimed the individual medalist crown, shooting a final round 77 to claim the title by three strokes. It marked the first time an EIU golfer had claimed the event's top honor.

This season Jacksonville State has had the best team stroke average (310.5) during the season, bettering Morehead State by less than stroke per round (311.2 for the Eagles) and Murray State (313.2) by just under three strokes. The Gamecocks have won four of the five OVC Championship that they have competed in since joining the Conference.  Murray State's seven championships are the most all-time.

Individually Morehead State freshman Marisa Kamelgarn is the stroke average leader in the OVC, averaging 75.9 strokes per round in 23 total rounds this season. She earned OVC Golfer of the Week honors three times during her rookie season. Sophomore teammate Emma Jonsson was fifth in the league in stroke average (77.6) while Jacksonville State (Lucia Fernandez, 76.3 and Laura Cutler, 77.4) also had two teammates among the top five averages. The top five also includes Murray State's Joyce Trus (third at 76.4).

Men's Championship
A year ago at the men's championship, Austin Peay outlasted two weather delays to come from five strokes down and edge Murray State by a single shot. It was the seventh OVC Championship for the Governors and first since the 2003 season. Austin Peay's win marked the fourth different team to win the OVC men's championship in the last five years. Individually Jacksonville State's Gonzalo Berlin took home medalist honors, edging Morehead State's Lee Chaney by one shot.

This year Murray State has had the top team stroke average, netting 291.4 strokes per round in 32 total rounds. That is nearly three strokes better than Eastern Kentucky (294.3), the 2006 and 2008 champions. Jacksonville State (297.7), Eastern Illinois (298.0), Tennessee State (298.0), Tennessee Tech (298.1) and Morehead State (298.8) are in the next group of balanced teams.

Individually Murray State's Nick Newcomb had the top stroke average during the season, averaging 72.4 strokes per round in 32 total rounds. That just barely topped 2009 OVC Golfer of the Year Erik Barnes of Austin Peay who averaged 72.6 strokes per round. Tennessee State's Chris Seibel and Murray State's Cameron Carrico (a three-time OVC Golfer of the Week this season) were tied for third (72.8) while Eastern Kentucky freshman Zack Butler (73.0, and also a three-time OVC Golfer of the Week) rounded out a tight group amongst the top five golfers.