Baylor MGOLF in Tie for Second After Day One at Border Olympics

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 14, 2022
Baylor MGOLF in Tie for Second After Day One at Border Olympics
Johnny Keefer holds the individual lead through 36 holes
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

LAREDO, Texas – Baylor men’s golf sits in a tie for second through 36 holes at the Border Olympics after firing a 2-under par 574 Monday on the first day of the 54-hole tournament.

Johnny Keefer holds the individual lead by a stroke after 36 holes, thanks to a pair of rounds in the 60's. The junior from San Antonio started hot in the morning with a 4-under par 68, which put him in a tie for first with two other players. He followed that up with a 3-under 69 in the second round, highlighted by a bogey-free back nine.

Sophomore Luke Morgan made his first start in a stroke-play event this season and responded by opening the tournament with a 1-under 71. Morgan backed up his strong start with a steady, even-par 72 to sit in 10th place after day one.

After opening with a 4-over 76, senior Mark Reppe bounced back with a 2-under 70 in his second round, one of three rounds at par or better for the Bears on Monday afternoon. Reppe started with a birdie on his first hole of the second round, and after a couple of bogeys at Nos. 5 and 7, he responded with three-straight birdies to get back into red figures. A 1-under 35 on his inward half pulled Reppe into a tie for 22nd place after 36 holes.

Freshman Drew Wrightson made his first start in the lineup since mid-September and came out strong on Monday morning with a 1-over 73. After bogeys on two of his first three holes, Wrightson bounced back and played the remaining 15 holes at 1-under par to notch BU’s final counting score of the morning session. The freshman finished with a 7-over 79 in the afternoon session and sits in a tie for 53rd heading into Tuesday’s final round.

Trey Bosco also made his first start in the lineup since mid-September, firing a 3-over 75 in the afternoon round, highlighted by an eagle on his final hole of the day at the par-5 1st. Bosco played his final 13 holes of the day at 2-under par to give the Bears their fourth and final counting score of the afternoon session.

Baylor also had a pair of players competing as individuals, led by junior Tyler Isenhart, with a 7-over 151 on Monday, putting him in a tie for 46th place. Isenhart’s 151 was the fourth-best score among the individuals competing.

Freshman Zach Heffernan was right behind Isenhart with a 9-over 153 through 36 holes, putting him in a tie for 58th place.

The Bears enter Tuesday’s final round seven shots back of Houston who is leading the tournament at nine-under par.

HIGHLIGHTS

•       574 is Baylor’s lowest 36-hole score since a 570 at the 2021 ASU Thunderbird Collegiate

•       Johnny Keefer has at least a share of the 36-hole lead (in a 54-hole event) for the first time since the 2020 Cabo Collegiate.

•       Luke Morgan notched his career-best 36-hole score with a 143 on Monday.

•       Keefer led the field in par-3 scoring with a 2.63

•       Keefer tied for the second-most birdies in the field with 10.

•       Morgan tied for seventh in par-5 scoring with a 4.63



STAT OF THE DAY

A tie for second is Baylor’s best position entering the final round since Oct. 19, 2020, when the Bears were in second place entering the final round of the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational.

WHAT’S NEXT

The final round of the Border Olympics will begin at 8:00 a.m. Monday morning with a shotgun start. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com<https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=teamPlayer&tid=24506>. For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MGOLF/ WGOLF/ FOOTBALL/ MBB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-4206 | C: 254-709-2348

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