Baylor MGOLF Tied for 10th After Round One at Cabo Collegiate

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 27, 2022
Baylor MGOLF Tied for 10th After Round One at Cabo Collegiate
Three Bears shoot even-par 71’s to lead BU on day one
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Baylor men’s golf is in a tie for 10th after a 1-over 285 in the first round of the Cabo Collegiate at the Cove Club in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Following a birdie on his opening hole of the day at the par-3 14th hole, freshman Zach Heffernan played his opening nine holes at 3-under par. He shot 3-over par on his inward half to clinch his career-best round of 71 and his first-career round of par or better.

A double-bogey six at the par-4 15th put No. 1 player Johnny Keefer at 4-over through his first six holes. The junior from San Antonio stormed back playing his next four holes at four-under-par, including an eagle two at the par-4 first. Keefer played his final eight holes of the day at even-par to get into the clubhouse with an even-par 71, his fifth round of par or better in his last seven rounds.

Sophomore Luke Morgan continued his hot play of late with birdies at his first and last holes of the day en route to an even-par 71 of his own. The Guthrie, Okla., native, has now shot par or better in all four of his stroke-play rounds this spring.

Fellow sophomore Trey Bosco tied his best round of the season with a 1-over 72 on Sunday. After an opening bogey at the par-5 13th, Bosco rebounded nicely with a birdie and his team-leading second eagle of the season over the next three holes to get back into red figures. After spending most of his day under par, Bosco bogeyed three of his final four holes to finish 1-over and tied for 44th.

Joining Bosco at 1-over for the day was his teammate, Mark Reppe. The senior was under par through four holes until a triple-bogey seven at the par-4 15th moved him to 2-over. He battled back and played his next 11 holes in 2-under before a bogey on his 16th hole of the day at the par-4 ninth.

Oklahoma State holds the first-round lead with its four counting scores at par or better, spearheaded by the tournament leader, Brian Stark, at 6-under.

HIGHLIGHTS

•       Baylor's 3.00 scoring average on the par-3's Sunday tied for the third-best in the field.

•       BU was one of four schools with two or more eagles in round one.

•       Zach Heffernan's seven birdies were the second-most in the field on Sunday.

•       Heffernan and Mark Reppe tied for the second-best par-3 scoring average on day one (2.80).

•       Reppe’s 13 pars were third-most in the field.

•       Trey Bosco’s opening-round 72 is the lowest opening round of his career.

•       Johnny Keefer made his first eagle of the season.

STAT OF THE DAY

On Sunday, three Bears (Heffernan, Bosco, and Morgan) tied or set career-best opening-round scores.

WHAT’S NEXT

Round two at the Ocean Course will begin with a 9:00 a.m. CT shotgun start on Monday. The Bears will start on hole Nos. 10-14 and play alongside California, Arizona and Alabama. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com<https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=24564>. 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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