No. 24 Baylor MGOLF Finishes Fifth at the Aggie Invitational

Tue Apr 11 17:57:00 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 11, 2023

No. 24 Baylor MGOLF Finishes Fifth at the Aggie Invitational
BU senior Johnny Keefer records his fourth top-10 in his last five events
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

BRYAN, Texas – Baylor men’s golf recorded a 1-over 865 en route to a fifth-place finish at the Aggie Invitational on Tuesday in Bryan.

Johnny Keefer tied for eighth with a 4-under 212 to lead the Bears for a second-straight event. Tyler Isenhart finished at even par for the event with a 216, clinching a tie for 17th.

Louisville led wire-to-wire, finishing off a 12-under 852 on Tuesday to capture the team title. Cardinals junior Max Kennedy captured the team title with a 7-under 209.

THE RUNDOWN
Keefer played his first five holes at 1-under par, highlighted by a birdie at No. 4. Following a bogey at No. 6, the senior bounced back with a birdie at No. 7 but gave it back with a bogey at No. 9 to finish the front nine with an even-par 36. Keefer got to 2-under on the back nine with birdies at Nos. 11 and 15 but made his only back-nine blemish with a bogey at No. 17 to finish off his 1-under 71.

Isenhart closed out his tournament with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday. The Chicago native made a pair of bogeys at Nos. 4 and 8 to make the turn with a 2-over 38. The senior got back to even with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 before making his final bogey of the day at No. 17 to close out his even-par 216.

Zach Heffernan shot a 1-under 72 on Tuesday to finish tied for 30th. The Boerne native played the front nine at 1-over with bogeys at Nos. 3 and 7 around a birdie at No. 5. Heffernan played bogey-free on his final nine, highlighted by a birdie at No. 11 to polish off an even-par 72 for a 3-over 219 for the week.

Drew Wrightson shot a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for 34th. Following an opening double bogey, Wrightson bounced back with a pair of birdies at Nos. 3 and 6 to shoot an even-par 36 on the front nine. The sophomore birdied number 10 to reach red figures but made another double at No. 16 to drop back over par, and after a birdie to get back to even, he bogeyed No. 18 to finish at 1-over for the day and 4-over for the week.

Trey Bosco saved his best for last, shooting a 1-under 71 on Tuesday to finish 60th for the week. Bosco's best score of the week started with a bogey, but he battled back with birdies at Nos. 5 and 8 before a bogey at No. 9 saw him make the turn with an even-par 36. He played the back nine at 1-under par with birdies at Nos. 11 and 15 around a bogey at No. 13 to finish at 227 for the week.

Luke Dossey also improved his score for a third-straight round with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday to finish tied for 55th. Starting on No. 10, Dossey played his first five holes at even par, thanks to birdies at Nos. 10 and 14, surrounding a double bogey at No. 13. The senior played his final 13 holes at 3-under with birdies at Nos. 17, 1 and 4.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   BU was one of three teams with three scores at par or better on Tuesday.
  *   Baylor’s par-3 scoring average (3.02) ranked fourth-best in the field.
  *   Johnny Keefer has played five of his last six rounds at par or better.
  *   Keefer finished with the third-best par-4 scoring average (3.90).
  *   Keefer’s 13 birdies tied for the third-most in the field this week.
  *   Zach Heffernan finished with a par-5 scoring average of 4.58, which tied for third-best in the field.
  *   Trey Bosco and Luke Dossey improved their scores each day, and after shooting in the 80s in the first round, both scored under par on Tuesday.

QUOTABLE
“We got a little better each round, which is nice. We just never put together the really low round that allows you to win or at least contend. I still feel this was a good step in the right direction. We have a quick turnaround for the Thunderbird, so we need to take what we’ve learned and put it into action right away.”

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will be back in action on Friday at the Thunderbird Collegiate from Papago Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz. For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

—BaylorBears.com—

Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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