Baylor MGOLF improves by four strokes in Cabo

[Ingram, Brent]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – March 3, 2025

MGOLF improves by four strokes in Cabo
Freshman Stjernfeldt leads Bears with even-par 71

By Jerry Hill, BaylorBears.com

For more information contact: Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, brent_ingram at baylor.edu<mailto:brent_ingram at baylor.edu>



LOS CABOS, Mexico – Closing strong with four birdies in his last eight holes, Baylor freshman Vincent Stjernfeldt led the Bears in Monday’s Round 2 at the Cabo Collegiate with an even-par score of 71 at Twin Dolphin Club.



As a team, Baylor shot four strokes better than its opening-round score with an 11-over 295 and sits in 13th place with a 36-hole total of 26-over 594, one shot behind Rice and nine shots out of a spot in the top 10.



Arizona State and Oklahoma State remained 1-2 in the team standings at 555 (13-under) and 564 (4-under), respectively, going into Tuesday’s final round. Florida State’s Tyler Weaver shot the low score of the day at 5-under-par 66 and has the individual lead at 7-under 135, one shot ahead of ASU’s Michael Mjaaseth and OSU’s Preston Stout.



THE RUNDOWN

Stjernfeldt took a rather circuitous route to his even-par round of 71, going 3-over for his first 10 holes, with bogeys at Nos. 15, 18 and 4. Ten-over through the first 28 holes of the tournament, the freshman responded with birdies at Nos. 5 and 6, bogeyed No. 10 and then closed with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 11 and 12, moving up 15 spots to 49th in the individual standings.



Tied for 38th at 5-over 147, Jonas Appel remained Baylor’s individual leader after a 3-over-par 74 in Monday’s second round. After recording his team-high sixth birdie of the tournament at the par-5, 571-yard 13th hole, the junior made the turn at even par with a bogey at No. 15. But three bogeys on the front nine left him at 3-over for the day.



After opening par-birdie at Nos. 10 and 11, senior Zach Heffernan had a tough two-hole stretch with a double bogey on No. 14 and a triple bogey on the par-3 15th. He recovered to shoot even-par over his last 13 holes, bogeying the par-4 second hole and recording a birdie at No. 4 before closing with four-straight pars.



Overcoming a pair of double bogeys at Nos. 3 and 13, sophomore Davis Ovard offset bogeys at Nos. 7 and 11 with birdies at Nos. 6 and No. 17 to shoot 4-over 75 and finish tied for 62nd at 11-over 153.



Redshirt junior Drew Wrightson had a solid round going at 1-over through his first 15 holes, with birdies at Nos. 14 and 16. But he had a tough closing stretch with a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth hole and bogey at No. 10, shooting 6-over 77 for the day and tied for 56th at tied for 56th at 9-over 151.



HIGHLIGHTS

• Through the first two rounds, Baylor is tied for second with Arkansas in pars with 115 (59 on Monday), just three fewer than Texas Tech (118).

• Zach Heffernan (26), Davis Ovard (24) and Drew Wrightson (24) are all ranked in the top 20 in pars recorded.

• On a day when the average score for the field was 73.15, Vincent Stjernfeldt was one of 30 players in the 80-player field to shoot par or better.

• The Bears are seventh in par-4 scoring at 4.18 (20-over). Tournament leaders Arizona State and Oklahoma State are also 1-2 in par-4 scoring at 3.96 and 4.04, respectively.



STAT OF THE DAY

-3 — Vincent Stjernfeldt shot 3-under for his last eight holes, with birdies at Nos. 5, 6, 11 and 12 and one bogey at the par-4 10th.



QUOTABLE

Head Coach Mike McGraw on freshman Vincent Stjernfeldt’s even-par round of 71 - "It was really nice to see Vincent post a solid round today. If we can get several more rounds like that tomorrow, we should move up the leaderboard."



WHAT'S NEXT

The final round of the Cabo Collegiate will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.  Tuesday. The Bears are paired with Houston and will start on the back nine. Live scoring is available at The Cabo. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.



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Brent Ingram | Associate AD for Communications
Baseball Sport Program Administrator
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 210-845-8651

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