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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete results and statistics attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1 align="right" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:right;text-indent:.5in"><a name="_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 17, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></h1>
<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></h1>
<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor Men’s Golf Tied for Sixth at Valspar Collegiate<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Braden Bailey one shot back of lead after 5-under, 66</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David Kaye, 254-709-5147,
</span></span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">THE RUNDOWN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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PALM CITY, Fla. – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Baylor men’s golf is tied for sixth place after shooting even-par 281 in Sunday’s first round of the Valspar Collegiate. The Bears are six shots back
of the lead with two rounds remaining at Floridian National Golf Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">No. 23 Baylor (E) is ahead of five top-11 ranked teams. The Bears lead No. 3 Vanderbilt (+1), No. 9 Georgia Tech (+1), Houston (+4), No. 11 LSU (+5), No. 2 Duke (+6),
No. 35 Arkansas (+7), No. 8 Texas (+9) and No. 20 South Florida (+13). BU is tied with No. 27 Texas A&M (E) and trails No. 30 Florida State (-6), No. 31 South Carolina (-6), No. 6 Wake Forest (-6), No. 1 Oklahoma State (-5) and No. 13 Auburn (-3).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Braden Bailey got off to a strong start and was 6-under through 11 holes before finishing at 5-under 66 in a tie for second place, just one shot back of the lead. Colin
Kober is tied for 30<sup>th</sup> place after shooting 1-over 72, while Cooper Dossey and Ryan Grider posted the Bears’ final counting scores with matching rounds of 2-over 73. Garrett May shot 9-over 80, while Mark Reppe, who is competing as an individual,
carded 1-over 72.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Baylor is second in the 15-team field in par-5 scoring at 7-under 4.65, 11<sup>th</sup> in par-4
scoring at 8-over 4.18 and tied for 13<sup>th</sup> in par-3 scoring at 8-over 3.32.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">BU’s lineup combined for 17 birdies, which were sixth-most in the field.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The Bears joined South Carolina as the only teams with two eagles in the first round.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Bailey is tied for second in the 84-player field in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.25 and tied for third
in par-4 scoring at 3-under 3.67.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">May and Grider are tied for seventh in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.50.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Reppe is tied for 14<sup>th</sup> in par-4 scoring at 1-under 3.89.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Grider is tied for 14<sup>th</sup> in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Bailey made six birdies on Sunday, tied for fifth-most in the field, while Reppe and May tied for
19<sup>th</sup> with four birdies apiece.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Grider had a team-high 12 pars, tied for 18<sup>th</sup>-most in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">STAT OF THE DAY<br>
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">2 – Baylor players accounted for two of the eight eagles made during the first round. Grider was one of four players to make eagle on the 575-yard, par-5 seventh hole,
while Bailey was one of three players to make eagle on the 335-yard, par-4 17<sup>th</sup> hole.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">WHAT'S NEXT</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Due to the threat of weather, teams will attempt to play both remaining rounds on Monday, with second-round tee times starting at 7:20 a.m. CT and teams continuing
play into the final round. Baylor is paired with Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech and will start from the 10<sup>th</sup> tee in both rounds. May has the Bears’ first tee time at 7:20 a.m., and he’ll be followed in eight-minute intervals by Grider, Dossey, Kober
and Bailey, respectively. Reppe tees off from No. 1 at 8:56 a.m. CT. Live scoring of the Valspar Collegiate is available at
</span></span><a href="http://www.golfstat.com"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.golfstat.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.
Follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk495348662"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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