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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 15, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor MGOLF Continues Fall Slate at Fighting Illini Invitational</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">BU will face a stiff test in return to Olympia Fields<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Olympia Fields, Ill.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"> – Baylor men’s golf
will resume its 2022 fall slate at the Fighting Illini Invitational, beginning Friday at Olympia Fields Country Club.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The 15-team field will consist of 11 teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Poll. The Bears shared
the team title at the Fighting Illini in 2019 and Cooper Dossey took home individual medalist honors. Head coach Mike McGraw also led Oklahoma State to a team title at Olympia Fields in 2007, with future PGA Tour star Rickie Fowler as the individual medalist
for the Cowboys that year. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">With so much talent and history in Olympia Fields, McGraw looks forward to taking his Baylor team to the Chicago suburb for the eighth
time this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">“We feel so blessed to be playing an event like the Fighting Illini,” McGraw said. “Olympia Fields is one of the best courses in all of
college golf. It is a course that will make you better, regardless of the score, as there are so many learning opportunities. We have also played well there in the past."<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Johnny Keefer, ranked 18<sup>th</sup> in the latest PGA Tour University rankings, will take the No. 1 spot in the lineup for a 13<sup>th</sup>-straight
time. Keefer tied for 29<sup>th</sup> earlier this week at the Gopher Invitational, thanks to a second-round 67 at Windsong Farm.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Luke Dossey tied for 12<sup>th</sup> at the Gopher Invitational and will play out of the No. 2 spot this weekend for the Bears. The Austin,
Texas, native, shot a career-best 209 last week in Minnesota and leads the team in par-3 scoring average at 2.75.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Chicago native Tyler Isenhart returns home on the heels of his career-best 209 at the Gopher this week and will take his spot at No. 3
in the lineup. Earlier this week, the senior shot three rounds at par or better for the first time in his career.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Drew Wrightson will play at No. 4 this week following a tie for 29<sup>th</sup> at the Gopher Invitational. The Indiana native will make
his second start at the Fighting Illini Invitational after finishing tied for 69<sup>th</sup> as a freshman last year.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:black">Trey Bosco will make his 2022-23 debut in the lineup, fresh off his first career win at the Minnesota Golf Invitational last weekend. The junior re-wrote his personal record
book last week with three rounds in the 60's en route to a two-shot victory in Minnesota.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Tee times will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT on Friday morning and, once finalized, can be found
<a href="https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=pairings&tid=25907">
here.</a> Live stats can also be found at </span></strong><a href="https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=25907"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Golfstat.com</span></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">.
For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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