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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 14, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor MGOLF in Eighth Place After Day One at the Thunderbird Collegiate<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">BU’s Johnny Keefer shares the overnight lead with three others<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">PHOENIX, Ariz. – </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Led by senior Johnny
Keefer, Baylor men’s golf settled in eighth place after day one of the Thunderbird Collegiate at Papago Golf Club on Friday.</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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Keefer holds a share of the 36-hole lead for the third time in his Baylor career after an 8-under 134. Keefer was joined in the top-15
by his teammate Luke Dossey who finished Friday in a tie for 12th after a 4-under 138, playing as an individual.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Arizona State is leading the event after a 23-under 545, a shot ahead of in-state rival Arizona. BU's 2-over 570 has them just six shots
back of the top-5 entering Saturday's final round. Keefer shares the individual lead with ASU’s Preston Summerhays, Arizona’s Sam Sommerhauser and North Carolina’s David Ford.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">First Round<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Keefer’s first-round 66 got underway with an early bogey at No. 2, but he finished the front nine in red figures with birdies at Nos.
5 and 9. Following a second bogey of the day at No. 10, the senior caught fire with a birdie at No. 12 and four more to end the round at Nos. 15-18.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Zach Heffernan shot a 1-under 70 in round one. He opened with a 2-under 34 on the front nine with birdies at Nos. 4 and 5. The sophomore
opened the back nine with a bogey at No. 10 and another at No. 14 to fall back to even. Heffernan would finish in red figures with birdies at Nos. 15 and 17 around a bogey at No. 16.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Trey Bosco shot his second-straight round at par or better with a first-round 71. The Austin native started strong with a birdie at No.
2 but dropped back to even with a bogey at No. 4 for a 36 on his front nine. His second bogey of the day came at No. 13, but Bosco closed strong with a birdie at No. 18.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Drew Wrightson shot a 4-over 75 in round one. He fell to four over through six holes after a double bogey at No. 3 and bogeys at Nos.
4 and 6 before getting a stroke back with a birdie at No. 7. The sophomore steadied his round with eight-straight pars on the back nine before a bogey at the final hole dropped him back to 4-over in the opening round.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Tyler Isenhart also fired a 4-over 75 in the first round on Friday. He struggled on the front nine with bogeys at Nos. 3, 5 and 7, along
with a double bogey at No. 6. The senior finished the front nine with a birdie to get to 4-over through nine holes. Following a birdie, double-bogey, bogey stretch, Isenhart made a pair of birdies at Nos. 15 and 18 on the way in to get back to 4-over on the
round.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Dossey scorched the scorecard in the morning with a 3-under 68, his second-straight round in the 60s. The senior started at No. 10 with
a double bogey but recovered nicely with a birdie at No. 13 and an eagle at No. 16 for a 1-under 34 on his first nine. After a pair of birdies at Nos. 3 and 4, Dossey bogeyed No. 6 but closed the round with a birdie at No. 9.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round Two<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Keefer picked up where he left off in round one, with a 3-under 68 in round two. Going back to the end of his first round, the senior
started with a fifth-straight birdie at No. 1 and closed his opening nine with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 8 and 9 for a 3-under 33. Following a bogey at No. 10, Keefer bounced back with birdies at Nos. 11 and 12 before making his final bogey of the day at
No. 16 to finish off his 3-under 68.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Isenhart shot a 1-under 70, his second under-par round in as many events. The Chicago, Ill., native started with a pair of bogeys on
the front side at Nos. 3 and 7 for a 2-over 36 on his outward nine. The senior recorded a clean card on his inward half with birdies at Nos. 12, 14 and 16 for a 3-under 32 to close out his round in a tie for 48<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Wrightson improved his second-round score by one in the final round with a 3-over 74. The sophomore opened with a pair of birdies at
Nos. 1 and 2 but gave them back with bogeys at Nos. 4 and 6 for an even-par front side. On the back nine, Wrightson started strong again with a birdie at No. 11 but made bogeys at Nos. 13 and 17 around a double bogey at No. 14 for a 3-over 38 on the back nine
to finish tied for 69<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Heffernan shot a 5-over 76 in round two to finish the day tied for 56<sup>th</sup>. The Boerne native birdied the opening hole of his
second round but made bogeys at Nos. 4, 7 and 9 for a 2-over 38 on the front nine. Starting with a birdie on the back side, Heffernan got a stroke back with a birdie at No. 12 before finishing with three more bogeys at Nos. 13, 17 and 18.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Bosco finished his day with a 6-over 77 putting him in a tie for 66<sup>th</sup>. He started his round six over through seven holes with
bogeys at Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 7, along with a double bogey at No. 6, adding up to a 6-over 42 on the front side. After a final bogey at No. 13, Isenhart played his final five holes a 1-under par with a birdie at No. 17.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Dossey burst out of the gate on his back nine for the second-straight round with three-straight birdies at Nos. 10, 11 and 12. He reached
4-under on the round with a birdie at No. 15 but stumbled at No. 17 with a double-bogey for a 2-under 33 on his opening nine. After a birdie at No. 1 to start his second nine, Dossey made bogeys at Nos. 2 and 9 to close out the round in a tie for 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Johnny Keefer tied for the best par-3 scoring average in the field at 2.63.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">The senior’s 12 birdies were the most in the field on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Keefer tied for the third-best par-5 scoring average.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Luke Dossey has recorded three-straight rounds at par or better for the first time in his career.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Tyler Isenhart has shot at least one round at par or better in seven of his last eight events.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">STAT OF THE DAY<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">With six-straight rounds at par or better, Johnny Keefer is in the midst of the longest stretch in his career.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WHAT'S NEXT</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The Bears will play with Oregon State in the final round on Saturday. Johnny Keefer and Tyler Isenhart will lead things off for the Bears
at 9:00 a.m. CT, followed by Zach Heffernan and Trey Bosco at 9:12 a.m. Drew Wrightson will be last off for BU at 9:24 a.m., while Luke Dossey will tee off on No. 10 at 10:42 a.m. Live stats and scoring can be found at
</span></strong><a href="https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=25779"><span style="background:white">Golfstat.com.</span></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",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><o:p></o:p></p>
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