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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- Feb. 21, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor MGOLF Finishes 18<sup>th</sup> at the Prestige<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Johnny Keefer finishes tied for 25<sup>th</sup>, while Luke Morgan and Trey Bosco shine as individuals<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">LA QUINTA, Calif.
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">– On the heels of a 7-over 859, Baylor men’s golf opened the spring semester with an 18<sup>th</sup>-place finish at the Prestige at PGA West.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">For the third time this season, Johnny Keefer led the way for Baylor with a 3-under 210, good enough for a tie for 25<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Texas Tech captured the overall team title with a 33-under 819, 12 shots ahead of second-place Kansas. The Jayhawks’ Cecil Belisle took
home individual medalist honors with a 13-under 200, two shots ahead of Washington’s Petr Hruby.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:white">THE RUNDOWN
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Keefer went out with a pair of birdies on the front nine at Nos. 7 and 9 to make the turn at 2-under. Keefer would push it to 3-under with a birdie at No. 16 before giving it back with a bogey
at 17 to close out a 2-under 70. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Davis Ovard finished his first stroke-play event in the lineup with a tie for 53<sup>rd</sup>, thanks to a 3-over 213 across three days. The freshman opened the final round with a birdie but followed
with bogeys at Nos. 2, 5, 6 and seven before carding another birdie at No. 8 to close the front nine. He made two more bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12 but played the final six holes at even par.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Luke Dossey recorded a tie for 85<sup>th</sup> with a 7-over 220. Four-straight pars opened the day for Dossey, but bogeys at Nos. 5 and 9 put him at 2-over at the turn. The senior's first birdie
of the day came at No. 12. He would add one more at No. 17, but only after two more bogeys at Nos. 14 and 15, which put him at 2-over on the round.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Tyler Isenhart notched his best round of the week on Wednesday with an even-par 70 to finish tied for 94<sup>th</sup>. The senior made two bogeys in his first three holes at Nos. 2 and 3, but got
one back with a birdie at No. 9. Making the turn at 1-over, Isenhart opened the inward half with a bogey before finishing strong with a pair of birdies at Nos. 11 and 17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Jonas Appel finished tied for 102<sup>nd</sup> after a 3-over 74 on Wednesday. On the heels of eight-straight pars to open the final round, Appel made back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 9 and 10 to drop
to 2-over on the day. After a bogey at No. 12, he made two more bogeys at Nos. 13 and 15. At 3-over, Appel made a birdie at No. 17 and a bogey at No. 18 to finish his round at that number.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Of Baylor's five representatives at the Prestige Individual, two carded top-10 finishes as Luke Morgan recorded a career-best tie for fourth with a 4-under 212. At the same time, Trey Bosco notched
his second-straight top-10 finish with a tie for sixth. Zach Heffernan finished 45<sup>th</sup>, Patricio Gonzalez tied for 46<sup>th</sup> and Sam Dossey tied for 49<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:white">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white">Johnny Keefer has now shot par or better in seven straight stroke-play rounds, dating back to the final round of the Fighting Illini Invitational.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white">Luke Morgan's 17 birdies tied for the most in the field at the Prestige Individual.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white">Trey Bosco now has six career Top-10 finishes<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:white">STAT OF THE DAY<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">71.47</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"> — With a 3-under 210 this week, Johnny Keefer improved his career stroke average to 71.47, 0.08 strokes ahead of Jimmy Walker for
the all-time program record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:white">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;background:white">Mike McGraw, Baylor head coach—
</span></i><span style="color:black;background:white">“It was certainly not the week we were looking for, but I saw glimpses of what this team can be. Now it’s time to get home and clean up a few things and get back after it in Cabo.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:white">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The Bears will compete in the Cabo Collegiate March 3-6 at Twin Dolphin Club in Los Cabos, Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.<span style="color:black;background:white">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">—BaylorBears.com—</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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