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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 – July 23, 2024<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:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Kyle Jones Returns to Baylor, Joining the MGOLF Coaching Staff<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">The former BU All-American returns to Waco after a nine-year professional career<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
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</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:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas – </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Baylor men’s golf coach
Mike McGraw announced the return of All-American Kyle Jones as the Bears’ newest assistant coach on Friday.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;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">A four-year letterwinner at Baylor from 2012-15 and a Second-Team All-American in 2015, Jones spent nine years on the Korn Ferry and PGA
Tours, amassing nearly $900,000 in on-course earnings. Jones joins another former BU All-American, Jeremy Alcorn, who was named to the staff last summer.<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">“We are thrilled that Kyle will be joining us,” McGraw said. “He brings a lot of competitive experience to our staff, and he is definitely
one of the best players in the history of this program.”<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">One of just four players in program history to be selected to multiple All-Big 12 teams, Jones went on to a strong professional career,
making 114 career starts on the Korn Ferry Tour and 27 on the PGA Tour. A winner of the 2020 Utah Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour, Jones had four top 5 finishes, including three second-place finishes, most recently at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Kansas Wichita Open last June.<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">A member of McGraw’s first team at Baylor, Jones led the Bears in 2015, earning All-America, All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Tournament team
honors. He led the Bears to the NCAA Bremerton Regional, where he tied for 10<sup>th</sup> in his final season with the Bears. The Victorville, Calif., native earned a spot on the 2015 Palmer Cup team, helping Team USA to an 18-12 win over Team Europe.<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">Jones won three individual titles at Baylor and r</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">anks
third in program history in top-5 finishes (13) and top-10 finishes (21). His 2015 stroke average of 70.47 ranks as the lowest full-season average in program history, while his career average of 71.93 is the fifth-best.<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 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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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">—BaylorBears.com—<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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