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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- March 2, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor WGOLF Readies for Darius Rucker Intercollegiate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears are making an eighth appearance at the nationally televised midseason-event<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">— Baylor women’s golf is back on the East Coast in preparation for the prestigious Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, beginning Monday morning at Long Cove
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The tournament was the first and remains the only all-women’s regular-season collegiate golf event and is hosted by the country-music superstar
Darius Rucker. Aside from the COVID-affected 2020-21 season, the Bears have played in this event every season since 2017. The invite to play an event of this caliber is something head coach Jay Goble does not take lightly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">“</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We feel really lucky to continue to play this event,” he said. “It's
highly visible on Golf Channel, features 17 amazing teams in the field, and will be a challenge like it always is. It's on a great golf course in Long Cove Club, which is a top-20 track in America. The venue, the support from the membership and the team activities
like the Darius Rucker Concert make it a really cool week for us on and off the course.”</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Silje Ohma will play at No. 1 for the third-straight event. The 2023 All-American is on track to regain that form, finishing no lower than a tie
for sixth in three events this semester. This is Ohma’s third trip to Long Cove Club.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sera Hasegawa is coming off her best finish of the season, with a tie for fourth in Valencia, Calif., last week. Playing at No. 2 this week, the
senior aims to build on her tie for 19<sup>th</sup> at Long Cove Club last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BaiMai Seema is also a veteran of the Darius Rucker and will get the nod at No. 3 this week. The senior used a final-round 70 to tie for 41<sup>st</sup>
in the 90-team field in 2022 and will look to best that in her final appearance on the island.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Bridget Boczar will play out of the No. 4 position in her first appearance in the tournament. The junior is trending, finishing in the top-25
in each of her last four events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Malena Castro will play out of the fifth spot this week. In her first two collegiate events, the General Pico, Argentina, native has finished no worse than a tie for 30<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Golf Channel
<a href="https://www.nbc.com/live?brand=golf&callsign=golf"><span style="color:blue">will feature live tournament coverage</span></a> each day from 1:30-4:30 p.m. CT. A full listing of tee times, live scores and stats will be available at</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">
<a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233094/scoring/participants"><span style="color:blue">Scoreboard.clippd.com.</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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