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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- April 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor MGOLF Finishes Sixth at the Maridoe Collegiate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s Appel closes strong for a third-straight event to pace the Bears on Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information, contact:
</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></i></a></span><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">CARROLLTON, Texas</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> — Baylor men’s golf
shot the fourth-best round of the day at a windy Maridoe Golf Club to finish sixth at the Maridoe Collegiate on Tuesday.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s Jonas Appel closed with back-to-back birdies to lead the team in the final round for the second-straight event. His tie for 17<sup>th</sup>
led the team, while Davis Ovard strung together the second-best tournament finishing tied for 29<sup>th</sup>. Oklahoma’s Jase Summy won individual medalist honors with a 6-under 210, beating his teammate Ryder Cowan by two shots. Only four players finished
in red figures after 54 holes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">With the stroke average hovering above 77, up more than two strokes from Monday’s rounds, the Bears shot a 13-over 301 to move up one spot from
the second round. The No. 7 Sooners ran away with the team title, shooting a 7-under 857, besting second-place No. 4 Oklahoma State and its 10-over 874.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Starting on No. 9, Appel jumped into red figures quickly with a birdie at No. 10. A double bogey at No. 12 and a bogey at No. 15 dropped him back
over par. He fell to 3-over with a bogey at No. 4 but closed with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 6 and 7 to climb 17 spots on the final day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Davis Ovard held his ground in the final round and tied for 29<sup>th</sup> on the heels of a 5-over 77. Following a bogey on his second hole of
the day at No. 9, he settled in with five straight pars. Four bogeys in his next six holes would cost him three shots as his first birdie of the day came in that stretch as well at No. 17. He added another birdie at No. 6 but finished with a double bogey at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Zach Heffernan shot his highest round of the season, an 11-over 83, to fall into a tie for 42<sup>nd</sup> on Tuesday. The senior played his first
13 holes at 11-over with nine bogeys and a double. He played his final five holes at even par, though, with a birdie at No. 2 and a bogey at No. 3. Tuesday's round was the first time in 21 rounds this season Heffernan did not card a counting score.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drew Wrightson beat the stroke average by a shot to climb 13 spots into a tie for 42<sup>nd</sup> with Heffernan. Four over through four holes
to start the round, the junior played his next six holes at 2-under thanks to birdies at Nos. 13, 16 and 17. Three more bogeys dotted his inward half at Nos. 1, 4 and 5 before he closed with a birdie at No. 6 to polish off his 76.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Jackson Hymer turned in Baylor’s second-best score on Tuesday with a 3-over 75 to finish tied for 57<sup>th</sup>. Starting on No. 10, the freshman
played his outward nine at 3-over with bogeys at Nos. 11, 15 and 18. The San Antonio, Texas, native settled in at the turn and played his inward half at even par as a bogey at No. 1 preceded his first birdie of the day at No. 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sam Dossey finished tied for 42<sup>nd</sup>, which tied for fourth among the individual competitors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">All four of Baylor’s counting scores beat Tuesday’s course average of 77.27<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears tied for the fourth-best score in the final round, a 13-over 301<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor tied for the third-best par-4 scoring average (4.25)</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s 39 birdies were the third-most in the event</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Jonas Appel carded his second top-25 this season, and he now ranks second on
the team in top-25 finishes this year</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Drew Wrightson, Sam Dossey and Jackson Hymer all made birdies at No. 16 this
week, which played as the toughest hole of the tournament</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">STAT OF THE DAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">77.27 —
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maridoe played more than five shots over par in the final round, while all of Baylor’s counting scores were 77 or better<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Head coach Mike McGraw on the difficult conditions at Maridoe all week</span></i><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
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</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"System Font";mso-ligatures:none">“</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This course was fantastic this week. Maridoe will expose impatience and whatever
weaknesses you may have. It is a true test. The golf Oklahoma played this week was phenomenal.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor will play its final regular-season event at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas, April 12-13.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf 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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