Baylor MGOLF Dominates the Bear Brawl

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 31, 2022

Baylor MGOLF Dominates the Bear Brawl
BU’s Luke Dossey captured a share of the individual title en route to team win
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Luke Dossey captured his first-career win as Baylor men’s golf won the second-annual Bear Brawl on Monday at Ridgewood Country Club.

Dossey shared the title with former teammate Brandon Hoff, who is playing as a graduate transfer at Oral Roberts. The one-day, 36-hole event featured eight other Bears, and six finished in the top 10.

BU's 2-under 558 bested second-place Oral Roberts by 17 shots, as the Golden Eagles finished with a 15-over 575. The Bears also fielded a "B" team of four players, finishing fourth with an 11-over 586.

THE RUNDOWN
Round One
Dossey opened the day with an even-par 70, three shots back of round-one leader Zak Jones of UT Arlington. Starting on No. 2, Dossey made a bogey at the par-2 third to drop to 1-over. After six-straight pars, he made back-to-back birdies at Nos. 10 and 11 to get into red figures. He would fall back over par with bogeys at Nos. 15 and 16, but rallied with a birdie at No. 17 to get back to even.

Johnny Keefer finished his opening round at even par as well. After an opening birdie at No. 1, Keefer made a bogey and a double bogey on his next two holes to fall to 2-over through three. He responded with birdies at Nos. 7, 9 and 11 to get back to 1-under for the round until bogeys at 12 and 15 dropped him back over par. The senior finished strong with a birdie at No. 18 to finish round one three shots back of the lead.

Trey Bosco shot a 2-over 72 in the morning session. The junior made a birdie on his second hole of the day at No. 2, but made bogeys on four of his next eight holes to fall to 3-over. He finished strong, playing his final eight holes at 1-under with birdies at Nos. 13, 17 and 18, coupled with bogeys at Nos. 14 and 16.

Tyler Isenhart finished a shot back of Bosco with a 3-over 73 in round one. Starting on No. 4, the senior made his first blemish on the card with a double bogey at No. 7 but got a stroke back with a birdie at No. 9. Over his final 12 holes, he made two more bogeys at Nos. 13 and 1.

Luke Morgan fired a 5-over 75 to start things on Monday morning. The junior opened with a birdie at No. 5, but made a bogey at No. 7 before rebounding with a birdie at No. 9. As he turned to the back nine, he played his first five holes at 5-over par with a triple bogey at No. 11 and bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14. Morgan would respond by playing his final eight holes at 2-under par, thanks to birdies at Nos. 17 and 18.

Baylor's "B" squad was also competitive on Monday morning, led by sophomore Zach Heffernan’s 2-over 72. Opening at No. 14, Heffernan played his first six holes at even par before breaking through with a birdie at No. 2. After a bogey at No. 4, he birdies Nos. 5, 6 and 9 to get to the top of the leaderboard, but closed with bogeys at Nos. 10 and 12 and a double bogey at No. 11.

Freshman Jonas Appel also shot a 2-over 72 in the first round. He started at No. 16 and made five-straight pars to start before dropping over par with a triple-bogey at the Par-3 3rd. A bogey at No. 6 followed a birdie at No. 5 to close out his opening nine. He played his final nine holes at 1-under after birdies at Nos. 10, 13 and 15 and bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14.

Drew Wrightson shot a 5-over 75 in the morning session. He opened with a double bogey at No. 15 and followed that with a bogey at No. 17. He made another double at No. 3 and a bogey at No. 7 before closing with a birdie on his penultimate hole at No. 13.

Sam Dossey shot a 6-over 76 in the opening round. Following a bogey-double bogey-bogey start to the round, Dossey made his first birdie of the day at No. 17. A bogey at No. 18 put him at 4-over through nine holes. He opened his back nine with a birdie at No. 4, but made a bogey at No. 7 and a double bogey at No. 8 coming home.

Second Round
Luke Dossey started his second round with a birdie at No. 2, followed by seven-straight pars. The senior birdied his ninth hole of the day at No. 10 to climb into a tie for second. He bogeyed No. 12 but responded with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 13 and 14. Dossey made a bogey at No. 17 to fall into a tie with Hoff, where he would stay with pars on each of the last two holes.

Isenhart shot a 4-under 66 in the afternoon to finish tied for third 1-under 139. After four pars to open his round, the junior birdied No. 8 to get into red figures. He would catch fire late on the back nine with birdies at four of the final five holes to reach five under on his round. On his 17th hole of the day, a bogey dropped him a shot back of the lead, where he would finish with two other golfers.

Bosco shot a 3-under 67 in the final round to finish tied with Isenhart. The junior made a bogey on his second hole of the day at No. 4 but would play his next 11 holes at 3-under with birdies at Nos. 7, 9, 11 and 15 and a lone bogey coming at No. 8. After a bogey at No. 17, Bosco would birdie two of his final three holes to finish off a 36-hole total of 1-under 139.

Keefer shot a 2-over 72 to finish tied for seventh on Monday. He began four over on his opening nine with a bogey at No. 2, double bogeys at Nos. 3 and 6 and a lone birdie at No. 5. Turning to the back nine, the San Antonio native birdied No. 10 before making his third double bogey of the round at No. 11. He would play his final seven holes at 3-under, though, with birdies coming on three of the final four holes.

Luke Morgan shot his best round of the event in the afternoon, a 2-over 72. He was 2-under through his first five holes, but ran into trouble at No. 11 with a triple bogey, followed by bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14. For the second-straight round, Morgan birdies Nos. 17 and 18 to get back to 2-over for the round and 7-over for the event.

Heffernan carried the banner for the “B” squad with a 1-under 69 to finish 6th in the event, a new career-best finish. The Boerne native was 1-over through his first nine holes with birdies at Nos. 16 and 2 and bogeys at Nos. 15, 18 and 3. He played his final nine holes at 2-under with birdies on two of his final three holes.

Jonas Appel finished ninth in his first Bear Brawl after a 1-over 71 in the second round. His first birdie of the round came at No. 1 but was followed by a bogey at No. 3. The freshman played his final 11 holes at 1-over, with his only blemish coming in the form of a bogey at No. 13.

Drew Wrightson finished tied for 13th with a 1-over 71 on Monday afternoon. He opened with eight-straight pars before making his first bogey of the round at No. 5. He got a stroke back with a birdie at No. 9 before dropping one more stroke with a bogey at No. 12.

Sam Dossey finished his day with a 10-over 80 in the final round.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Three Bears recorded their best-career finish (Dossey t-1st, Isenhart t-3rd, Heffernan 6th)
  *   The win is BU’s first stroke-play victory since the Rice Intercollegiate in January of 2021.
  *   Dossey is the first individual champion for BU in a team event since Colin Kober and Johnny Keefer tied for the individual title at the Rice Intercollegiate in January of 2021.
  *   Dossey is the 10th different player Mike McGraw has coached to a victory at Baylor.
  *   The team win was McGraw’s 42nd of his career and his 12th at Baylor.
  *   Johnny Keefer is one of 13 players in program history with 10 or more top-10 finishes.



QUOTE OF THE DAY
Senior Luke Dossey on first career win – “It's awesome. I mean, the team win was definitely the goal going into this week, to finish this semester strong. I think we’ve shown a lot of improvement from last year just in the couple of times we have played this semester. It's cool to see a lot of guys stepping up and playing well together as a team. But today was fun sharing the title with my good buddy, Brandon Hoff. I grew up playing junior golf with him, he lives down the street for me back home, and so that was really special."

Head Coach Mike McGraw – “All of these teams were ranked a bit behind us in the ranking, so it was incumbent upon us to win by a lot. We ended up winning by 17 shots, so that was important for us because if you lose, it's really a tough deal. We didn’t get off to the greatest start this morning, but it was really nice to play good golf this afternoon and come out with the victory.”

WHAT'S NEXT
BU has finished out the fall semester and will return to action in February 2023 at the Border Olympics in Laredo. For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.



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Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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