Final Round of Fighting Illini Invitational Washed Out by Rain

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 17, 2023

Final Round of Fighting Illini Invitational Washed Out by Rain
With the Event shortened to 36 holes, the Bears finish tied for seventh
For more information, contact Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill.– Baylor men’s golf finished tied for seventh at the Fighting Illini Invitational after Sunday’s final round was canceled because of rain.

With his 3-under 67 on Saturday, Johnny Keefer secured his second-straight top-10 finish with his tie for eighth at Olympia Fields.

North Carolina claimed the team title with a 10-under 550, six shots ahead of second-place Texas. With its tie for seventh, BU picked up head-to-head victories over five top-25 teams including No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Florida, No. 9 Illinois, No. 15 Pepperdine and No. 16 Oklahoma State.

In addition to Keefer’s Johnny Keefer eighth-place finish, Luke Dossey finished tied for 30th, Zach Heffernan and Trey Bosco carded ties for 44th and Jonas Appel came home tied for 60th.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   BU finished with a 5-6-1 record against top-25 foes.
  *   With his 16th-career top-10 finish, Johnny Keefer moves within one of assistant coach Jeremy Alcorn for seventh-most in program history.
  *   Trey Bosco and Zach Heffernan carded their best finishes of the young season (tie for 44th).

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will compete at the Big 12 Match Play, Oct. 9-11 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas. For more information on Baylor Men’s Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.



—BaylorBears.com—




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