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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 23, 2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>WG: Baylor in Contention at Big 12 Championship</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b><i>Bears lead field with 17 birdies, sit two shots out of third place</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Jerry Hill; 254-709-4994, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><a href="mailto:jerry_hill@baylor.edu" title="mailto:jerry_hill@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="3c1ec68b-265b-43c8-b763-7e44bcd8a4e8" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>jerry_hill@baylor.edu</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239631/scoring/team" data-outlook-id="5ae82de1-8d29-4cca-865c-ff20a27dd8fb" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>BIG
12 ROUND ONE RESULTS</u></b></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>DALLAS –
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Outside of the par-3 second hole, the Baylor women’s golf team shot even par on the par-72 track at Dallas Athletic Club in Thursday’s opening round of the Big
12 Championship. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">But the Bears’ four scoring golfers carded a triple bogey and two double bogeys on the 153-yard hole, leaving them in sixth place in the 14-team tournament at 7-over 295,
10 shots out of first place. The No. 2 hole played as the third-toughest on the day with an average score of 3.44. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">“We played a lot of really good golf today,” Baylor head coach Jay Goble said. “It’s unfortunate to have had a bad hole on No. 2 that our scores, but I feel like we’re
still in this championship. We had more birdies than any team in the field. If we can clean up some of the mistakes and play our games tomorrow, I truly believe we can move up that leaderboard.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Starting its round at No. 10, Baylor was at the top of the leaderboard through the first 10 holes at 6-under. But that lead disappeared on the second hole, when the Bears
lost seven strokes and fell to 1-over. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Offsetting three bogeys on a difficult stretch of four holes, sophomore Malena Castro birdied the par-4 ninth hole and is tied for ninth at even-par 72. Seniors Bridget
Boczar and Silje Ohma are tied for 23<sup>rd</sup> at 2-over 74, with Illinois transfer Yurang Li a shot back at 3-over 75. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">“Malena played very solid today,” Goble said. “It did get a little tougher on our back nine with the wind, but it was nice for her to finish her round with a birdie on
No. 9 today.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">“The firepower is there; we just have to minimize our mistakes.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Houston has three players in the top 10, led by 18-hole leader Natalie Saint Germain at 3-under 69, and is two up on 15<sup>th</sup>-ranked UCF at 3-under 285. Iowa State
is tied for third at 5-over 293, followed by Iowa State at 6-over and Baylor at 7-over. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Live scoring for Friday’s second round will be available at
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239631/scoring/team" data-outlook-id="fdd12404-633d-4723-8b6b-ee84269856a0" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Big
12 Championship</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">For the latest news on the Baylor women’s golf team, follow its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWGolf. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(21, 71, 52);"><b>Jerry Hill</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> | Director of Sports Journalism (T&F/XC/MG/WG)</span></p>
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