No. 21 MGOLF Finishes Eighth at the Prestige

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No. 21 MGOLF Finishes Eighth at the Prestige

2/22/2023 9:54:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Round Stats

BU sophomore Drew Wrightson matches his career-best finish with a tie for fifth

By: Matt Roberts

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Baylor men's golf recorded another strong showing with a 20-over 872 en route to an eighth-place finish on Wednesday at the Prestige.

As the field stroke average rose with the winds in La Quinta, Drew Wrightson shot a 3-over 74 on Monday, over three shots better than the stroke average of 77.17. His 2-under 211 was good enough for a tie for fifth, tying his career-best finish.

No. 15 Pepperdine took home the team title with an 8-under 844, six-shots better than No. 3 Texas Tech, who finished second. Tech's Ludvig Aberg took home individual medalist honors with a 6-under 207.

THE RUNDOWN
Needing to finish his second round in the morning session, Wrightson made-three-straight pars to polish off his second-straight round at par or better, a 2-under 69. In the final round, the sophomore opened with a bogey at No. 2 but bounced back immediately with a birdie at No. 3. Two more bogeys dotted his front nine at Nos. 7 and 9 to make the turn at 2-over. Wrightson clawed back another stroke with a birdie at No. 14 but gave one back with a birdie at No. 17. He would finish his round with a bogey at No. 1 to clinch his second-career top-five finish.

Tyler Isenhart finished tied for 34^th with a 7-over 220. The senior finished his 1-under 70 second round in the morning and opened the final round with five-straight pars. Isenhart made a double-bogey at No. 8 and another at No. 15, followed by two more bogeys. He finished his round with three-straight pars to cap off a six-over 77.

Zach Heffernan tied for 52^nd following a 9-over 80 in the final round. Starting on No. 3, Heffernan played his first nine holes at 4-over with bogeys at Nos. 4, 6, 8 and 10. He made a double bogey at No. 13 before closing his round with three bogeys in his final four holes.

Johnny Keefer shot an 11-over 82 to finish tied for 54^th. The junior opened with five bogeys on the front nine at Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. He played his first three holes under par on the back nine, highlighted by a birdie at No. 12, but played his final six holes at 7-over par to close out the round.

Trey Bosco shot the second-best round of the day for the Bears, a 5-over 76, over a shot better than the field average in the final round. Bosco made bogeys on three of his first five holes but settled in after that with eight-straight pars. His first birdie of the day came at No. 14 but followed with double bogeys at No. 16 and a bogey at No. 18 to finish tied for 64^th.

HIGHLIGHTS

Drew Wrightson's tie for fifth was his best finish as a member of the lineup. His other top-5 finish came at the DBU Classic last spring (t-5^th).
Wrightson's six rounds at par or better equal his total from last season.
Wrightson has played four of his last six rounds at par or better.
Wrightson's 12 birdies were the fourth most in the field on Wednesday.
Trey Bosco's 38 pars tied for the fourth most in the field.

QUOTABLE
Head coach Mike McGraw — "It was a tough day for our guys today, but I was really proud of the way they came out this morning to finish yesterday's round. It was cold and windy this morning. We will learn from this afternoon's round, and we will be better for it."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will compete in the Cabo Collegiate March 5-7, at the Twin Dolphin Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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