Friday, May 26
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Baylor
vs
NCAA Championship
MGOLF in 30th Place After Round One at the NCAA Championships
5/26/2023 10:08:00 PM | Men's Golf
BU’s Tyler Isenhart leads the Bears with a 3-over 73
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Baylor men's golf wrapped up round one of the NCAA Championships in 30th place after a 24-over 304 on Friday.
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Tyler Isenhart led the team with a 3-over 73, his second-straight tournament to record the Bears' best score in the first round. Isenhart is nine shots back of the overnight leader, Ross Steelman of Georgia Tech.
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The Yellowjackets are leading the team standings after an even-par 280, one shot better than Pepperdine and Arkansas. Just five shots separate 10 teams at the top of the leaderboard.
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THE RUNDOWN
Isenhart's 3-over 73 put him in a tie for 70th. The senior got off to a good start, dipping into red figures with a birdie at No. 5. He gave it back with a bogey at No. 6, but made the turn with a 1-under 34 on the heels of a birdie at No. 8. After three pars to open the back nine, Isenhart fell back to even with a bogey at No. 13. The Geneva, Ill., native made a bogey at No. 17 and found the water with his second shot on No. 18 to close out his round with a double bogey.
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Johnny Keefer shot a 5-over 75 to finish Friday in a tie for 87th place. The senior started strong with a birdie at No. 4, part of a 1-under 34 on the front nine. He opened the back nine with a par at No. 10, but carded a double-bogey seven at the 11th. Keefer closed with three more bogeys on his final six holes at Nos. 13, 14 and 18 to finish round one.
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Luke Dossey finished Friday in a tie for 143rd. The senior played his first five holes at 4-over par with bogeys at Nos. 3 and 5, around a double-bogey at No. 4. He closed the front nine with one more bogey at No. 7 for a 5-over 40 on the front nine. Dossey settled in on the back nine with seven pars to start, interrupted only by a bogey at No. 13. But he was forced to take an unplayable lie on the 18th hole, resulting in a double bogey at the last hole to drop two more shots.
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Drew Wrightson carded a 9-over 79 to finish the first round in a tie for 147th. The sophomore made a bogey at the first and followed it up with two more at Nos. 3 and 7 to close out the front nine with a 3-over 38. Following a par at the 10th, Wrightson made a couple of bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12, before a wayward tee shot resulted in a triple-bogey six at No. 13. After the triple, he recorded four-straight pars and one final bogey at No. 18.
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Zach Heffernan also shot a 79 on Friday to finish tied with Wrightson in 147th place. The sophomore played his first eight holes at 4-over par with bogeys at No. 2, 3, 5 and 7, but closed the front nine with a par for a 4-over 39. Following a par at No. 10, Heffernan played his next three holes at 5-over with a bogey at No. 11 and double bogeys at Nos. 12 and 13. He played his final five holes at even par, highlighted by a birdie at No. 14.
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HIGHLIGHTS
STAT OF THE DAY
With his opening-round 73, Tyler Isenhart led BU in scoring in the opening round for the second-straight tournament.
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will tee off on No. 10 Saturday in the second round, playing alongside Arkansas and Duke beginning at 2:47 p.m. CT. Zach Heffernan will be first off, followed by Luke Dossey at 2:58 p.m. Tyler Isenhart tees off at 3:09 p.m., ahead of Drew Wrightson at 3:20 p.m., and Johnny Keefer in the anchor position at 3:31 p.m.
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Live scoring and stats are available at Golfstat.com. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Tyler Isenhart led the team with a 3-over 73, his second-straight tournament to record the Bears' best score in the first round. Isenhart is nine shots back of the overnight leader, Ross Steelman of Georgia Tech.
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The Yellowjackets are leading the team standings after an even-par 280, one shot better than Pepperdine and Arkansas. Just five shots separate 10 teams at the top of the leaderboard.
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THE RUNDOWN
Isenhart's 3-over 73 put him in a tie for 70th. The senior got off to a good start, dipping into red figures with a birdie at No. 5. He gave it back with a bogey at No. 6, but made the turn with a 1-under 34 on the heels of a birdie at No. 8. After three pars to open the back nine, Isenhart fell back to even with a bogey at No. 13. The Geneva, Ill., native made a bogey at No. 17 and found the water with his second shot on No. 18 to close out his round with a double bogey.
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Johnny Keefer shot a 5-over 75 to finish Friday in a tie for 87th place. The senior started strong with a birdie at No. 4, part of a 1-under 34 on the front nine. He opened the back nine with a par at No. 10, but carded a double-bogey seven at the 11th. Keefer closed with three more bogeys on his final six holes at Nos. 13, 14 and 18 to finish round one.
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Luke Dossey finished Friday in a tie for 143rd. The senior played his first five holes at 4-over par with bogeys at Nos. 3 and 5, around a double-bogey at No. 4. He closed the front nine with one more bogey at No. 7 for a 5-over 40 on the front nine. Dossey settled in on the back nine with seven pars to start, interrupted only by a bogey at No. 13. But he was forced to take an unplayable lie on the 18th hole, resulting in a double bogey at the last hole to drop two more shots.
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Drew Wrightson carded a 9-over 79 to finish the first round in a tie for 147th. The sophomore made a bogey at the first and followed it up with two more at Nos. 3 and 7 to close out the front nine with a 3-over 38. Following a par at the 10th, Wrightson made a couple of bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12, before a wayward tee shot resulted in a triple-bogey six at No. 13. After the triple, he recorded four-straight pars and one final bogey at No. 18.
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Zach Heffernan also shot a 79 on Friday to finish tied with Wrightson in 147th place. The sophomore played his first eight holes at 4-over par with bogeys at No. 2, 3, 5 and 7, but closed the front nine with a par for a 4-over 39. Following a par at No. 10, Heffernan played his next three holes at 5-over with a bogey at No. 11 and double bogeys at Nos. 12 and 13. He played his final five holes at even par, highlighted by a birdie at No. 14.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Johnny Keefer and Tyler Isenhart each played the front nine at 1-under par.
- Isenhart's 73 beat the field average by .24 strokes.
STAT OF THE DAY
With his opening-round 73, Tyler Isenhart led BU in scoring in the opening round for the second-straight tournament.
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will tee off on No. 10 Saturday in the second round, playing alongside Arkansas and Duke beginning at 2:47 p.m. CT. Zach Heffernan will be first off, followed by Luke Dossey at 2:58 p.m. Tyler Isenhart tees off at 3:09 p.m., ahead of Drew Wrightson at 3:20 p.m., and Johnny Keefer in the anchor position at 3:31 p.m.
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Live scoring and stats are available at Golfstat.com. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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