MGOLF Inks Two on National Signing Day
11/13/2024 8:51:00 AM | Men's Golf
McGraw’s Texas two-step aims to bolster BU’s roster in 2025-26
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's golf signed a pair of players from the Lone Star State on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's fall signing window.
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Patrick Babb and Tyler Sanford bring decorated junior careers to Waco, making up head coach Mike McGraw's 2025 class. The Baylor head coach looks forward to adding the duo to a talented roster for next season.
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"Tyler and Patrick are great players, and excellent students as well," he said. "They will continue our tradition of having Texas-born and raised players on the team. I am really happy with this signing class."
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A native of Mansfield, Texas, Babb plays out of Walnut Creek Country Club and Mansfield High School. A 2023 First-Team All-State selection for the Tigers, he entered the fall of 2024 on the heels of some great golf, highlighted by four top-10 finishes in his last five events, including a win at the West Texas Classic in Odessa.
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Prior to his stellar summer, Babb closed his junior season at Mansfield with another strong showing, repeating as the District 11-6A champion and finishing third at the 2-6A regional tournament at Bear Ridge Golf Club in Waco. As a sophomore, he earned 6A All-State honors on the heels of a district and regional championship, as well as a tie for eighth at the 6A State Championship. In total, he amassed 11 junior wins over the last three years.
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Sanford has an equally impressive trophy case, highlighted by his win at the 52nd Southern Junior Amateur this past June. He shot a second-round 67 to finish third in the stroke-play portion of the 2023 US Junior Amateur at Daniel Island. Sanford then won his first match to advance to the round of 32.
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The Montgomery, Texas, native made his way to the US Junior Am by way of 5-under 66 in the qualifier in Athens, Ga. A First Team All-State selection in 2023, Sanford also carded three more top-5 finishes on the Legends Junior Tour this summer, finishing second at the Jimmy Demarat Junior, third at the Winter Classic and fourth at the Texas Cup Invitational.
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The current Baylor golf team has concluded the fall semester and will return to action Feb. 17-19 at the Prestige in Palm Springs, Calif. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Patrick Babb and Tyler Sanford bring decorated junior careers to Waco, making up head coach Mike McGraw's 2025 class. The Baylor head coach looks forward to adding the duo to a talented roster for next season.
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"Tyler and Patrick are great players, and excellent students as well," he said. "They will continue our tradition of having Texas-born and raised players on the team. I am really happy with this signing class."
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A native of Mansfield, Texas, Babb plays out of Walnut Creek Country Club and Mansfield High School. A 2023 First-Team All-State selection for the Tigers, he entered the fall of 2024 on the heels of some great golf, highlighted by four top-10 finishes in his last five events, including a win at the West Texas Classic in Odessa.
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Prior to his stellar summer, Babb closed his junior season at Mansfield with another strong showing, repeating as the District 11-6A champion and finishing third at the 2-6A regional tournament at Bear Ridge Golf Club in Waco. As a sophomore, he earned 6A All-State honors on the heels of a district and regional championship, as well as a tie for eighth at the 6A State Championship. In total, he amassed 11 junior wins over the last three years.
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Sanford has an equally impressive trophy case, highlighted by his win at the 52nd Southern Junior Amateur this past June. He shot a second-round 67 to finish third in the stroke-play portion of the 2023 US Junior Amateur at Daniel Island. Sanford then won his first match to advance to the round of 32.
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The Montgomery, Texas, native made his way to the US Junior Am by way of 5-under 66 in the qualifier in Athens, Ga. A First Team All-State selection in 2023, Sanford also carded three more top-5 finishes on the Legends Junior Tour this summer, finishing second at the Jimmy Demarat Junior, third at the Winter Classic and fourth at the Texas Cup Invitational.
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The current Baylor golf team has concluded the fall semester and will return to action Feb. 17-19 at the Prestige in Palm Springs, Calif. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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