Final Round of Fighting Illini Invitational Washed Out by Rain

Sunday, September 17

Olympia Fields, Ill.

Baylor

Fighting Illini Invitational

Final Round of Fighting Illini Invitational Washed Out by Rain

9/17/2023 2:21:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Stats

With the Event shortened to 36 holes, the Bears finish tied for seventh

By: Matt Roberts

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 30^th, Zach Heffernan and Trey Bosco carded ties for 44^th and Jonas Appel came home tied for 60^th.

HIGHLIGHTS

BU finished with a 5-6-1 record against top-25 foes.
With his 16^th-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 44^th).

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.

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