MGOLF in 11th Place After Day One of the Gopher Invitational

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Day One Stats

MGOLF in 11th Place After Day One of the Gopher Invitational

9/8/2024 9:09:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day One Stats

BU’s Heffernan sets the pace for the Bears on day one

INDEPENDENCE, Minn. – Baylor men's golf shot a 21-over 589 to finish day one in 11th place at the Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club on Sunday.

Zach Heffernan continued his strong play from a season ago with a 1-under 141, leading the Bear contingent in a tie for seventh through two rounds. He trails Noah Kent of Iowa by two shots heading into Monday's final round.

Iowa leads the team standings through 36 holes with a 3-over 571, one shot ahead of host Minnesota.

THE RUNDOWN
Round One
After bogeys on four of his first six holes, Heffernan finished the front nine with three-straight birdies to card a 1-over 36 on his outward nine. The senior notched six-straight pars and closed with two birdies in his final three holes to card his first red-figure round of the season with a 1-under 70.

Drew Wrightson got off to a hot start in his first competitive tournament in over a year with three birdies on the front nine but suffered a double-bogey at No. 8 to go out in 34. Three bogeys on his homeward half at Nos. 11, 16 and 18 dropped him back over par for the round.

In his career-first round at the No. 1 position, Jonas Appel shot a 3-over 74. The junior recorded his first birdie of the day at No. 9 on the heels of a bogey at No. 4 and a double bogey at No. 7. After a 2-over front nine, he made bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12, dropping him back to 4-over, before playing his final four holes at 1-under, highlighted by birdies at Nos. 15 and 18.

Sam Dossey shot a 4-over 76 in his first round as a member of the lineup. An up-and-down front nine saw the junior shoot a 2-over 37 before closing with bogeys at Nos. 10, 12 and 14 for a 5-over 76.

Davis Ovard recorded a 10-over 81 in the first round. Ovard went out with a 6-over 41, improving by two shots on his second nine with a 4-over 40.

Round Two
Heffernan made a double-bogey on his first hole of the second round but battled back to even by the end of the front nine with a pair of birdies. He finished with an even-par back-nine, rebounding from a bogey at No. 15 with a birdie at No. 17.

In round two, Wrightson capped his strong return to the lineup with an even-par 71 to move into a tie for 17^th. Going out in 35, Wrightson recorded a birdie at No. 3 before notching a bogey at No. 5. On the second nine, he dropped over par with a bogey at No. 13 but closed strong with a birdie at No. 18.

Appel wrapped day one in a tie for 51^st after a 6-over 77 in the second round. Battling his way to a 1-over 35 on the front side, Appel ran into trouble on the back nine with a 5-over 41 to finish the day.

Dossey enters the final round in a tie for 67^th on the heels of an 8-over 79 on Sunday afternoon. After making six bogeys on the front nine, Dossey settled in to play his homeward half at just 2-over.

Ovard finished the day tied for 74^th with a second-round 77. After making an early birdie, the sophomore dropped a couple of shots at Nos. 4 and 8 to turn with a 1-over 36. He added a bogey at No. 15, but dropped four shots on the final hole of the day with a quadruple-bogey.

HIGHLIGHTS

Heffernan has now shot at least one round at par or better in six-straight events, dating back to the All-American Individual last season
Heffernan was just one of 11 players to shoot in red figures in the first round.

STAT OF THE DAY
469 — Utilizing a redshirt last season, Drew Wrightson went 469 days between starts for the Bears and gave them a boost in his return with a 2-over 144.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will play the final round beginning Monday morning, with tee times, live stats and scoring available at scoreboard.clippd.com. For more information on Baylor Men's Golf, follow @BaylorMGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.

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