Baylis, Appleby Lead Zips in Final Round of Bearcat Invitational

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Baylis, Appleby Lead Zips in Final Round of Bearcat Invitational

September 26 | Men's Golf

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Cincinnati, Ohio – Senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) and junior Jacob Appleby (North Canton, Ohio) turned in a pair of 2-under par 69 scorecards as the Akron Zips men's golf team climbed two spots to eighth overall with a 853 (+1) 54-hole total at the Bearcat Invitational on Tuesday.

During the final round of the Bearcat Invitational, Akron posted even-par 284 with Baylis and Appleby leading the way.

Baylis climbed nine spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 20^th overall with a 1-under par 212 tournament effort. After opening the event with a 75 (+4), the former Mid-American Conference champion fired back-to-back under-par performances. During the second round, he moved 27 spots up the leaderboard with a 3-under 68 ledger, recording eagle and four birdies mixed with 10 pars and three bogeys. He continued his trek during the final round by carding his second eagle of the tournament, two birdies, two bogeys, and 13 pars. Baylis finished the 54-hole tournament with 32 pars, nine birdies, and two eagles.

Appleby also climbed the leaderboard during the final round, scaling 12 positions to finish tied for 32^nd overall with a 215 (+2) 54-hole tally. Appleby eagled the 568-yard, 10^th hole en route to his 2-under score, adding 13 pars, two birdies and two bogeys. For the tournament, Appleby recorded 38 pars, six birdies and an eagle.

Finishing second in team scoring for the Zips was junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.). Grayson tied for the 26^th position after a 73 (+2) final round. He opened with a 72 (+1) score before firing a 2-under 69 to complete the tournament with at 1-over par with 214 strokes. Grayson collected 36 pars and 10 birdies.

Sophomore Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) joined Appleby at the 32^nd position with a 215 (+2) three-round total, capped by a 73 (+2) final score. During the event, McFarland carded a 2-under 69 score to go along with a par of 2-over par performances. He totaled 32 pars and 10 birdies.

Freshman Fabian Sunden (Sweden) and junior Jacob Morgan (Lafayette, Ga.) rounded out the Zips' scoring with 220 (+7) and 233 (+20) scores, respectively.

Kentucky emerged as the tournament champions with a 32-under par 820 team score, while Arkansas followed with a 26-under par 826 finish. The Wildcats' Tyler McDaniel earned medalist honors with a 201 (-12) ledger, and Mississippi State's Tanapat Pichaikool finished one stroke back for runner-up honors.

The Zips will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3 when they host the Firestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.

Team Finishes
1 Kentucky 278-269-273 – 820 (-32)
2 Arkansas 278-273-275 – 826 (-26)
3 Mississippi State 279-276-280 – 835 (-17)
4 Middle Tennessee St. 283-276-277 – 836 (-16)
5 Illinois 275-281-282 – 838 (-14)
6 Ohio State 283-271-285 - 839 (-13)
7 Louisville 278-284-278 - 840 (-12)
8 Akron 292-277-284 - 853 (+1)
9 Cincinnati 287-281-286 - 854 (+2)
10 Michigan State 286-282-289 - 857 (+5)
11 Xavier 294-282-290 - 866 (+14)
12 Charleston 292-284-295 - 871 (+19)

Top 20 Players
1    Tyler McDaniel, Kentucky, 66-67-68 - 201 (-12)
2    Tanapat Pichaikool, Mississippi State, 67-66-69 - 202 (-11)
T3   Marcus Byrd, Middle Tennessee St., 67-68-68 - 203 (-10)
T3   Daniel Wetterich, Ohio State, 69-63-71 - 203 (-10)
5     Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas, 67-67-70 - 204 (-9)
T6   Nick Hardy, Illinois, 64-70-71 - 205 (-8)
T6   Mason Overstreet, Arkansas, 67-70-68 - 205 (-8)
T6   Matthias Schmid, Louisville, 66-70-69 - 205 (-8)
T9   Cooper Musselman, Kentucky, 72-67-68 - 207 (-6)
T9   Chip Thomas, Middle Tennessee St. 70-69-68 - 207 (-6)
T11 Fred Allen Meyer, Kentucky, 71-68-69 - 208 (-5)
T11 Wiliam Buhl, Arkansas, 70-72-66 - 208 (-5)
T11 Will Grimmer, Ohio State, 71-68-69 - 208 (-5)
T11 Andy Mayheu, Cincinnati, 70-68-70 - 208 (-5)
T11 Garrett Wood, Xavier, 72-65-71 - 208 (-5)
T16 Lukas Euler, Kentucky, 69-67-73 - 209 (-4)
T16 Michael Feagles, Illinois, 67-70-72 - 209 (-4)
18    Dylan Meyer, Illinois, 72-67-71 - 210 (-3)
19    Cameron Clarke, Mississippi State, 70-70-71 - 211 (-2)
T20 George Baylis, Akron, 75-68-69 - 212 (-1)
T20 Austin Rose, Mississippi State, 73-70-69 - 212 (-1)
T20 Michael Sharp, Michigan State, 68-67-77 - 212 (-1)

8 Akron, (+1) 292-277-284 - 853
T20 George Baylis, (-1) 75-68-69 - 212
T26 Elliott Grayson (+1) 72-69-73 - 214
T32 Jacob Appleby (+2) 74-72-69 - 215
T32 Mitchell McFarland (+2) 73-69-73 - 215
T50 Fabian Sundén (+7) 73-71-76 - 220
72 Jacob Morgan (+20) 74-79-80 - 233