Baylor Men’s Golf Finishes Seventh at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate

[Kaye, David]

Complete results and statistics attached.

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 23, 2018

Baylor Men’s Golf Finishes Seventh at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
Bears were three shots back of top five
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
CARROLLTON, Texas – Baylor men’s golf finished in seventh place with a 54-hole total of 36-over-par 876 at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, which was played at Maridoe Country Club for the first time due to flooding at Royal Oaks. The Bears shot 16-over-par 296 in Tuesday’s final round, finishing just three shots back of the top-five after entering the day in eighth place.

Baylor (+36) placed behind No. 1 Oklahoma State (-13), No. 34 North Carolina State (+19), No. 6 SMU (+23), No. 16 Arkansas (+27), No. 4 Pepperdine (+33) and No. 33 North Carolina (+35). The Bears finished ahead of No. 39 Iowa (+44), Minnesota (+55), Kent State (+57), UTSA (+57), Charlotte (+61), Houston (+73) and Michigan (+78).

Cooper Dossey had the Bears’ best final round with a 1-over 71, which also gave him the team’s best individual finish in a tie for 21st place at 9-over-par 219. Colin Kober also tied for 21st place at 9-over after shooting 8-over 78 in the final round, and he posted the Bears’ best individual round of the tournament with a 1-under 69 in the second round that was completed early on Tuesday.

Garrett May shot 2-over 72 in the final round, finishing with an eagle on the par-5 17th to tie for 26th place at 10-over 220. Braden Bailey carded a final-round 6-over 76 to tie for 41st place at 14-over 224, and Ryan Grider posted Baylor’s last counting score in the final round with a 7-over 77 to tie for 44th place at 15-over 225.

The remaining members of the Baylor roster competed as individuals, with Mark Reppe leading the way in that group with a final-round even-par 70 to finish tied for 46th place at 16-over 226. Brandon Hoff shot 6-over 76 in the final round and tied for 59th place at 22-over 232, while Austin Cotton carded 9-over 79 to tie for 61st place at 23-over 233, and Travis McInroe tied for 72nd place at 29-over 239.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor finished second in the 14-team field in par-5 scoring at 7-under 4.77, tied for seventh in par-4 scoring at 58-over 4.32 and seventh in par-3 scoring at 6-over 3.10.
  *   The Bears were the only team to make two eagles in the tournament.
  *   Baylor tied for fifth in the field with 36 birdies and ranked eighth with 152 pars.
  *   Colin Kober tied for second in the 80-player field in par-5 scoring at 4-under 4.33.
  *   Cooper Dossey tied for fifth in the field in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.50, while Garrett May tied for 10th at 1-under 4.83.
  *   Kober tied for 10th in par-3 scoring at 1-under 2.92.
  *   Dossey and Kober tied for eighth in the field with 10 birdies apiece.
  *   Ryan Grider tied for fifth with 36 pars across 54 holes.

STAT OF THE DAY
2 – Baylor made two eagles on its final three holes on Tuesday, matching the combined total of eagles from the other 13 teams in the entire tournament. Cooper Dossey made eagle on the 456-yard, par-4 15th hole, and Garrett May eagled the 583-yard, par-5 17th hole.

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor has completed its fall season and has a nearly three-month break before returning to competition at the All-American Intercollegiate, which runs Feb. 17-19 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. Follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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