Baylor Men’s Golf and Dossey Claim Titles at Fighting Illini Invite

Sun Sep 22 17:32:44 CDT 2019

Complete results and updated season statistics attached.

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 22, 2019

Baylor Men’s Golf and Dossey Claim Titles at Fighting Illini Invite
Bears open season with back-to-back championships, Dossey wins third individual title
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Baylor men’s golf senior Cooper Dossey claimed his third career individual title, and the Bears rallied to share the 2019 Fighting Illini Invitational team championship on Sunday afternoon at Olympia Fields Country Club. BU was four shots back late in the final round, but the Bears came back to tie Georgia Tech and claim back-to-back tournament titles to open a season for the second time in program history and first time since 2008.

The Bears shot 2-over 282 in Sunday’s final round. Baylor (+6) tied Georgia Tech (+6) atop a 15-team field, defeating Pepperdine (+9), North Carolina (+16), Illinois (+19), Texas A&M (+19), Florida (+20), Florida State (+21), Texas (+23), Alabama (+32), Northwestern (+33), California (+37), Oklahoma State (+37), UNLV (+44) and Indiana (+64).

Dossey entered the day one shot back of the individual lead, but he made birdies on Nos. 4 and 6 to move into first place. He made bogey on No. 10 to fall back into a tie for first, but quickly answered with a birdie on the next hole to regain sole possession of the lead at 4-under. Dossey then went on a tear, making birdies on Nos. 13, 15 and 16 to extend his lead to four shots with two holes to play. He finished at 4-under 206, one shot ahead of Florida’s John Axelsen, claiming his third career medalist honor and first since the 2017 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate.

Fellow senior Colin Kober recorded another top-10 finish with a tie for seventh place at 1-over 211 after a final round of even-par 70. Freshman Johnny Keefer and junior Mark Reppe posted matching rounds of 2-over 72 to complete Baylor’s final round scorecard, with Keefer finishing tied for 34th place at 8-over 218 and Reppe tied for 47th place at 10-over 220. Travis McInroe tied for 30th place at 7-over 217 after a final round of 5-over 75.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor claimed its 14th tournament title in six years under head coach Mike McGraw.
  *   BU won consecutive tournaments to start a season for the second time in program history (2008-09).
  *   Cooper Dossey claimed his third individual title – 2017 The All-American, 2017 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate and 2019 Fighting Illini Invitational.
  *   Baylor led the 15-team field in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00, ranked fifth in par-4 scoring at 29-over 4.16 and tied for fourth in par-5 scoring at 7-under 4.77.
  *   Baylor’s 181 pars were second-most in the field, and the Bears ranked fifth with 36 birdies.
  *   Dossey led the 84-player field in par-3 scoring, playing the 12 total par-3 holes at 4-under 2.67.
  *   Dossey tied for seventh in par-4 scoring at 2-over 4.06 and tied for 15th in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.67.
  *   Dossey tied for the tournament lead with 12 birdies across 54 holes.
  *   Colin Kober tied for fifth in par-3 scoring at 1-under 2.92 and tied for 12th in par-4 scoring at 3-over 4.08.
  *   Kober led the tournament with 46 pars across 54 holes, three more than any other player.
  *   Johnny Keefer tied for 12th in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00.
  *   Mark Reppe tied for 15th in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.67 and tied for 13th with 37 pars.
  *   Travis McInroe tied for 11th in the field with nine birdies.
  *   Dossey recorded his 11th career top-10 finish, tying Kory Bowman for 11th on Baylor’s all-time list.
  *   Dossey also recorded his sixth career top-5 finish, tying Jamie McLeary for 12th on Baylor’s career list.

STAT OF THE DAY
3 – Cooper Dossey won the third individual title of his Baylor career and his first since the 2017 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate. He won The All-American on Feb. 19, 2017, the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate on Oct. 24, 2017 and the Fighting Illini Invitational on Sept. 22, 2019. He’s the first Baylor player since Joakim Mikkelsen (2008-12) to win medalist honors at three different courses during his Baylor career.

TOP QUOTE
“This win is big for our program and for these young men,” head coach Mike McGraw said. “They are building some confidence and momentum. I am very, very pleased.”

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to tournament action in a week at the Nike Collegiate Invitational, which runs Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore. Follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.

www.BaylorBears.com

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

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