The winning Baylor team
(Baylor Athletics Photo)
DALLAS, TX (October 25, 2016) -- It was all Baylor Bears as they ran away and hid at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate. The host school completed the 54-hole event at Royal Oaks Country Club 31-under-par and 32-strokes in front of second place Houston.
"I think it's just a glimpse of who you could really be," McGraw said. "I didn't expect yesterday, not in a million years. This is a hard golf course," Baylor head coach Mike McGraw told Baylor Athletics. "it's a golf course that will expose you. So, to play as well as we did yesterday was a pleasant surprise. But, I also felt like these guys had something really special in them. Now, we get to go into the offseason with a great memory and excitement and energy for the spring."
12th ranked Baylor was led by co-medalist's Braden Bailey and 36-hole leader co-leader Matthew Perrine, both of whom finished 10-under.
Perrine, a junior, completed his week with a 3-under 68 that saw him birdie five times and bogey twice. Needing a birdie on the final hole to share the honors with his teammate, Perrine responded on the par-5 18th.
"I knew I was doing well since I was going off as the No. 1 guy," Perrine said. "I just went out there and tried to play my game the same way I played yesterday, because that worked out well. But coming in, I had no idea. I just wanted to get in with as low a score as I could."
Bailey started the day one shot behind Perrine but thanks to a final round 4-under 71 he was able to earn a share of the top spot. A sophomore, Bailey rolled in six birdies and two bogeys on the final day. He did most of his damage from Nos. 4-16 when he birdied six of the 13-holes. Bailey made some history during his freshman season becoming just the third Baylor rookie to lead the team in scoring average. The previous two were 2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker (1997-1998) and Ryan Baca (2002-2003).
Two other Baylor Bears were in the top-10; senior Hunter Shattuck was tied for third at 7-under while in a tie for sixth it was freshman Cooper Dossey at 4-under. Sophomore Garrett May was tied for 13th with a 1-over tally.
Shattuck ended up sharing third place with 36-hole co-medalist leader Roy Cootes of Pepperdine.
The top-five team standings was rounded out by Michigan (+4) in third, Kent State (+6) in fourth and Iowa (+9) in fifth.
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36-HOLE RECAP
After the 36-hole first day of the the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate it is all 12th ranked Baylor. The host Bears are 27-under and as the only team under-par they are lapping the field so far at Royal Oaks Country Club.
Currently five Baylor players are under-par and all six in the field this week are inside the top-20 of the standings. Leading the way for Baylor is junior and individual co-leader Matthew Perrine. The junior is presently 7-under after rounds of 66-69. Through two rounds Perrine, a transfer from Auburn, has birdied nine holes and bogeyed just two.
The rest of the Bear's in the top-20 include senior Hunter Shattuck (T3; -6), sophomore Braden Bailey (T3; -6), freshman Cooper Dossey (T3; -6), sophomore Garrett May (T10; -1) and redshirt junior Jackson Heazel (T17; +1).
Pepperdine sophomore Roy Cootes is tied for the medalist lead with Perrine. Cootes put together rounds of 67-68 on Monday. So far the All-WCC honorable mention from a year ago has rolled in nine birdies and only three bogeys.
New Mexico (+2) is in a distant second place, New Mexico (+4) is third, in fourth it is Kent State (+5) while Iowa (+6) is fifth.
ABOUT THE
Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
54-hole men's college tournament hosted by Baylor
University. Team (best four scores out of five players
each round) and individual competitions.
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