March 5, 2006
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2005-06 Statistics
LOUISIANA CLASSICS
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, March 6-7
Location: Oakbourne C.C.; Lafayette, La.
Par/Yardage: 72/7,002
Host: Louisiana-Lafayette
Field: 15 (Baylor, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kent, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Missouri, North Texas, Rice, SMU, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa).
The Baylor men's golf team, which has jumped up to 12th in the latest Golfweek rankings, will look for its third straight victory of the spring as it competes in the Louisiana Classics Monday and Tuesday at the 7,002-yard, par-72 Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette, La.
The Bears are led by senior Ryan Baca (Richmond, Texas), who is now ranked fifth nationally in the Golfweek individual ratings. Baca will be looking for his fourth straight individual title and leads the team with a 70.11 stroke average, 67.33 in the two spring events.
Head coach Greg Priest will be using the same lineup in consecutive tournaments for the first time this season. Baca will be joined by juniors Jeremy Alcorn (Brownwood, Texas) and Jeremy Frye (Palestine, Texas) and sophomores Wes Williams (Franklin, Tenn.) and Brian Meck (Austin, Texas).
Baylor will have a week off before returning to action at the Border Olympics March 17-18 at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas.
BAYLOR LINEUP
Player Season Avg (Rds) Career Low
Jeremy Alcorn 72.28 (18) 65
Ryan Baca 70.11 (18) 64
Jeremy Frye 72.72 (18) 68
Brian Meck 73.00 (6) 70
Wes Williams 73.77 (18) 68
Jeremy Alcorn [Junior]: Tied for 13th last time out at the Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational with a score of 214 (70-73-71)...Finished 12th at the UTSA Intercollegiate, shooting 218 (75-73-70)...Appeared in all four fall events...Tied for 25th at the Hawai'i Fall Invitational with a score of 224 (75-73-76)...Claimed his fourth career individual title to tie for the most wins in Baylor's history since 1988 at the Baylor Invitational...Shot 211 (71-72-68) and tied his season-low with a final-round 68...Tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 213 (71-74-68)...Tied for 40th at the season-opening William H. Tucker, shooting 221 (73-75-73)...Second on the team with a 72.42 fall stroke average and second overall at 72.28.
Ryan Baca [Senior]: Ranks fifth nationally according to Golfweek...Has placed first in the Bears last three tournaments, giving him a Baylor record six individual titles, two more than any other player...Leads the team with a 71.50 stroke average...Won the UTSA Intercollegiate, setting the 54-hole school record with a 199 (64-67-68)...Played in all four fall events...Lost on the fourth playoff hole but still gets credit for a win at the Hawai'i Fall Invitational...Shot 214 (68-73-73)...Tied for fourth at the Baylor Invitational with a score of 214 (73-73-68)...Tied for 11th at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 215 (71-70-74)...Tied for 10th at the season-opening William H. Tucker, shooting 215 (70-72-73)...With his four top-10 finishes, he upped his career total to 23 and moves to within three of the school's all-time leader, Jimmy Walker (26)...With his three top-5 finishes, he raised his total to 15, four within Walker (19).
Jeremy Frye [Junior]: Has recorded two straight top-10 finishes...Tied for seventh his last time out at the Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational with a score of 212 (76-68-68)...His pair of 68s tied his career-low...Tied for eighth, his second top-10 finish of the season and fourth of his career at the UTSA Intercollegiate...Shot 215 (75-69-71)...Appeared in all four fall events...Tied for 16th at the Hawai'i Fall Invitational, shooting 221 (76-69-76)...Tied for 35th at the Baylor Invitational with a score of 225 (79-73-73)...Had his best tournament of the fall by tying for seventh and firing 214 (73-70-74) at the Mason Rudolph Championship...Tied for 47th at the season-opening William H. Tucker with a score of 222 (74-80-68)...Rebounded from his only 80 round of the season by firing a career-low 68 in the third round.
Brian Meck [Junior]: Tied for 24th with a score of 219 (74-72-73) in his first starting role of the season at the Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational...Tied for 12th, competing individually, shooting 219 (74-70-75)...Played in nine tournaments as a redshirt freshman, including the Big 12 Championship.
Wes Williams [Sophomore]: Tied for 20th his last time out, shooting 217 (76-68-73)...Set a new career low with his second-round 68...Tied for 24th at the UTSA Intercollegiate, shooting 223 (76-74-73)...Competed in all four fall events...Tied for 37th at the Hawai'i Fall Invitational, shooting 228 (79-74-75)...Had his best showing of the fall and his career by tying for sixth and firing a career-low 69 in the final round of the Baylor Invitational...Shot 215 (73-73-69) for the tournament...Tied for 32nd in a return to his hometown of Franklin, Tenn., at the Mason Rudolph Championship...Shot 223 (75-76-72)...Tied for 47th at the season-opening William H. Tucker, shooting 222 (71-74-77).
