April 13, 2006
THE AGGIE INVITATIONAL
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16
Location: The Traditions G.C.; Bryan, Texas
Par/Yardage: 72/7,235
Host: Texas A&M
Field: 12 (Augusta State, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech).
The Baylor men's golf team returns to action at The Aggie Invitational Saturday and Sunday, April 15-16, at The Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas.
The Bears are looking to rebound from their worst showing of the season as they finished 14th two weeks ago at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin. Baylor had finished no lower than fourth prior to that and had four victories and two runner-ups.
Head coach Greg Priest will go with the same lineup for the third straight week with senior Ryan Baca, juniors Jeremy Alcorn, Jeremy Frye and Colton Turnquist and sophomore Wes Williams. Baca, Alcorn, Frye and Williams have started each tournament this year. Baca leads the Bears and is on record-setting pace with a 70.26 stroke average, while Alcorn ranks second at 72.15.
The tournament will be the final tuneup for the Bears before the Big 12 Championships April 24-25 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
BAYLOR LINEUP
Player Season Avg.
Jeremy Alcorn (Jr.) 72.15
Ryan Baca (Sr.) 70.26
Jeremy Frye (Jr.) 73.07
Colton Turnquist (Jr.) 75.00
Wes Williams (So.) 73.82
*Chase Thomas (Jr.) 76.00
*competing individually
Jeremy Alcorn [Junior]: Tied for 49th last time out at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, shooting 224 (76-74-74)...Tied for seventh at the Border Olympics with a score of 216 (74-69-73)...Won his fifth career individual title and the Bears' fourth individual title in a row at the Louisiana Classics, moving him only one victory behind teammate Ryan Baca, the school's all-time leader in wins...Fired 9-under par 207 (69-67-71)...Tied for 13th 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 overall on the team with a 71.81 stroke average...Ranks seventh in the Big 12 Conference and 45th nationally according to Golfstat.
Ryan Baca [Senior]: Ranks fourth nationally according to Golfweek...Won three straight tournaments, giving him a Baylor record six individual titles, one more than junior teammate Jeremy Alcorn...Leads the team with a 70.26 stroke average, which would shatter the school record of 71.61 set by Aaron Pellegrom during the 1999-2000 season...Tied for 25th last time out at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, shooting 218 (71-76-71), the first time this season he has finished a tournament over par...Finished second at the Border Olympics with his second-lowest total of the season, 204 (67-67-70)...Tied for sixth at the Louisiana Classics with a score of 213 (68-71-74)...Recorded his third straight victory at the Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational by firing a 205 (68-70-67)...Won the UTSA Intercollegiate, setting the Baylor 54-hole school record with a 199 (64-67-68)...His opening-round 64 was a career high...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 seven top-10 finishes this season, he is tied for the school's all-time lead with Jimmy Walker at 26...With his five top-5 finishes, he has raised his total to 17, two within Walker (19)...Has fired 19 rounds of par or better (17 below par) out of 27 and would be 44-under par for the entire season.
Jeremy Frye [Junior]: Tied for 68th his last time out at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, shooting 228 (83-74-71)...Recorded three straight top-10 finishes before tying for 36th at the Border Olympics, where he shot 223 (74-73-76)...Tied for sixth at the Louisiana Classics with a score of 213 (72-68-73)...Tied for seventh 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.
Colton Turnquist [Junior]: Tied for 85th his last time out at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, where he shot 233 (77-78-78)...Tied for 32nd with a score of 222 (71-72-79) his last time out at the Border Olympics...Finished sixth as Baylor sent a second team to compete at the Harbor Lakes Invitational...Shot 152 (79-73)...Tied for 18th competing individually at the Hawai'i Fall Invitational, firing 222 (73-74-75)...Tied for 19th with a 221 (77-74-70) at the season-opening Baylor Invitational...His final-round 70 was his lowest of the season.
Wes Williams [Sophomore]: Tied for 83rd last time out at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, where he shot 232 (72-84-76)...Recorded his second top-10 finish of the season, tying for seventh with a score of 216 (74-67-75) at the Border Olympics...His second-round 67 was a career low...Tied for 22nd at the Louisiana Classics (72-70-75=217)...Tied for 20th at the Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational, shooting 217 (76-68-73)...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 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).
Chase Thomas [Junior]: Finished second in his last action at the Bearkat Classic, firing 211 (72-70-69)...Tied for 30th at the Harbor Lakes Invitational, shooting 164 (86-78)...Tied for 43rd in his last start for the Bears at the UTSA Intercollegiate with a score of 227 (78-74-75)...Tied for 48th at the Baylor Invitational with a score of 228 (79-75-74)...Tied for 59th at the Mason Rudolph Championship, shooting 234 (78-82-74).
