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Men's Golf Takes Second at Maui Jim Intercollegiate

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Men's Golf 9/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Sept. 25, 2016

Maui Jim Intercollegiate Final Results Get Acrobat Reader

THE RUNDOWN
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --
Baylor men's golf took second place at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate after shooting 13-under-par 271 in Sunday's final round at Mirabel Golf Club. The Bears finished the tournament at 36-under 816, carding the second-best 54-hole team score in program history to finish five strokes behind tournament champion LSU (-41).

Three Baylor players finished among the top five individually. Sophomore Garrett May shot 5-under 66 in the final round to earn a career-best third-place finish at 12-under 201. May's 201 was the third-best 54-hole individual score in program history. Sophomore Braden Bailey and senior Hunter Shattuck tied for fourth place at 11-under 202, equaling the fourth-best 54-hole individual scores in program history. Shattuck made seven birdies on his way to a final-round 6-under 65, tying the sixth-best round in program history, and Bailey carded a final round of 2-under 69.

Freshman Cooper Dossey shot 2-over 73 in the final round and finished the tournament tied for 28th place at even-par 213, while junior Matthew Perrine recorded the Bears' fourth countable score with a final round of even-par 71 to finish in 88th place at 17-over 230. Junior Jackson Heazel played as an individual and shot 4-over 75 on Sunday to finish tied for 59th place at 8-over 221.

The Bears (-36) finished behind only LSU (-41). BU recorded wins against Kent State (-24), Kansas (-15), South Carolina (-13), Georgia Tech (-8), Houston (+1), California (+6), Augusta (+7), South Florida (+9), UAB (+12), Georgia State (+20), Chattanooga (+24), Notre Dame (+25), Grand Canyon (+29) and Hawaii (+57).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor's 54-hole total of 816 was the second-best tournament score in program history, trailing only the 789 recorded on a par-70 course at 2006 The Maxwell.
- Baylor's final round 271 was the sixth-best team score in program history -- the Bears shot a 269 in the first round that ranks as the fifth-best round in BU history.
- May's 201 ranks as the third-best 54-hole score in program history, trailing only Ryan Baca's 199 at the 2006 UTSA Intercollegiate and Adam Meyer's 200 at the 2001 Baylor Invitational.
- Bailey and Shattuck tied for the fourth-best 54-hole scores in program history, equaling Jamie McLeary's 2002 at the 2001 Baylor Invitational.
- Baylor finished second in the 16-team field in par-3 scoring at 5-over 3.08, second in par-4 scoring at 6-under 3.96 and fourth in par-5 scoring at 16-under 4.64.
- Baylor made 67 birdies for the tournament, which trailed only LSU's 68 birdies.
- Shattuck and Bailey tied for the lead in the 93-player field with par-3 scoring averages of 2-under 2.83.
- May and Bailey tied for third in par-4 scoring at 5-under 3.85.
- May tied for third in par-5 scoring at 7-under 4.22, while Dossey tied for sixth at 6-under 4.33.
- May and Bailey tied for the tournament lead with 17 birdies over 54 holes, and Shattuck tied for seventh with 15 birdies.
- May recorded an eagle on the 558-yard, par-5 seventh hole, one of six eagles made in the final round.

STAT OF THE DAY
3 -- the number of Baylor players who recorded top-five individual finishes while also carding some of the best 54-hole totals in program history. May finished in third place at 201, which was the third-best 54-hole total in school history, while Shattuck and Bailey each carded 202, equaling the fourth-best 54-hole total all-time at Baylor.

TOP QUOTE
"This week was a great step for this team," head coach Mike McGraw said. "Garrett, Hunter and Braden took the lead. We shot a great team score today, and it makes me look forward to our next event even more. It was definitely a confidence builder for this group."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor's next tournament is the Jerry Pate Collegiate, while will be played Oct. 3-4 at Old Overton Golf Club in Birmingham, Ala. Follow @BaylorMGolf on Twitter for updates throughout the season.

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Players Mentioned

Cooper Dossey

Cooper Dossey

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Braden Bailey

Braden Bailey

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Garrett May

Garrett May

5' 10"
Freshman
HS
Matthew Perrine

Matthew Perrine

5' 11"
Sophomore
TR
Hunter Shattuck

Hunter Shattuck

6' 0"
Junior
TR
Jackson Heazel

Jackson Heazel

6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cooper Dossey

Cooper Dossey

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Braden Bailey

Braden Bailey

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Garrett May

Garrett May

5' 10"
Freshman
HS
Matthew Perrine

Matthew Perrine

5' 11"
Sophomore
TR
Hunter Shattuck

Hunter Shattuck

6' 0"
Junior
TR
Jackson Heazel

Jackson Heazel

6' 4"
Freshman