Cooper Dossey Bio and Career Results
Fifth-year senior and two-time All-American from Austin, Texas ... Enters final collegiate season ranked No. 12 in PGATourU rankings and No. 33 in WAGR ... Became first player in program history to earn First-Team All-America honors following 2019-20 season ... Named to 2020 Palmer Cup Team, becoming third player in program history selected to participate in Palmer Cup ... Selected as Baylor Men’s Golf Player of the Decade for 2010s by Waco Tribune-Herald ... Finished pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season ranked No. 4 nationally in Golfstat Division I Player Rankings ... Ranks second in program history with 71.58 stroke average over 112 career rounds, trailing only PGA Tour pro Jimmy Walker’s 71.55 mark ... Missed four tournaments due to injury in spring 2018, but has played in Baylor lineup in every other team tournament over four seasons ... Set BU single-season record with 69.72 stroke average across 18 rounds in shortened 2019-20 season ... Has recorded top-25 finishes in 26 of 37 stroke play tournaments played ... Ranks tied for eighth in program history with seven top-5 finishes and tied for ninth with 14 top-10 results ... Won 119th North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2 in summer 2019 ... Returned to Pinehurst in 2020 and advanced to quarterfinals of 120th North & South Amateur ... Recorded 8-2-1 match-play record over four seasons at Baylor, including helping Bears win inaugural Big 12 Match Play Championship in 2018 by going 5-0 in individual matches ... Three-time PING All-Central Region honoree ... Three-time medalist, claiming individual titles at 2017 All-American (-10, 206), 2017 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (-11, 202) and 2019 Fighting Illini Invitational (-4, 206) ... Named Third-Team All-America by Golfweek and GCAA All-America Honorable Mention after 2016-17 freshman season ... First player in program history named to GCAA’s five-player All-Freshmen Team ... Tabbed as 2017 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... Also earned 2017 All-Big 12 Team and Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team recognition ... Selected as February 2017 Big 12 Golfer of the Month, becoming Baylor’s first freshman to win the conference’s monthly award ... Posted third-best single-season stroke average in program history with 71.19 mark in 2016-17 ... Became fourth freshman in program history to lead team in stroke average, joining Jimmy Walker (1997-98), Ryan Baca (2002-03) and Braden Bailey (2015-16) ... Joined PGA Tour pro Kyle Jones as only players in Mike McGraw era to win multiple individual titles ... Posted best NCAA Tournament score in program history and tied third-best 54-hole total in any tournament with 201 at 2017 NCAA Stanford Regional ... Seven-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection and four-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree (first team in 2018 and 2019, second team in 2020, rookie team in 2017).
2019-20 (Senior): Became first player in program history named a First-Team All-American (GCAA and Golfweek) and third player in program history named to Palmer Cup team ... Also picked up GCAA All-America Scholar recognition and was second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Appeared in top-two spots of Baylor lineup in all seven tournaments, including playing at No. 1 in final six events before season ended prematurely due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Finished season ranked No. 4 in Golfstat Division I Player Rankings ... Helped Bears earn No. 9 final team ranking by Golfweek ... Led team with school-record 69.72 stroke average across 18 rounds, including 14 rounds at 70 or below ... Led team in par-3 scoring (2.97) and par-5 scoring (4.54), finished second in par-4 scoring (4.04) ... Also led team in birdies (68), eagles (2) and par-or-better percentage (85.5%) ... Finished top-16 and below-par in all six stroke-play events, including five top-10 finishes ... Led Bears to two tournament titles and two runner-up finishes ... Opened season taking fifth-place in 70-player field at 2-under 211 as Bears won Gopher Invitational ... Led Bears to second straight tournament title by winning his third career medalist honor with a 4-under 206 at 84-player Fighting Illini Invitational ... Tied for 10th place after shooting 5-under 208 in 75-player Nike Collegiate Invitational ... Went 2-2-1 in Big 12 Match Play Championship ... Closed fall portion of schedule shooting 1-under 212 to tie for 16th place in 68-player field and help Bears take second place at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Opened spring with tie for seventh place at 3-under 210 in 84-player Arizona Intercollegiate, leading Bears to another runner-up finish ... Shot 5-under 208 to tie for fourth place in 80-player field at Cabo Collegiate ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
2018-19 (Junior): Appeared in top-four spot in Baylor lineup in all 11 tournaments ... Led team with 72.21 stroke average across 29 rounds, including 11 rounds at par or better ... Recorded six top-25 finishes and went perfect 5-0 in match play ...Helped Bears claim tournament title with tie for 10th place in 84-player field after shooting 6-under 207 at Trinity Forest Invitational ... Led Bears to first Big 12 Championship since 2001 be going 5-0 in inaugural Big 12 Match Play Championship, winning all five matches by at least three holes ... Finished fall season with tie for 21st place in 80-player field at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Began spring with tie for 22nd place in 80-player field at All-American Intercollegiate ... Tied for 18th place at even-par 213 in Querencia Cabo Collegiate ... Tied for 17th place in 50-player field in Big 12 Championship ... Helped Bears advance to school-record fourth consecutive NCAA Championship by shooting 2-under 211 to tie for 12th place in 75-player field at NCAA Louisville Regional ... Tied for 60th-place in 156-player field at NCAA Championship ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Picked up Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in top-four spot in Baylor lineup in all nine events when healthy, but missed four tournaments in first half of spring season with injury ... Earned PING All-Central Region honors for second straight season after posting 72.64 stroke average across 28 rounds ... Recorded 15 of 28 rounds at par or better ... Helped Bears advance to NCAA Championship for school-record third consecutive season ... Finished season ranked No. 95 nationally in Golfstat Division I player rankings ... Played in No. 3 spot in every fall tournament and No. 4 spot in all five spring tournaments played ... Posted top-20 finishes in all four fall events and was on pace to break Baylor’s single-season stroke average record with 70.42 mark before injury derailed season ... Shot par or better in eight of 12 fall rounds ... Opened season with tie for 18th place at 4-over 217 in 87-player field at Gopher Invitational ... Tied for 20th place at 4-over 214 in 78-player Fighting Illini Invitational ... Shot 2-over 212 to tie for 18th place in 60-player field at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate ... Won second individual title of career by shooting 11-under 202 (66-67-69) to top 73-player Royal Oaks Intercollegiate field ... Claimed Royal Oaks individual title by four strokes and helped Bears claim team title by 19 strokes ... Missed first four tournaments of spring with injury, but returned for final tournaments ... Shot 1-under 212 with all three rounds at par or better to tie for 19th place in 85-player field at ASU Thunderbird Invitational ... Finished in 22nd place with 11-over 291 at Big 12 Championship ... Took seventh place in 75-player field at NCAA Bryan Regional by shooting 7-under 209 with all three rounds below par, helping Bears advance to NCAA Championship for third straight season ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors ... Named to Spring 2018 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in Baylor lineup in all 12 events during debut season, once in No. 2 spot, three times at No. 3, and four times each at Nos. 4 and 5 ... Led Bears to first No. 1 national ranking in program history, first NCAA Regional title and first NCAA Championship match play berth ... Earned All-America Third Team (Golfweek) and Honorable Mention (GCAA) and became first BU golfer named to Golfweek’s five-player All-Freshmen Team ... Also picked up PING All-Central Region, All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team recognition ... Named 2017 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, joining Jamie McLeary (2002) as Baylor’s only players to win the award ... Became first BU freshman to win Big 12 Golfer of the Month when he was honored for February 2017 ... Recorded third-best single-season stroke average in program history at 71.19 across 37 rounds ... Played team-high 23 of 37 rounds at par or better and counted 80 percent of rounds toward team score (29.5 of 37) ... Posted three top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes ... Played No. 4 or 5 and improved finish in each of first five tournaments at Baylor, culminating with career-first medalist honor at The All-American ... Made BU debut at Fighting Illini Invitational, carding 11-over 221 to tie for 36th place ... Improved to tie for 28th place with even-par 213 at Maui Jim Intercollegiate ... Recorded first top-10 finish with even-par 210 to tie for ninth place at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate ... Wrapped up fall season with 4-under 209 to tie for sixth place and help Bears claim title at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Won individual title by three strokes over 96-player field at The All-American, shooting 10-under 206 (68-66-72) to lead Bears to team title ... Moved up to No. 2 spot for Querencia Cabo Collegiate and tied for 28th place at 1-over 214, while Bears took second place as team ... Returned to No. 5 spot and shot 6-under 210 to tie for eighth place and help Baylor win third tournament of season at Linger Longer Invitational ... Shot 5-under 139 in rain-shortened Aggie Invitational, tying for second place individually and helping team to second-place finish ... Aggie Invite was BU’s seventh consecutive top-three finish, which led to program’s first No. 1 national ranking in April 3, 2017 Golfweek/Sagarin rankings ... Shot 11-over 221 to tie for 33rd place at The Maxwell ... Carded 18-over 298 to tie for 16th place at Big 12 Championship ... Shattered Baylor record for best NCAA Tournament score by eight strokes, carding 10-under 201 (68-66-67) at NCAA Stanford Regional ... All three rounds at Stanford Regional ranked among top 10 individual NCAA Tournament rounds in program history, and 201 total tied third-best 54-hole mark in any tournament in Baylor history ... Helped Bears rally from five strokes down late in final round by making eagle on No. 16 and getting up-and-down for par on final two holes, as BU claimed share of Stanford Regional title ... Shot par or better in first three rounds at NCAA Championship and finished stroke play tied for 35th place at 4-over 292 (72-70-71-79) ... Bears finished tied for seventh place to advance to match play for first time in program history ... Defeated Oklahoma’s Blaine Hale 1-up to put first point on board in quarterfinal match, but Bears fell 3-2 ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
High School: Three-time Texas state champion while playing for head coach Matt Wernecke at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas … Played on same high school team with current Baylor teammate Brandon Hoff ... Ranked No. 8 nationally and No. 1 in Texas in 2016 recruiting class by Golfweek … Led Vipers to Class 5A state championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … Recorded trio of top-three individual finishes at State Championship, placing third as sophomore in 2014, second as junior in 2015 and first as senior in 2016 … Won individual titles and guided team to first-place finishes at 2016 District, Regional and State Championships … Claimed 2016 5A individual state by eight strokes after shooting 66-69, helping team to 47-stroke state championship win at Wolfdancer Golf Club in Austin, Texas … Led Vandegrift to Class 5A Region IV championship by shooting 66-68 at Golf Club of Texas … Guided team to District 25-5A title by shooting 68-69 at Delaware Springs Golf Course … Posted 71.00 stroke average and won four tournament titles as senior in 2016 … Earned Vandegrift Team MVP honors in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … Played for West team at 2014 and 2016 AJGA Wyndham Cups … Earned wins at 2014 AJGA at Traditions with scores of 72-71-68 and 2015 U.S. Junior qualifying by shooting 62-72 … Ten career top-10 AJGA finishes … Named 2016 NHSCA National High School Boys’ Golf Athlete of the Year … Shot 62 in three different tournaments in 2015 … Won 2016 Paul S. Simon Character Award and 2014 AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award.
Personal: Son of Paul and Trudi Dossey … Both parents are Baylor graduates, and mother was a Baylor yell leader … Aunt, Kelli (Donaldson) Smith, was four-year letterwinner on Baylor women’s basketball team from 1992-95 … Brother, Luke, is teammate on Baylor golf team ... Graduated in May 2020 with Bachelor’s Degree in communication ... Currently in graduate school seeking Master’s Degree in sports management.
