2011-12 Baylor Men's Golf Media Almanac

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2011-12 BAYLOR MEN’S GOLF MEDIA ALMANAC
Third Edition, Baylor Athletic Communications
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and
service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring
community.
BAYLOR ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
To support the overall mission of the University by providing a nationally competitive
intercollegiate athletics program that attracts, nurtures and graduates student-athletes who, under
the guidance of a high-quality staff, pursue excellence in their respective sports, while representing
Baylor with character and integrity. Consistent with the Christian values of the University, the
department will carry out this mission in a way that reflects fair and equitable opportunities for all
student-athletes and staff.
Baylor University is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without
discrimination as to sex, color, or national origin, and are not opposed to qualified handic apped persons.
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CONTENTS QUICK FACTS
INFORMATION HISTORY/RECORDS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
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Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-21 Location: Waco, Texas N
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Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Tournament Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas O
Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 NCAA Postseason History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-26 Enrollment: 14,614 R
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Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Big 12 Championship History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-28 President: Ken Starr A
Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-30 FAR: Michael Rogers, J.D. T
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Student-Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 Professional Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Director of Athletics: Ian McCaw O
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Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10 Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Associate AD (Sport Supervisor): Paul Bradshaw
Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Nickname: Bears
2009-10 REVIEW Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35 Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235)
Conference: Big 12
Season Results/Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15
Official University Web Site: www.Baylor.edu
Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Official Athletics Web Site: www.BaylorBears.com
Individual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-18
TEAM INFORMATION
2011-12 SCHEDULE Home Course: Twin Rivers Golf Club (Waco, Texas)
Par (Yardage): 72 (7,478)
FALL 2011 2011 Big 12 Finish: 7th
Best Big 12 Finish: 1st (2001)
DATE EVENT COURSE LOCATION
2011 Postseason: NCAA Florida Regional (7th/14)
Sept. 4-5 Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate Turning Stone Verona, N.Y.
Sept. 12-13 Wolverine Intercollegiate University of Michigan GC Ann Arbor, Mich. NCAA Regional Appearances: 16 (14 straight)
NCAA Championship Appearances: 5
Oct. 1-2 Rod Myers Invitational Duke University GC Durham, N.C.
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3
Oct. 16-18 Lone Star Invitational Briggs Ranch GC San Antonio, Texas
Newcomers: 3
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Royal Oaks CC Dallas, Texas
COACHING STAFF
SPRING 2012
Head Coach: Greg Priest (East Texas State, 1993)
DATE EVENT COURSE LOCATION
Coaching Experience: 9th season at Baylor
Feb. 13-14 UTSA Oak Hills Invitational Oak Hills CC San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Regional Appearances: 11 (Baylor/UT)
Feb. 25-26 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate The Classic Club Palm Desert, Calif.
NCAA Championship Appearances:3
March 16-17 Border Olympics Laredo CC Laredo, Texas
Assistant Coach: Austin Burk (Baylor, 2004)
March 31-April 1 Augusta State Invitational Forest Hills CC Augusta, Ga.
Coaching Experience: 3rd season at Baylor
April 9-10 The Woodlands All-American The Woodlands Course The Woodlands, Texas
NCAA Regional Appearances: 3
April 21-22 The Aggie Invitational Traditions GC Bryan, Texas
NCAA Championship Appearances:0
April 26-28 Big 12 Championship Whispering Pines GC Trinity, Texas
May 17-19 NCAA Regional Six Regional Sites
Forest Oaks CC Greensboro, N.C. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
University of Georgia GC Athens, Ga. Men’s Golf Contact: Chris Yandle
University of Michigan GC Ann Arbor, Mich. E-mail: [email protected]
The Club at Olde Stone Bowling Green, Ky. Office: [phone]
Jimmie Austin OU GC Norman, Okla. Cell: [phone]
Stanford GC Stanford, Calif.
May 29-June 3 NCAA Championship Riviera CC Pacific Palisades, Calif.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Bold events are hosted by Baylor University
MEDIA SERVICES
The media will receive a weekly Baylor men’s golf
2011-12 ROSTER release, featuring updated stats, features and notes
during the season. Bios will also be updated regularly
NAME HT CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) online at www.BaylorBears.com.
Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen 6-4 Fr.-HS Baerum, Norway/Nadderud Videregaende In hosting the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, the Baylor
Kyle Jones 5-10 Fr.-HS Snowflake, Ariz./Snowflake HS AC office will provide complete results after each round
Niclas Mansson 5-10 RSo.-SQ Halmstad, Sweden/Swedish National Golf HS and following the completion of the tournament at
Drew McGee 5-10 Sr.-2L Graham, Texas/Graham HS Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
Joakim Mikkelsen 5-6 Sr.-3L Drammen, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas
Ryan O’Rear 5-11 Jr.-2L Salado, Texas/Salado HS INTERVIEWS
Jerry Ruiz 5-11 Jr.-2L Puebla, Mexico/San Diego School
All interviews with head coach Greg Priest and
Lorenzo Scotto 6-3 Sr.-3L Pordenone, Italy/G.D. Annunzio
student-athletes must be coordinated through Associate
Matthew Seligmann 6-0 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas/Episcopal HS
Director of Athletic Communications Chris Yandleand
Filippo Zucchetti 5-10 Fr.-HS Massino Visconti, Italy/Bradenton (Fla.) Prep School
must be made at least 24 hours in advance. No
student-athlete phone numbers or e-mail addresses will
Head Coach: Greg Priest (East Texas State, 1993), 9th season at Baylor
be distributed.
Assistant Coach: Austin Burk (Baylor, 2004), 3rd season at Baylor
Student-athletes WILL NOT be asked to miss
class, study hall or mandatory to team functions
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
to conduct an interview.
Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen Mick-el Burk An-dress-en
Niclas Mansson Nick-luss Mon-son
Joakim Mikkelsen Yo-keem Mick-el-sen
Lorenzo Scotto Skaw-to
Filippo Zucchetti Fill-ippo Zoo-ketti
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STAFF DIRECTORY
NICK JOOS Executive Associate AD / External Affairs
Alma Mater: Iowa State, 1987 | Joined Baylor: October 2003
Office: 254-710-3043 | Cell: 254-709-9659 | E-mail: [email protected]
HEATH NIELSEN Assistant AD / Communications
Sport Responsibilities: Football
Alma Mater: Utah State, 1994 | Joined Baylor: May 2000
Office: 254-710-3538 | Cell: 254-709-2743 | E-mail: [email protected]
CHRIS YANDLE BRAD SHEFFIELD DAVID KAYE JULIE BENNETT Director of Athletic Communications
Associate Director Coordinator of New Media Assistant Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Men’s Tennis
Alma Mater: Fresno State, 1972 | Joined Baylor: March 1993
Office: 254-710-3042 | Cell: 254-709-9657 | E-mail: [email protected]
CHRIS YANDLE Associate Director
Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Golf, Football
Alma Mater: Louisiana-Lafayette, 2004 | Joined Baylor: July 2008
Office: 254-710-3638 | Cell: 254-652-9068 | E-mail: [email protected]
BRAD SHEFFIELD Coordinator of New Media
Sport Responsibilities: Website, Football
Alma Mater: Sam Houston State, 2006 | Joined Baylor: June 2008
Office: 254-710-3784 | Cell: 254-640-3175 | E-mail: [email protected]
KYLE CORNISH TODD ZEIDLER DONNA PERRY
Assistant Director Assistant Director Administrative Assistant
DAVID KAYE Assistant Director
Sport Responsibilities: Baseball, Acrobatics & Tumbling, Football
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2008 | Joined Baylor: November 2009
Office: 254-710-4389 | Cell: 254-709-5147 | E-mail: [email protected]
KYLE CORNISH Assistant Director
Sport Responsibilities: Soccer, Softball, Equestrian
Alma Mater: Kansas, 2006 | Joined Baylor: October 2007
Office: 254-710-3065 | Cell: 254-709-4657 | E-mail: [email protected]
TODD ZEIDLER Assistant Director
Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Women’s Tennis
ASHLEY FARRELL MICHAEL GAIO Alma Mater: Bemidji State, 2007 | Joined Baylor: July 2009
Director Assistant Director Office: 254-710-4049 | Cell: 254-644-3458 | E-mail: [email protected]
Sic ‘em Sports Productions Sic ‘em Sports Productions
ASHLEY FARRELL Director, Sic ‘em Sports Productions
Alma Mater: Missouri, 2009 | Joined Baylor: August 2010
Office: 254-710-4633 | Cell: 254-265-3878 | E-mail: [email protected]
MICHAEL GAIO Assistant Director, Sic ‘em Sports Productions
Alma Mater: Missouri, 2011 | Joined Baylor: August 2011
Office: 254-710-3709 | Cell: 254-749-4607 | E-mail: [email protected]
DONNA PERRY Administrative Assistant
Office: 254-710-2743 | E-mail: [email protected]
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STUDENT-ATHLETES
MIKKEL BJERCH-ANDRESEN NICLAS MANSSON
6-4 • FR. • HS 5-10 • RFR. • SQ
BAERUM, NORWAY (NADDERUD VIDEREGAENDE) HALMSTAD, SWEDEN (SWEDISH GOLF HS)
SUMMER 2011 SPRING 2011 (TRUE FRESHMAN) P
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Participated at Norway’s Nordea Open and teammate with fellow BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2011) A
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Norwegian Joakim Mikkelsen at European Team Championship ... One of Did not compete during the spring, suffering wrist injury ... Granted E
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four Baylor golfers to compete at British Amateur Championship. medical hardship waiver at end of true freshman season ... Named to Big S
12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. &
INTERNATIONAL C
FALL 2010 (TRUE FRESHMAN) O
Member of Norwegian National Team ... Led country to second-place A
finish at 2010 European Boys Team Championship in Istanbul, Turkey ... BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2010) C
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Won 2010 Titleist Tour Order of Merit ... Finished fifth at Egyptian Competed in three of Baylor's four fall events ... Made Baylor debut at E
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Amateur Open, earning wild card spot in European Challenge Tour event William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 12th at 4-over (72-75-
... One of four Baylor golfers to participate in 2011 British Amateur 73=22) ... Tied for 21st at Jack Nicklaus Invitational with 13-over (74-76-
Championship. 73=223) ... Finished tied for 29th at rain-shortened Royal Oaks
Intercollegiate ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
PERSONAL
INTERNATIONAL
Born Aug. 16, 1992, in Baeru, Norway ... Son of Cato Bjerch-Andresen and
Trine Svenoe ... Lists Norwegian winter sports hero Ole Einar Bjorndalen One of three boys accepted to the Swedish Golf Federations High School
as his biggest influence as an athlete because of his work ethic ... Hobbies (Klippan-Ljungbyhed, Sweden) in 2007, graduating in 2010 ... Tied for
include skiing and soccer ... Majoring in business. fifth in the SAS-Masters Tour qualification in 2008 (best amateur) ... Tied
for eighth at the 2009 Swedish PGA Championship, posting the best
finish by an amateur in the event and only amateur to make the cut ... At
age of 14, was the youngest Club Champion winner ... Established
Ekerum Golf and Resort course record with personal-low 4-under 69 in
2009 ... Was listed as best Swedish amateur on both Swedish SAS-Masters
Tour and Nordic League in 2009 ... Led club team to a Swedish Division
II title in 2009 and advancement to Division I ... Made eight consecutive
birdies in four-ball and two consecutive eagles in single to help his team
KYLE JONES to division title.
5-10 • FR. • HS
PERSONAL
SNOWFLAKE, ARIZ. (SNOWFLAKE HS)
Full name is Eric Niclas Mansson ... Born Oct. 17, 1991, in Halmstad,
Sweden ... Son of Urban and Maria Mansson ... Has one sister ... Majoring
HIGH SCHOOL in pre-business.
Lettered four years for head coach Steve Schneider at Snowflake (Ariz.)
HS ... Led Snowflake HS to three straight Arizona Class 3A state golf
MANSSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
championships ... Won four straight Arizona state individual golf titles ...
Was a three-time first-team all-region selection (2008, 2009, 2010) ... YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25
Finished second in 2010 Arizona Stroke Play Championship ... Won 2010 2010-11 3 8 587 73.38 2 0 1 2
U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier ... Participated at 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur CAREER 3 8 587 73.38 2 0 1 2
in Michigan ... Named 2009 Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA)
and Southwest Section Junior Player of the Year ... Won 2009 BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Thunderbird Junior Classic ... Won inaugural FBR Junior Open in 2009. Lowest 18-hole score: 71, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (fall 2010)
Lowest 36-hole score: 144, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (fall 2010)
Lowest 54-hole score: 220, William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (fall 2010)
PERSONAL
Top 5 finishes: none
Full name is Kyle Christopher Jones ... Born July 15, 1993, in Victorville, Top 10 finishes: none
Calif. ... Son of Tim and Lisa Jones ... Aspires to play on the PGA Tour ...
Majoring in sports sponsorship and sales.
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DREW McGEE JOAKIM MIKKELSEN
5-10 • SR. • 2L 5-6 • SR. • 3L
GRAHAM, TEXAS (GRAHAM HS) DRAMMEN, NORWAY(NORGES TOPPIDRETTSGYMNAS)
S SPRING 2011 (JUNIOR) SUMMER 2011
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H BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2011) Advanced to quarterfinal round of match play at 2011 British Amateur
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A Competed individually at UTSA Oak Hills Invitational, tying for 54th at Championship ... One of four Baylor golfers to participate in British Am ...
O 13-over (75-78-73=226) ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Represented Norway at 2011 European Team Championship.
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S FALL 2010 (JUNIOR) SPRING 2011 (JUNIOR)
ER Competed in two of Baylor's four fall events ... Tied for 62nd at Golfweek's CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR
Y Conference Challenge, tying a personal 54-hole best with a 230 ... Tied GCAA PING ALL-CENTRAL REGION
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L personal 18-hole best with second-round 72 at rain-shortened Royal Oaks ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM
P Intercollegiate. BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2011)
Posted his fourth straight top-25 finish with a 21st-place showing at the
SPRING 2010 (SOPHOMORE) UTSA Oak Hills Invitational ... Was Baylor's best scorer, shooting 4-over
(71-73-73=217) ... Best finish of the season came at Charleston Shootout,
Made Baylor debut at UTSA Oak Hills Invitational as an individual,
where he placed fourth overall at 2-under-par (71-70-73) ... Tied for 42nd
finishing tied for 53rd at 17-over 230 ... Competed as an individual at The
at Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with 11-over 227 ... Established
Wrangler, finishing 33rd at 20-over 164.
18-, 36- and 54-hole career lows with third-place finish at Border
Olympics ... Shot final-round 6-under 66, while carding 10-under 134 over
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE)
final 36 holes to post fifth career top-five finish ... 54-hole score of 205 was
Participated in junior varsity golf tournaments during fall semester. tied for eighth-lowest in program history and is lowest since teammate
Cody Paladino's 203 at 2007 Turtle Bay Intercollegiate ... Shattered his
2008-09 (TRUE FRESHMAN) career lows once again, shooting 7-under 203 to finish second at
Wyoming Cowboy Classic ... Carded lowest individual round since 2007
Participated in junior varsity golf tournaments during fall and spring
with a final-round 65 ... His 203 tied Paladino for the fourth-lowest 54-
semesters.
hole score in Baylor history ... Posted six consecutive rounds of par or
better ... Tied for 14th at Aggie Invitational, carding 6-over-par 222 ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished tied for 22nd at Big 12 Championship, shooting 16-over-par (73-
Four-year letterwinner for head coaches Ronnie Jones and Jeff Williamson 75-73-75=296) ... Tied for 26th at NCAA Florida Regional, shooting 1-
at Graham (Texas) High School ... Led the Steers to back-to-back state over-par 217 ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... First-team
runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006 ... Later helped the Steers claim a Academic All-Big 12 selection ... First golfer in program history with
Texas state championship in 2008 after a seventh-place showing in 2007 ... multiple GCAA PING All-Central Region selections ... One of two Baylor
Earned all-district, all-region and all-state honors. golfers named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.
PERSONAL FALL 2010 (JUNIOR)
Full name is Andrew Myers McGee ... Born March 31, 1990, in Graham, BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2010)
Texas ... Son of Glenn and Michelle McGee ... Business major. Competed in three of Baylor's four fall events ... Tied for 15th at season-
opening GolfweekChallenge with a 3-under (68-73-72=213) ... Finished tied
for 21st at both William H. Tucker Intercollegiate and Jack Nicklaus
MCGEE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Invitational ... Did not compete at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ...
YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25 Represented native Norway at 2010 World Amateur Team
2009-10 1 3 230 76.67 0 0 0 0 Championships ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2010-11 3 8 603 75.38 0 0 0 0
CAREER 4 11 823 74.82 0 0 0 0 SPRING 2010 (SOPHOMORE)
GCAA PING ALL-CENTRAL REGION
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM
Lowest 18-hole score: 72, twice (last at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, fall 2010)
2010 BORDER OLYMPICS INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST
Lowest 36-hole score: 147, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (fall 2010)
Lowest 54-hole score: 230, twice (last at Golfweek's Conference Challenge, fall 2010) Competed in all nine spring events ... Tied for 11th, Baylor's best finish, at
UTSA Oak Hills Invitational with teammate Lorenzo Scotto at 6-over 219
Top 5 finishes: none
... Earned individual medalist honors for first time in his career, winning
Top 10 finishes: none
Border Olympics ... Fired 3-under 213, including a 2-under 70 in first
round and 4-under 68 in second round ... Tied for 38th at Seminole
Intercollegiate (71-77-77=225) ... Finished second with 3-under (70-69-
74=213) at National Invitational Tournament ... Finished 69th at Morris
Williams Intercollegiate (78-80-79=237) ... Posted fifth top-10 finish of
season, tying for sixth place at Aggie Invitational ... Finished under par
for eighth time in 2010, shooting 5-under (67-75-69=211) ... Tallied
multiple sub-par rounds for sixth time ... Tied for 27th at Big 12 Men's
Golf Championship with a final tally of 8-over (70-76-77-73=296) ... Shot
7-over (79-72-72=223) and finished 40th overall at NCAA South Central
Regional ... Drilled 15-foot birdie putt on first playoff hole at South
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Central Regional that clinched Baylor's spot in NCAA Championship ... MIKKELSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Shot 14-over (74-79-77=230) to tie for 135th at NCAA Championship ...
Named to GCAA PING All-Central Region Team, becoming first Baylor YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25
golfer to earn all-region honors since Ryan Baca in 2006. 2008-09 13 38 2,791 73.45 13 3 6 8
2009-10 14 43 3,144 73.12 20 5 7 9
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE) 2010-11 11 34 2,460 72.35 15 3 5 9
CAREER 38 115 8,395 73.00 48 11 18 26
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2009)
Appeared in all five fall tournaments ... Carded a 3-over 219 to finish tied BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
for 22nd at Golfweek's Conference Challenge in Riverside, Iowa ... Finished Lowest 18-hole score: 65, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (spring 2011)
tied for 13th with 1-under (75-69-71=215) at William H. Tucker ... Tallied Lowest 36-hole score: 133, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (spring 2011)
back-to-back sub-par rounds, including second-round 3-under 69 ... Lowest 54-hole score: 203, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (spring 2011) P
Posted his first top-10 finish of season, finishing 10th at Wolverine with a Top 5 finishes: 6, last at Wyoming Cowboy Classic L
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5-under 211 ... Carded all three rounds of par or better at Wolverine, Top 10 finishes: 11, last at Wyoming Cowboy Classic Y
including a final-round 4-under 68 ... Placed 20th at Lone Star E
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Invitational, firing a 6-over 222 ... Fourth-place finish at Baylor S
Intercollegiate was first top-five finish of career ... Carded three rounds of &
par or better at Baylor Intercollegiate, including final-round 69 ... C
Concluded fall season with a 0.00 score vs. par (E thru 15 rounds) ... O
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Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2009). C
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SUMMER 2009 S
RYAN O’REAR
Participated at 2009 British Amateur Championship in Liverpool,
England ... Finished with a two-round score of 9-over 153 in stroke-play,
5-11 • JR. • 2L
missing the cut for match-play championship.
SALADO, TEXAS (SALADO HS)
SPRING 2009 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
SUMMER 2011
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2009)
Competed in all eight spring events as a true freshman ... Finished season Tied for 16th at 102nd Texas Amateur Championship in Austin, shooting
ranked second on team with a 73.45 stroke average and a 1.97 score vs. final-round 1-under 71 ... Tied for 17th at 41st Chesapeake Energy Texas
par ... Led the team with 90.1 percent of his 38 total rounds counting State Open in Tyler.
towards team score ... Posted three top-10 and seven top-20 finishes,
while recording 13 rounds of par or better ... Shot a 2-under 214 (71-72-71) SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)
at Ron Smith USF Invitational, finishing tied for seventh ... Shot a 16-over
Made spring debut at Charleston Shootout, carding a pair of 1-under 71
296 (75-75-73-73) to finish tied for 12th at Big 12 Championship ... Shot an
rounds ... Tied for fifth in Charleston — his career-first top-five or top-10
11-over 227 (73-80-74) at NCAA South Central Regional ... Named to Big
finish, finishing at even-par 216 ... Finished tied for 33rd at Southern
12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Highlands Collegiate Masters with 9-over 225 ... Went 0-4 at Callaway
Collegiate Match Play Championship ... Finished tied for 18th at Border
FALL 2008 (TRUE FRESHMAN) Olympics, posting three straight sub-par rounds to finish with a career-
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2008) low 3-under-par 213 ... Tied for 38th at Wyoming Cowboy Classic,
Competed in all five fall events as a true freshman ... Made Baylor debut finishing with 7-over-par 217 ... Thanks to final-round 69, finished tied for
at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate where he finished tied for 11th at 5-over 221 22nd at Aggie Invitational (73-82-69=224) ... Tied for 31st at Big 12
(71-73-77) ... Recorded sub-par round of 71 in first round at Shoal Creek ... Championship, carding 20-over-par (76-73-77-74=300) ... Shot final-round
His best finish was at Baylor Intercollegiate, where he shot a 2-over 215 71 to tie for 47th overall at NCAA Florida Regional (6-over-par 222).
with back-to-back rounds of 70 to finish tied for sixth overall ... Shot a 5-
under 211 at Turtle Bay Intercollegiate, carding sub-par rounds of 70 and FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)
68 to finish tied for 10th ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Participated in three of Baylor's four fall tournaments ... Finished tied for
58th at Golfweek's Conference Challenge (75-71-80=226) ... Tied for 32nd at
INTERNATIONAL William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (76-74-75=225) ... Set personal 18- and
Member of the Norwegian national team for three years ... Helped 36-hole records at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Shot second-round 68 to
Norway to 2006 European Team Championships ... Finished eighth finish 15th at rain-shortened Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (72-68-RO=140).
overall at the 2007 European Championships ... As a 15-year-old, finished
fifth at 2005 Danish International Youth Championship, a tournament for SUMMER 2010
players 21 and under ... Finished fourth at Norwegian Junior
Qualified for U.S. Amateur Championship ... Finished 12th at Texas
Championships and tied for fourth at Norwegian Championships, a
Amateur Open.
tournament featuring both professional and amateur players ... Recorded
four top-five finishes on 2007 Norwegian Titleist Tour and did not finish
SPRING 2010 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
outside top 10 ... Ranked third on the Titleist Tour order of merit ...
Finished second at Holtsmark GC and Arendal GC, while placing fourth Participated in seven of Baylor's nine spring tournaments, including all
at Narvick GC and fifth at Stjordal GC. three postseason events ... Opened spring season at Border Olympics,
finishing tied for 28th at 8-over 224 ... Shot 12-over (78-73-77=228) to tie
PERSONAL for 61st as an individual at National Invitational ... Finished 50th at Aggie
Invitational with final score of 7-over (76-75-72=223) ... Posted personal-
Born Aug. 29, 1989, in Drammen, Norway ... Son of Stale and Gry Hilde
best 36- and 54-hole scores at Big 12 Men's Golf Championship ...
Mikkelsen ... Speech communication major.
Finished career-best 12th overall at Big 12 Championship with a 1-over
score (72-71-73-73=289) ... Carded personal-best 3-under 69 in first round
of NCAA South Central Regional ... Tied for 30th at NCAA South Central
Regional with 5-over (69-79-73=221) ... Tied personal-best 18-hole score
with first-round 69 at NCAA Championship before finishing 90th at 7-
over (69-77-77=223).
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FALL 2009 (TRUE FRESHMAN) FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)
Made Baylor debut at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, competing as an BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2010)
individual ... Shot 15-over (81-77-73=231) to finish tied for 75th. Competed in two events - one as an individual ... Finished 49th at Jack
Nicklaus Invitational ... Carded personal 18- and 36-hole bests at rain-
HIGH SCHOOL shortened Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 23rd at 1-over (72-
71-RO=143) ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Four-year letterwinner at Salado (Texas) High School ... Won three
consecutive Class 2A Texas state individual titles, helping Eagles to two
SPRING 2010 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
straight state championships ... Won five individual titles during spring
2008 as a junior ... Carded a 71.93 scoring average ... Was ranked as No. 1 BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2010)
player in Texas by Golfweek and nation's No. 36 player from Class of 2009 Played in six events in first season ... Made Baylor debut at UTSA Oak
S ... Won 2007, 2008 and 2009 district and regional individual Hills Invitational, finishing tied for 16th at 7-over 220 ... Finished tied for
E championships ... Qualified for and played in 2007 U.S. Amateur at 16 60th at Border Olympics with 16-over 232 ... Tied for 51st at 10-over (72-
H
C years of age, becoming third-youngest golfer in field, but missed cut ... 78-76=226) at National Invitational Tournament ... Shot 26-over (80-76-
A First-team all-state selection as freshman in 2006, placing fourth 83=239) to tie for 70th at Morris Williams Intercollegiate ... Carded even-
O
C individually at Texas state tournament. par 72 in final round to finish 43rd at 6-over (73-77-72=222) at Aggie
& Invitational ... Placed 40th at Big 12 Men's Golf Championship with a
S PERSONAL final score of 14-over (78-74-74-76=302) ... Named to Big 12
R Commissioner's Honor Roll.
E Full name is Ryan Randal O'Rear ... Born Jan. 4, 1991, in Temple, Texas ...
Y
A Son of Randy and Julie O'Rear ... Has a brother, Reed (14) and a sister,
L Taylor (16) ... His father, Randy, is President of University of Mary FALL 2009 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
P
Hardin-Baylor ... Aspires to play on PGA Tour ... Majoring in business. Did not compete.
INTERNATIONAL
O’REAR’S CAREER STATISTICS
Graduated high school from San Diego School in Puebla, Mexico ...
YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25 Mexican National Match Play champion ... Finished with a top-five
2009-10 8 25 1,873 74.93 5 0 1 1 ranking in Mexico ... Finished top-three in merit points on International
2010-11 10 30 2,208 73.60 10 1 2 4 Junior Golf Tour in 2007 and top-four in 2008.
CAREER 18 55 4,081 74.20 15 1 3 5
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS PERSONAL
Lowest 18-hole score: 68, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (fall 2010) Full name is Gerardo Ruiz ... Goes by Jerry ... Born Dec. 11, 1990, in
Lowest 36-hole score: 140, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (fall 2010) Puebla, Mexico ... Son of Gerardo Ruiz and Marilupe de la Concha ...
Lowest 54-hole score: 213, Border Olympics (spring 2011) Majoring in business.
Top 5 finishes: 1, at Charleston Shootout (spring 2011)
Top 10 finishes: 1, at Charleston Shootout (spring 2011)
RUIZ’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25
2009-10 6 19 1,441 75.84 2 0 0 1
2010-11 10 30 2,214 73.80 11 1 2 4
CAREER 16 49 3,655 74.59 13 1 2 5
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 68, three times
JERRY RUIZ Lowest 36-hole score: 138, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (spring 2011)
Lowest 54-hole score: 210, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (spring 2011)
5-11 • JR. • 2L Top 5 finishes: 1, at Charleston Shootout (spring 2011)
PUEBLA, MEXICO (SAN DIEGO SCHOOL) Top 10 finishes: 1 at Charleston Shootout (spring 2011)
SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2011)
Tied for 36th at UTSA Oak Hills Invitational ... Carded career-low second-
round 68 at UTSA before finishing with a final score of 9-over (78-68-
76=222) ... Posted career-best all-around performance at Charleston
Shootout, tying both 18- and 36- personal career-low scores, while setting
personal 54-hole low ... Finished in top-five for first time, placing third
overall at Charleston Shootout with 3-under-par (70-73-68=211) ... Tied
for 42nd with 11-over-par (75-74-78=227) at Southern Highlands
Collegiate Masters ... Went 2-2 at Callaway Collegiate Match Play
Championship, defeating Pacific's Alex Johnson (2 and 1) and South
Carolina's Dean Hester (3 and 2) ... Tied for 35th at Border Olympics with
1-over-par (76-69-72=217) ... Set personal 54-hole low with even-par 210 to
finish tied for 12th at Wyoming Cowboy Classic ... Tied for 47th at Aggie
Invitational, shooting 17-over-par (77-74-82=233) ... Shot third-round 69
and later finished 22nd at Big 12 Championship with 16-over-par (76-75-
69-76=296) ... Tied for 37th at NCAA Florida Regional, shooting 4-over-
par 220 ... Named to Spring Dean's List ... Named to Big 12
Commissioner's Honor Roll ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
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at Lone Star Invitational, shooting 15-over (81-74-76=231) ... Finished tied
for 23rd at 6-over (75-72-72=219) at Baylor Intercollegiate ... Named to Big
12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
SPRING 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
LORENZO SCOTTO ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, SECOND TEAM
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2009)
6-3 • SR. • 3L Made six spring appearances, including one as individual ... Finished fifth
PORDENONE, ITALY (G.D. ANNUNZIO) on team with a 74.64 stroke average through 28 rounds ... Posted his best
finish of spring at Border Olympics with an 11th-place showing (+5 221)
... Finished tied for 37th at NCAA South Central Regional, shooting 18-
SUMMER 2011 P
over 234 (76-77-81) ... Second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... L
A
Tied for ninth at German International Amateur ... Finished in eight-way Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Y
tie for 10th at Palla d’Oro Memorial G Silva in Italy ... Participated in four E
R
other events, including British Amateur Championship. FALL 2008 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) S
&
Competed in four fall events ... Made Baylor debut at Hartford Hawks
SPRING 2011 (JUNIOR) C
Invitational, shooting an even-par 144 (74-70) to finish tied for ninth O
CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR overall ... Shot 2-over 212 (69-72-71) to finish tied for 20th at Jerry Pate A
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM National Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 35th at Baylor Intercollegiate CH
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2011) with 13-over 226. E
S
Finished tied for 30th at UTSA Oak Hills Invitational (72-74-74=220) ...
Shot 6-over 222 to tie for 22nd at Charleston Shootout ... Finished 73rd at 2007-08 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with 27-over-par (84-82-77=243) ...
Did not compete, taking a redshirt.
Finished tied for 57th at Border Olympics with 7-over-par (77-70-76=223)
... Tied for 57th at Aggie Invitational with final tally of 21-over-par (77-84-
76=237) ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... First-team INTERNATIONAL
Academic All-Big 12 selection ... One of two Baylor golfers named Five-year member of Italian National Team from 2003-2007 ... Led team to
Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. fourth-place finish at World Team Under-18 Championships in 2004 and
2005 ... Finished in 11th place overall at 2005 World Team Under 18
FALL 2010 (JUNIOR) Championships ... Winner at 2002 U-14 Italian Championships ... Finished
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2010) as runner-up at 2004 U-16 Italian Championships ... Also took second at
2006 U-18 Italian Championships.
Member of Baylor's starting lineup in all four fall tournaments ... Opened
fall with a sixth-place showing at Golfweek's Conference Challenge in
Iowa ... Carded three sub-par rounds at Golfweek, finishing with a career- PERSONAL
low 5-under (69-71-71=211) ... Tied for 26th at William H. Tucker Born June 2, 1988, in Pordenone, Italy ... Son of Dario Scotto and
Intercollegiate (72-80-72=224) ... Finished tied for 33rd at Jack Nicklaus Alessandra Rosso ... Has a sister Giulia ... Double major in distribution
Invitational (74-77-75=226) ... Finished tied for 47th at rain-shorted Royal management and technology and international business.
Oaks Intercollegiate (73-75-RO=148) ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's
Honor Roll.
SCOTTO’S CAREER STATISTICS
SPRING 2010 (SOPHOMORE) YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12, FIRST TEAM 2007-08 — REDSHIRTED, DID NOT COMPETE
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(SPRING 2010) 2008-09 10 28 2,090 74.64 6 1 2 4
Participated in all nine spring tournaments, including all three postseason 2009-10 14 43 3,153 73.04 13 1 3 8
events ... Tied for 11th, Baylor's best finish, at UTSA Oak Hills 2010-11 9 26 1,954 75.15 6 1 1 2
Invitational with teammate Joakim Mikkelsen at 6-over 219 ... Posted a CAREER 33 97 7,197 74.20 25 3 6 14
47th-place finish at Border Olympics (12-over 228) ... Tied for 28th at
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Seminole Intercollegiate (69-79-74=222) and 32nd at National Invitational
Lowest 18-hole score: 67, Big 12 Championship (spring 2010)
Tournament (76-72-73=221) ... Recorded best finish of career, tying for
Lowest 36-hole score: 136, Big 12 Championship (spring 2010)
eighth at Morris Williams Intercollegiate (75-72-73=220) ... Posted back-to- Lowest 54-hole score: 211, Golfweek's Conference Challenge (fall 2010)
back rounds of 1-under 71 to tie for 18th at Aggie Invitational ... Finished
Top 5 finishes: none
under par for first time during season with final tally of 1-under (73-71- Top 10 finishes: 3, last at Golfweek's Conference Challenge (fall 2010)
71=215) ... Finished 12th at Big 12 Men's Golf Championship with 1-over
(69-67-77-76=289) ... Registered career-best 18- and 36-hole scores at
Whispering Pines with a career-best 5-under 67 during second round ...
Shot 3-over (75-73-71=219) to tie for 23rd at NCAA South Central
Regional ... Carded back-to-back sub-par rounds to tie for 25th at 1-under
215 at NCAA Championship ... Concluded season with five straight top-
25 finishes ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Named to Big 12
Commissioner's Honor Roll.
FALL 2009 (SOPHOMORE)
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2009)
Competed in all five fall events ... Shot a 2-over 218 to finish tied for 17th
at Golfweek's Conference Challenge in Riverside, Iowa ... Carded a first-
round 3-under 69, his second-lowest round of his career ... Finished tied
for 48th with 7-over 223 at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate ... Shot 1-
over (69-74-74=217) at Wolverine, finishing tied for 17th ... Finished 46th
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MATTHEW SELIGMANN FILIPPO ZUCCHETTI
6-0 • JR. • 1L 6-2 • FR. • HS
HOUSTON, TEXAS (EPISCOPAL HS) MASSINO VISCONTI, ITALY/BRADENTON (FLA.) PREP
ES SUMMER 2011 SUMMER 2011
CH Competed in 102nd Texas Amateur Championship, finishing 59th. Tied for fifth at Coupe Murat in France ... Represented Italy at European
A Team Championship ... Received exemption for BMW Italian Open,
O shooting second-round 69 before missing cut ... Also competed at Palla
C SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)
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Went 0-4 at Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship ... Competed
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E as individual at Aggie Invitational, tying for 41st overall at 15-over-par
Y INTERNATIONAL
A (78-80-73=231) ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
L Three-time member of Italian Amateur Team ... In 2007, finished second
P
at Italian U18 Match Play Championship ... Finished third at Italian U16
FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)
Medal Championship in Milan ... Tied for third at Italian U18 Medal
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2010) Championship in 2009 ... Represented Italy at Sir Henry Cooper Nation’s
Competed individually at the rain-shortened Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Trophy, helping Italy finish second ... Advanced to match play portion of
in Dallas ... Tied for 67th at 11-over (75-78-RO=153)... Named to Big 12 2010 British Boys Amateur in Scotland ... Also participated in Italian
Commissioner's Honor Roll. Championships, Dutch Junior International, Belgian International Junior,
German Amateur and Luxemburg International European Amateur
Championship in 2010.
SPRING 2010 (TRUE FRESHMAN)
Competed as an individual at The Wrangler, finishing tied for second at PERSONAL
10-over 154. Born July 4, 1992 ... Son of Marco and Ivana Zucchetti ... Lists his parents
as biggest influence on his life ... Aspires to be a professional golfer ...
FALL 2009 (TRUE FRESHMAN) Majoring in business management.
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL(FALL 2009)
Did not compete ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner in golf at Houston’s Episcopal High School for
head coaches Steve Lovejoy and Kathy Coe ... Lettered freshman year as
goalie for varsity lacrosse team ... Led Episcopal to Southwest
Preparatory Conference (SPC) team championships during sophomore,
junior and senior seasons ... Claimed SPC individual title as a junior ...
Was an Acolyte officer as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Filer Seligmann ... Born March 21, 1991, in
Houston, Texas ... Son of Larry and Cindy Seligmann ... Has a brother
Sam (15), who attends Episcopal High School ... Majoring in real estate
finance.
SELIGMANN’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TOURN RDS STROKES AVG PAR+ TOP 10 TOP 15 TOP 25
2010-11 2 5 384 76.80 0 0 0 0
CAREER 2 5 384 76.80 0 0 0 0
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 73, Aggie Invitational (spring 2011)
Lowest 36-hole score: 153, twice; last at Aggie Invitational (spring 2011)
Lowest 54-hole score: 231, Aggie Invitational (spring 2011)
Top 5 finishes: none
Top 10 finishes: none
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