Baylor rolls into college season with Gopher Invitational win
9/9/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Gopher Invitational, Windsong Farm Golf Club
The Bears hardly lost any steam from a summer full of individual success, winning in their first start out as a team.
The Bears topped two Pac-12 opponents in winning at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn., on Monday. Baylor came in with a 4-under team total for 54 holes. That was two better than Texas A&M, and six better than Oklahoma. Arkansas also finished at 2 over, tied for third with the Sooners.
Texas A&M got off to a stronger start, but Baylor was consistent throughout the week. A final-round 4-over 288 was just enough to leave them with the title. Baylor players Johnny Keefer tied for third at 3 under and Cooper Dossey, the North & South Amateur champion, was 2 under and solo fifth.
Baylor will play a tough schedule this season, one that includes the Fighting Illini Invitational, Nike Collegiate and its own Royal Oaks Intercollegiate this fall alone. The leadership is strong and the talent deep on this Baylor roster, which should be plenty tested over the course of the next few months.
"I don't think maybe four or five teams in the country had any more of an impressive summer than we did," head coach Mike McGraw told Jerry Hill of the Baylor Bear Insider. "They've played great on the state level, on the national level, played in some elite tournaments and did well around the country, which is what you want to have happen every summer. Now, if we can turn that into a good college season, we've got something."
Results: Gopher Invitational
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairhope, AL | 600 | 68-67-72=207 | |
| 2 | Loveland, CO | 400 | 67-74-67=208 | |
| T3 | Bloomington, IN | 300 | 71-68-71=210 | |
| T3 | San Antonio, TX | 300 | 69-67-74=210 | |
| 5 | Austin, TX | 300 | 67-74-70=211 |
About the Gopher Invitational
54-hole men's college event hosted by the University of Minnesota at Windsong Farm Golf Club. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions. The field includes programs from the Big Ten, Pac 12, and Big 12.
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