Men's Golfers May and Perrine Named GCAA All-Americans
6/21/2018 8:12:00 AM | Men's Golf
Second Straight Season Bears Have Had Multiple GCAA All-Americans
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's golfers Garrett May and Matthew Perrine were named honorable mention Ping/GCAA All-Americans on Thursday.
This marks the second consecutive season and third time in program history the Bears have had multiple GCAA All-Americans. Perrine was a third-team honoree and Cooper Dossey was honorable mention a season ago, and Jamie McLeary and Adam Meyer were both recognized as honorable mention choices in 2002.
Perrine became the first player in program history to pick up GCAA All-America honors in consecutive seasons, and he joined Ryan Baca (2003, 2006) as Baylor's only two-time GCAA All-Americans.
Four different Baylor players have picked up a total of five GCAA All-America honors in four seasons under head coach Mike McGraw. Baylor's four players recognized since 2015 are more than the three honorees over the prior 12 seasons combined.
May is the 15th BU player recognized in the last 59 years dating back to Johnny Arreaga as Baylor's first GCAA All-American in 1960. May joins Joakim Mikkelsen (2012), Kyle Jones (2015), Perrine (2017, 2018) and Dossey (2017) as the only Baylor players honored as All-Americans by Golfweek and the GCAA in the same season.
May, a junior from Hope, Ark., finished the season ranked No. 29 in the Golfstat Division I player rankings. He finished top-10 in half of his 12 events and shot a team-best 22 rounds at par or better. May played 37 rounds over 12 tournaments and posted a 71.24 stroke average, which was the fourth-best single-season scoring average in program history, and his 72.16 career stroke average over 93 rounds is currently eighth on Baylor's all-time list.
Perrine, a senior from Austin, Texas, played in a top-three spots in the Bears' lineup in all 13 tournaments, posting a 71.58 stroke average and 19 rounds at par or better over 40 rounds played. He led the team with three top-five finishes and tied May and Bailey for the team lead with nine top-25 results. Perrine posted the eighth-best single-season stroke average in program history, and he finished his Baylor career with the fifth-best career mark in program history at 71.97 across 109 rounds.
McGraw led the program to a school-record third consecutive NCAA Championship berth, and the Bears finished the season ranked No. 16 nationally in the final Golfstat rankings. BU was No. 13 nationally in the final 2017 rankings, and this year's No. 16 ranking gave the Bears consecutive top-20 finishes for the first time in program history.
The Bears are expected to return eight of nine players from their 2017-18 roster for next season, including a trio of All-America honorees. Perrine is the Bears' lone graduating senior, and May and Bailey will be Baylor's only seniors next season.
BAYLOR MEN'S GOLF ALL-AMERICANS (PING/GCAA or GOLFWEEK)
Johnny Arreaga – 1960 (HM)
Jim Grant – 1966 (HM)
Tim Hobby – 1989 (HM)
Kory Bowman – 1994 (3rd)
Aaron Pellegrom – 2000 (3rd)
Jimmy Walker – 2001 (3rd)
Jamie McLeary – 2002 (HM)
Adam Meyer – 2002 (HM)
Ryan Baca – 2003 (HM), 2006 (1st)
Jeremy Alcorn – 2005 (HM)
Joakim Mikkelsen – 2012 (3rd)
Kyle Jones – 2015 (2nd)
Cooper Dossey – 2017 (3rd)
Matthew Perrine – 2017 (3rd), 2018 (HM)
Braden Bailey – 2017 (HM), 2018 (HM)
Garrett May – 2018 (3rd)
BAYLOR MEN'S GOLF PING/GCAA ALL-AMERICANS
Johnny Arreaga – 1960 (HM)
Jim Grant – 1966 (HM)
Tim Hobby – 1989 (HM)
Kory Bowman – 1994 (3rd)
Aaron Pellegrom – 2000 (3rd)
Jimmy Walker – 2001 (3rd)
Jamie McLeary – 2002 (HM)
Adam Meyer – 2002 (HM)
Ryan Baca – 2003 (HM), 2006 (1st)
Jeremy Alcorn – 2005 (HM)
Joakim Mikkelsen – 2012 (3rd)
Kyle Jones – 2015 (2nd)
Matthew Perrine – 2017 (3rd), 2018 (HM)
Cooper Dossey – 2017 (HM)
Garrett May – 2018 (HM)
BAYLOR MEN'S GOLFWEEK ALL-AMERICANS
Joakim Mikkelsen – 2012 (HM)
Kyle Jones – 2015 (2nd)
Cooper Dossey – 2017 (3rd)
Matthew Perrine – 2017 (HM), 2018 (HM)
Braden Bailey – 2017 (HM), 2018 (HM)
Garrett May – 2018 (3rd)
2017-18 Season Honors (GolfStat Division I Player Ranking)
Braden Bailey (No. 73)
Ben Hogan Award Watch List
All-America, Honorable Mention (Golfweek)
All-Central Region Team (Ping/GCAA)
Academic All-Big 12, first team
Austin Cotton
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Cooper Dossey (No. 95)
All-Central Region Team (Ping/GCAA)
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Mark Reppe
Academic All-Big 12, Rookie Team
Colin Kober
NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Garrett May (No. 29)
All-America, Third Team (Golfweek)
All-America, Honorable Mention (Ping/GCAA)
Fred Haskins Award Watch List
All-Central Region Team (Ping/GCAA)
All-Big 12 Team
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Travis McInroe
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Matthew Perrine (No. 59)
Byron Nelson Award Winner
All-America, Honorable Mention (Ping/GCAA)
All-America, Honorable Mention (Golfweek)
All-Central Region Team (Ping/GCAA)
Academic All-Big 12, First Team
Mark Reppe
Academic All-Big 12, Rookie Team
Players Mentioned
