Garrett May Bio and Career Results 
All-American senior from Hope, Ark., has earned spot in Baylor lineup in 28 tournaments and competed in three events as individual over first three seasons at Baylor ... Has played 93 career rounds with 72.16 stroke average, which ranks eighth on Baylor’s all-time stroke average list ... Earned 2018 Golfweek All-America third team honors and honorable mention All-America from GCAA ... Two-time PING All-Central Region selection (2017, 2018) ... Finished 2017-18 season ranked No. 29 nationally in Golfstat Division I player rankings ... Led team with 71.24 stroke average during 2017-18 junior season, which was fourth-best single-season mark in program history ... Ranks 10th in program history with 12 career top-10 finishes ... Recorded top-10 finishes in five consecutive events during 2017-18 season ... Posted 72.08 stroke average during 2016-17 sophomore season, which is currently 17th on Baylor’s single-season list ... Has played 40 of 93 career rounds at par or better ... Earned four top-5 finishes, 12 top-10 finishes and 18 top-25 finishes across 31 collegiate tournaments ... Two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree, picking up second team honors in 2017 and first team recognition in 2018 ... Earned 2018 GCAA All-America Scholar recognition ... Five-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
2017-18 (Junior): Played in 12 tournaments and competed as part of Baylor lineup 11 times ... Started season competing as individual, then progressed up lineup one spot at a time until taking over No. 1 spot for final seven events ... Earned Golfweek All-America third team and GCAA All-America honorable mention selection after leading team with 71.24 stroke average across 37 rounds ... Finished season ranked No. 29 nationally in Golfstat Division I player rankings ... Helped Bears to No. 16 final national ranking and school-record third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance ... Played team-high 22 rounds at par or better and led team with six top-10 finishes and nine top-25 results ... Began season by winning 27-player Gopher Individual by 11 strokes with 15-under-par 201 ... Shot final round of 9-under 63 to tie school record set by Johnny Arreaga in 1963 ... Played in No. 5 spot and tied for 20th place at 78-played Fighting Illini Invitational with 4-over 214 ... Recorded top-10 finishes in each of next five tournaments, posting 13 of 15 rounds at par or better ... Moved up to No. 4 spot for Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, helped team claim tournament title with 4-under 209 to tie for sixth place in 73-player field ... Climbed to No. 3 spot for Arizona Intercollegiate and tied for seventh place in 92-player field with 3-over 216 ... Moved to No. 2 in lineup for All-American, shot all three rounds at 70 or better to finish tied for fourth place in 99-player field with 11-under 205 ... Made debut in No. 1 spot at Querencia Cabo Collegiate, tied for 10th place in 80-player field with even-par 213 ... Remaining in No. 1 spot for next six tournaments to close season ... Shot par or better in all three rounds to card 3-under 210 and tie for seventh place in 90-player field at Valspar Collegiate, recording fifth consecutive top-10 finish ... Tied for 12th place in 78-player Aggie Invitational after shooting 4-over 220 ... Earned sixth top-10 finish of season with tie for sixth place in 85-player field at ASU Thunderbird Invitational, carding 6-under 207 ... Tied for 34th place after shooting 16-over 296 at Big 12 Championship ... Helped Bears earn NCAA Championship berth by shooting 1-over 217 to tie for 19th place in 75-player field at NCAA Bryan Regional ... Tied for 107th place with 12-over 228 at NCAA Championship ... Also had success in classroom, earning GCAA All-America Scholar recognition and Academic All-Big 12 first team honors ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in various spots throughout Baylor lineup in all 12 tournaments ... Helped Bears to first No. 1 national ranking in program history, first NCAA Regional title and first NCAA Championship match play berth ... Earned PING All-Central Region honors ... Recorded 72.08 stroke average over 37 rounds, which was 14th-best single-season stroke average in program history ... Played 13 of first 23 rounds at par or better, including nine rounds below 70 ... Counted 82 percent of rounds (30.5 of 37) toward team score, good for second-best on team ... Had trio of top-three finishes and finished among top 25 individuals seven times ... Began season with tie for 54th place at 17-over 227 at Fighting Illini Invitational ... Rebounded with three straight rounds below 70 on way to third-place finish with 12-under 201 at Maui Jim Intercollegiate ... Shot 66-69-66=201 at Maui Jim, which was best 54-hole score by a Baylor player since 2006 and third-best in program history ... Tied for 28th place with 9-over 219 at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate ... Helped Bears to consecutive tournament titles and finished tied for 13th place individually at both the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate and The All-American ... Shot 1-over 214 at Royal Oaks and 3-under 213 at The All-American ... Recorded career-best 7-under 65 in second round at The All-American, which tied sixth-best round in program history at the time ... Earned best finish of career with tie for second place at Querencia Cabo Collegiate, carding 8-under 205 that included first-round 67 and final-round 66 ... Shot below par in all three rounds to finish tied for 10th place at Linger Longer Invitational with 5-under 211 ... Extended streak of rounds at par or better to six straight by shooting 67-72 at Aggie Invitational, good for tie for second place at 5-under 139 ... Tied for 62nd place at The Maxwell with 17-over 227 ... Shot 18-over 298 to tie for 16th place at Big 12 Championship ... Helped team to program’s first regional title by shooting 6-over 216 to tie for 38th place at NCAA Stanford Regional ... Shot 9-over 297 at NCAA Championship to tie for 56th place individually and help Bears advance to NCAA Championship match play for first time in program history ... Faced Oklahoma’s Rylee Reinertson in quarterfinals, falling 1-up ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Participated in seven tournament during freshman season, including five times as member of Baylor lineup ... Recorded 74.11 stroke average across 19 rounds, including five rounds at par or better ... Made collegiate debut and tied for 10th place at Gopher Invitational ... Shot 1-under 70 in first collegiate round, finished tournament at 6-over 219, helping Bears to tie for third place ... Shot 16-over 226 to tie for 62nd place at Fighting Illini Invitational ... Tied for 42nd place at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate after shooting 10-over 220 ... Competed as individual at Border Olympics and recorded season-best finish with tie for eighth place at 4-under 140 ... Returned to No. 5 spot in Baylor lineup at Linger Longer Invitational, finished tied for 27th place at 3-over 219 ... Remained at No. 5 for Aggie Invitational, carded 25-over 241 to finish in 75th place ... Played as individual in The Maxwell, shooting first-round 76 on way to tie for 28th place at 3-over 143 ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
High School: Four-year golf letterwinner for head coach Jay Brewer at Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas ... Back-to-back Arkansas state champion in 2014 and 2015 ... Recorded 70.33 stroke average during 2015 senior season ... First-team All-State and district champion as senior in 2015 ... Placed third in 2014 Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship ... Qualified for 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Personal: Son of JD Wilson ... Finance major.
BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Best round: 63 at Gopher Individual (fall 2017)
Best finish: t-2nd, twice; last at Aggie Invitational (spring 2017)
Lowest 18-hole score: 66 at Maui Jim Intercollegiate (fall 2016)
Lowest 36-hole score: 135, twice; last at All-American (spring 2018)
Lowest 54-hole score: 201, twice; last at Gopher Individual (fall 2017)
Tournament Titles: one; Gopher Individual (fall 2017)
Top 3 finishes: three; last at Aggie Invitational, t-2nd (spring 2017)
Top 5 finishes: four; last at All-American, t-4th (spring 2018)
Top 10 finishes: 12; last at ASU Thunderbird Invitational, t-6th (spring 2018)
Top 25 finishes: 18; last at NCAA Bryan Regional, t-19th (spring 2018)
NOTE: Top 3, 5, 10, 25 and Best Finishes only include team tournaments.
| CAREER STATS |
| Scorecard |
| Year |
Events |
Rds |
Strokes |
Avg |
Par + |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
Top 25 |
| 2015-16 |
7 |
19 |
1,408 |
74.11 |
5 |
- |
2 |
2 |
| 2016-17 |
12 |
37 |
2,667 |
72.08 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| 2017-18 |
12 |
37 |
2,636 |
71.24 |
22 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
| Career |
31 |
93 |
6,711 |
72.16 |
40 |
4 |
12 |
18 |
| CAREER TOURNAMENT STATS |
| 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) |
| Tournament |
Scores |
+/- |
Place |
| Gopher Invitational (5) |
70-74-75=219 |
+6 |
t-10th |
| Fighting Illini Invitational (5) |
73-77-76=226 |
+16 |
t-62nd |
| Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (4) |
71-76-73=220 |
+10 |
t-42nd |
| Border Olympics (IND) |
69-71=140 |
-4 |
t-8th |
| Linger Longer Invitational (5) |
71-74-74=219 |
+3 |
t-27th |
| Aggie Invitational (5) |
84-78-79=241 |
+25 |
75th |
| The Maxwell (IND) |
67-76=143 |
+3 |
t-28th |
| 2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) |
| Tournament |
Scores |
+/- |
Place |
| Fighting Illini Invitational (2) |
75-76-76=227 |
+17 |
t-54th/78 |
| Maui Jim Intercollegiate (3) |
66-69-66=201 |
-12 |
3rd/93 |
| Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (3) |
71-73-75=219 |
+9 |
t-28th/60 |
| Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (2) |
69-72-73=214 |
+1 |
t-13th/72 |
| All-American Intercollegiate (5) |
72-65-76=213 |
-3 |
t-13th/96 |
| Querencia Cabo Collegiate (5) |
67-72-66=205 |
-8 |
t-2nd/80 |
| Linger Longer Invitational (4) |
71-69-71=211 |
-5 |
t-10th/84 |
| Aggie Invitational (5) |
67-72=139 |
-5 |
t-2nd/75 |
| The Maxwell (3) |
75-78-74=227 |
+17 |
t-62nd/80 |
| Big 12 Championship (4) |
73-76-72-77=298 |
+18 |
t-16th/50 |
| NCAA Stanford Regional (4) |
73-72-71=216 |
+6 |
t-38th/75 |
| NCAA Championship (5) |
76-75-73-73=297 |
+9 |
t-56th/156 |
| Match Play Quarterfinals vs. Oklahoma's Rylee Reinertson, Lost 1-up |
| 2017-18 (JUNIOR) |
| Tournament |
Scores |
+/- |
Place |
| Gopher Individual (IND) |
71-67-63=201 |
-15 |
1st/27 |
| Fighting Illini Invitational (5) |
68-71-75=214 |
-12 |
3rd/93 |
| Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (4) |
70-70-69=209 |
+9 |
t-28th/60 |
| Arizona Intercollegiate (3) |
78-67-71=216 |
+1 |
t-13th/72 |
| All-American Intercollegiate (2) |
68-67-70=205 |
-3 |
t-13th/96 |
| Querencia Cabo Collegiate (1) |
72-70-71=213 |
-8 |
t-2nd/80 |
| Valspar Collegiate (1) |
71-68-71=210 |
-5 |
t-10th/84 |
| Aggie Invitational (1) |
78-73-69=220 |
-5 |
t-2nd/75 |
| ASU Thunderbird Invitational (1) |
72-66-69=207 |
+17 |
t-62nd/80 |
| Big 12 Championship (1) |
77-76-70-73=296 |
+18 |
t-16th/50 |
| NCAA Bryan Regional (1) |
70-74-73=217 |
+6 |
t-38th/75 |
| NCAA Championship (1) |
74-75-79=228 |
+9 |
t-56th/156 |
