Colin Kober Bio and Career Results 
Fifth-year senior from Southlake, Texas, has played in 27 tournaments over first four seasons at Baylor, including 23 times as part of BU lineup ... Played in No. 1 or 2 spot in lineup in all six stroke-play tournaments during pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season ... Elected to return for fifth year when NCAA granted additional year of eligibility to 2019-20 spring sports student-athletes ... Has posted 72.99 career stroke average across 75 rounds, including 33 rounds at par or better ... Recorded 9-1 record over two appearances at Big 12 Match Play Championships ... Enters fifth year ranked 11th on Baylor’s career stroke average list ... Two-time winner of NCAA Elite 90 Award as player with highest GPA among those advancing to NCAA Men’s Golf Championship in both 2018 and 2019 ... Claimed individual title at 2018 Arizona Medalist, topping 44-player field with 4-under 212, and has appeared as member of Baylor lineup in every tournament since ... Eight-time Big 12 Commissoner’s Honor Roll and Baylor Dean’s List selection ... Four-time Big 12 Academic Team honoree, earning Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and Rookie Team honors in 2017 ... Has perfect 4.0 GPA throughout college career.
2019-20 (Senior): Played in top-2 spot in Baylor lineup in every tournament, posting 72.78 stroke average across 18 stroke play rounds and going 4-1 in match play before season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Shot par or better in seven of 18 rounds and recorded two top-10 finishes ... Opened season playing in No. 1 spot at Gopher Invitational, helping Bears to team title with first-round 72 and second-round 69 on way to tie for 36th place at 7-over 220 ... Played in No. 2 spot at Fighting Illini Invitational, shooting 1-over 211 to tie for seventh place in 84-player field and help Bears claim second-consecutive tournament championship ... Went 4-1 in Big 12 Match Play Championship, improving to 9-1 in match play during collegiate career ... Defeated Oklahoma State’s Brian Stark 4&3, Kansas’ Jeff Doty 6&5, Oklahoma’s Blake Lorenz 3&2 and TCU’s Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira 5&4, with lone loss coming 1-up to Kansas State’s Kyle Vance ... Finished fall season with tie for eighth place in 68-player field with 5-under 208 at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Played in two spring tournaments before remainder of season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Selected to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Baylor Dean’s List ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for third-consecutive season.
2018-19 (Junior): Appeared in Baylor lineup in all 11 events, posting 72.28 stroke average across 29 stroke-play rounds and going a perfect 5-0 in match play ... Played team-best 14 of 29 rounds at par or better, also led team with two top-5 finishes and three top-10 finishes ... Ranked second on team in stroke average, two total strokes back of lead ... Played in No. 4 or 5 spot in lineup in all four fall tournaments, then appeared in top-3 spot in all seven spring touraments ... Posted first top-10 finish as member of Baylor lineup by shooting 6-under 207 to tie for 10th in 84-player field at Trinity Forest Invitational ... Led Bears to title at inaugural Big 12 Match Play Championship by going undefeated at 5-0 in individual matches, as Bears defeated Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Kansas State and Kansas to win first conference championship since 2001 ... Defeated Texas’ Parker Coody 1-up, Oklahoma’s Brad Dalke 4&3, Iowa State’s Tripp Kinney 2&1, Kansas State’s Jeremy Gandon 3&2 and Kansas’ Ben Sigel 3&2 ... Finished fall season with tie for 21st place at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Recorded first top-5 finish of season by placing fifth in 74-player field with 6-under 207 at Querencia Cabo Collegiate ... Tied for third place with another 6-under 207 at 80-player ASU Thunderbird Collegiate ... Shot 3-over 216 to tie for 25th place at NCAA Louisville Regional, helping Bears advance to NCAA Championship for school-record fourth straight season ... Traveled to NCAA Championship for third consecutive season and appeared as part of lineup for first time after serving as alternate in 2017 and 2018 ... Named NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for second consecutive season ... Selected to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Baylor Dean’s List ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second-straight season.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in eight tournaments, competing in No. 5 spot in Baylor lineup five times and entering three events as an individual ... Posted 73.76 stroke average across 25 rounds, including 11 rounds at par or better ... Competed twice as individual in fall season before breaking into lineup five times and playing once as an individual in spring season ... Opened season at Gopher Individual, shooting below par in each of first two rounds, but finishing 15th in a 27-player field at 8-over 224 ... Recorded career-first top-10 finish while playing as an individual at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, carding 3-under 210 to tie for ninth in 73-player field ... Began spring season winning individual title at 44-player Arizona Medalist by shooting 4-under 69, including 3-under 69 in final round ... That performance earned him his career-first appearance in the BU lineup at the All-American Intercollegiate, where he shot 4-under 212 to tie for 17th place in a 99-player field ... Remained in No. 5 spot for Querencia Cabo Collegiate, finishing 78th at 25-over 238 ... Played in No. 5 spot in three consecutive tournaments, beginning at Aggie Invitational, where he shot 16-over 232 to tie for 50th place ... Carded 6-over 219 to tie for 46th place at ASU Thunderbird Invitational ... Made final apperance of season at Big 12 Championship, shooting 17-over 297 to tie for 36th place ... Traveled with team as alternate to NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek, but did not compete ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 first team honors ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Baylor Dean’s Lists.
2016-17 (Freshman): Competed in only tournament as individual at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, posting 74.67 stroke average over three rounds ... Shot even-par 71 in first round, followed with 2-over 73 and 9-over 80 to finish tied for 58th place at 11-over 224 ... Traveled with team as alternate to NCAA Championship at Rich Harvest Farms, but did not compete ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors ... Recognized on Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Baylor Dean’s Lists.
High School: Won 2015 Texas State Championship while playing for head coach Matt Glenn at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas … Ranked No. 27 nationally and No. 4 in Texas in 2016 recruiting class … Led Dragons to 2015 Texas 6A State Championship title and won individual title with scores of 69-73 … Shot 71-72 to finish in second place individually at 2016 Texas 6A State Championship, two strokes behind Baylor teammate Travis McInroe … Helped Dragons to fourth-place finish at 2016 6A State Championship, Region I title and District 7-6A title … Won medalist honors at 2016 Region I Championship by shooting 68-69 at Waterchase Golf Club … Set AJGA 18-hole scoring record by shooting 11-under-par 61 at Gray Plantation Country Club in Lake Charles, La. … Shot 72-67-70 to win tournament title at 2015 AJGA Davis Love III Invitational.
Personal: Son of John and Norma Kober … Sister, Kersten, was four-year volleyball letterwinner at Kansas State (2013-16) … Accounting major.
