Ryan Grider Bio and Career Results
Redshirt junior from Lewisville, Texas, has competed in 23 events over first three seasons at Baylor, including 20 times in Baylor lineup ... Enters fourth season ranked 17th on Baylor’s career stroke average list at 73.54 ... Ranked No. 441 in WAGR entering redshirt junior year, best previous ranking is No. 410 ... Finished in 16th place, second among amateurs, at 50th Texas State Open in July 2020 ... Returned from injury to finish in third place at Saguaro Amateur in January 2020 ... Three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree (First Team in 2019 and 2020, Rookie Team in 2018) ... Five-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
2019-20 (Junior): Played in two tournaments, recording 72.83 stroke average across six rounds ... Missed entire fall season with injury, but returned to Baylor lineup in No. 3 spot for spring opener at Arizona Intercollegiate ... Shot 6-under 65 in first round of season, finished tied for 15th place at 1-over 214 in Arizona Intercollegiate ... Played in No. 4 spot at Cabo Collegiate, final tournament before remainder of season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Recorded 4.86 par-5 scoring average across 21 holes played ... Made par or better on 76 percent of holes played (82 of 108) ... Ranked third on team in below-par percentage at 20.4 percent (22 of 108) ... Tied for team lead with two eagles despite competing in only two tournaments ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second-consecutive season ... Selected to Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Competed in all 11 tournaments, including 10 times as part of Baylor lineup ... Ranked fifth on team with 73.43 stroke average across 28 rounds ... Played 10 rounds at par or better, recorded one top-10 finish and three top-25 results ... Posted 76 birdies, two eagles and 295 pars across 504 holes played ... Recorded 4.76 par-5 scoring average, playing 84 par-5 holes at a total of 20-under ... Earned career-first top-10 and best finish of season with tie for seventh place at 7-under 206 in Trinity Forest Invitational ... Went 3-2 at Big 12 Match Play Championship, recovering from dropping first two matches to win final three ... Defeated Iowa State’s Sam Vincent 2&1, Kansas State’s Roland Massimino 4&3 and Kansas’ Charlie Hillier 2&1 ... Began spring season with tie for 12th place at 1-over 145 while playing as individual in All-American Intercollegiate ... Returned to lineup and tied for 26th place at Querencia Cabo Collegiate ... Helped team advance to NCAA Championship for school-record fourth consecutive season by shooting 1-under 212 to tie for 18th place at NCAA Louisville Regional ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Selected to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 11 events and competed as part of Baylor lineup nine times playing in No. 4 or 5 spots each time ... Posted 73.76 stroke average across 33 rounds, including eight rounds at par or better ... Counted 18 of 27 rounds toward team score when playing as part of BU lineup ... Competed as part of Baylor lineup in each of team’s first six events ... Made collegiate debut playing in No. 5 spot of Baylor lineup at Gopher Invitational, where he shot even-par 71 in first two rounds and finished tied for 13th place in 87-player field at 3-over 216 ... Climbed to No. 4 spot for Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in 62nd place at 17-over 227 ... Returned to No. 5 spot at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and tied for 21st place in 60-player field with 3-over 213 ... Shot 11-over 224 to tie for 58th place at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate ... Opened spring playing in No. 5 spot at Arizona Intercollegiate, tied for 15th place in 92-player field with 7-over 220 ... Played No. 4 at All-American Intercollegiate and tied for 44th place in 99-player field with even-par 216 ... Competed as individual at Querencia Cabo Collegiate and tied for 61st place at 14-over 227 ... Returned to lineup in No. 5 spot at Valspar Collegiate and tied for 63rd place at 12-over 225 ... Competed in 35-player ASU Individual field and shot season-best 4-under 67 in second round on way to 3-under 210 to finish in second place ... Returned to lineup in No. 5 spot for NCAA Bryan Regional and shot 7-over 223 to tie for 40th place and help Bears earn school-record third consecutive NCAA Championship berth ... Carded 17-over 233 to tie for 137th place at NCAA Championship ... Selected to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team and fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
High School: Attended iSchool High STEM Academy in Lewisville, Texas ... Enrolled at Baylor as No. 11 player in Rolex AJGA junior rankings ... Ranked No. 14 overall and No. 1 in Texas among 2017 recruits by Golfweek ... Represented West Team at Wyndham Cup in 2015 and 2017 ... Named 2015 Rolex AJGA Second-Team All-American ... Won 2016 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award along with Baylor teammate Cooper Dossey ... Earned 20 career top-10 finishes in AJGA national tournaments ... Ranked No. 20 in AJGA rankings and claimed two tournament titles as AJGA junior – 2015 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior and 2016 Toyota Music City Junior ... Also won 2015 Junior Byron Nelson and 2016 Texas Cup, made 2016 AJGA Polo Championship semifinals and 2015 U.S. Junior Championship quarterfinals.
Personal: Son of Greg and Denise Grider ... HKLS major.
