WACO, Texas – Baylor's Kyle Jones was named a second-team All-American by Golfweek on Friday, becoming the 12th All-American in program history. Jones joined Ryan Baca as the only first or second-team All-Americans in program history.
A Snowflake, Ariz., native, Jones is currently participating on Team USA in the Palmer Cup, where he also joined Baca as the only players in program history to compete in the event. He also qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open on Monday by shooting 65-69 at Dallas' Northwood Club qualifying event.
With the honor from Golfweek, Jones became one of 12 Baylor men's golf All-Americans: Johnny Arreaga (1960), Jim Grant (1966), Tim Hobby (1989), Kory Bowman (1994), Aaron Pellegrom (2000), Jimmy Walker (2001), Jamie McLeary (2002), Adam Meyer (2002), Ryan Baca (2003, 2006), Jeremy Alcorn (2005) and Joakim Mikkelsen (2012). Baca earned first-team recognition in 2006, and the remaining All-Americans were all either third-team or honorable mention prior to Jones' second-team honor.
Jones finished among the top 15 individuals in all 12 tournaments this season, including nine top-10 finishes. He shot par or better in 26 of 36 rounds and posted the team's best score in 10 of 12 events. Jones also broke Baylor's single-season stroke average record at 70.47, and he joined Baca and Walker as the only three-time All-Big 12 honorees in program history.
Jones completed his 2014-15 senior season ranked No. 17 nationally in Golfweek's individual rankings, and he led the Bears to No. 16 in Golfstat's final team rankings.
2015 Golfweek All-Americans
First Team
Maverick McNealy, Stanford
Jon Rahm, Arizona State
Cheng Tsung Pan, Washington
Hunter Stewart, Vanderbilt
Lee McCoy, Georgia
Thomas Detry, Illinois
Beau Hossler, Texas
Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Jack Maguire, Florida State
Bryson Dechambeau, SMU
Second Team
Robby Shelton, Alabama
Max Rottluff, Arizona State
Brian Campbell, Illinois
Clement Sordet, Texas Tech
Gavin Green, New Mexico
Hank Lebioda, Florida State
Kyle Jones, Baylor
Charlie Danielson, Illinois
Will Starke, South Carolina
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Third Team
Jonathan Garrick, UCLA
Scottie Scheffler, Texas
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
Zach Seabolt, Winthrop
Matthew NeSmith, South Carolina
Xander Schauffele, San Diego State
Sean Crocker, USC
Brandon Pierce, LSU
Adrian Meronk, East Tennessee State
Rowin Caron, Florida State
Honorable Mention
Denny McCarthy, Virginia
Gavin Hall, Texas
Rico Hoey, USC
Scott Wolfes, Georgia South
Jordan Niebrugge, Oklahoma State
Ben Griffin, North Carolina
Anders Albertson, Georgia Tech
Michael Gellerman, Oklahoma
Doug Ghim, Texas
Ben Schlottman, Auburn
Shotaro Ban, California
Corey Pereira, Washington
Scott Vincent, Virginia Tech
J.T. Poston, Western Carolina
Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville
Chase Koepka, South Florida
John Oda, UNLV
Rigel Fernandes, South Florida
Taylor Moore, Arkansas
Trevor Cone, Virginia Tech
Baylor Men's Golf 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)
