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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

Jacob Bayer

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • High School Collins Hill

Biography

Honors and Awards
2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2019-20 Named to GS Dean's List in fall and spring
2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2018-19 Named to GS Dean's List in the spring
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2017-18 Named to Dean's List in the fall and spring

Senior (2020-21): Played in three events as an individual • Best finish was seventh at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate • Best round was a 70 on the final day of the Schenkel Invitational • Tied for 21st at the Schenkel and tied for 21st at the Bash in the Boro.

Junior (2019-20): Played in one event – the GS Individual Collegiate.

Sophomore (2018-19): Posted a 73.33 scoring average in four tournaments and 12 rounds • Shot a season-low 69 in the final round of The Hummingbird Intercollegiate • Made 14 birdies for the week and tied for 33rd • Tied for 25th at the GS Individual Collegiate and tied for 28th at the Schenkel Invitational.

Freshman (2017-18): Posted a 75.65 scoring average in seven tournaments • Competed in 20 rounds and was in the lineup for the Sun Belt Championship • Shot a low round of 69 in the final round of the Schenkel Invitational • Recorded five rounds of par or better.

Prep and Amateur Highlights:
Ranked as one of the top-60 recruits in the 2017 class (#57, Junior Golf Scoreboard, #2 in Georgia, Golfweek)
Winner of the Berkeley Hills Invitational, a professional event where he won Low Amateur Honors as well as the overall championship with scores of 69-65 (-10)
Winner of the AJGA PDQ/Philadelphia Runner Junior 73-69-71
Winner of the SJGT Berkeley Hills Junior Classic 71-73
Final round 66 in the AJGA IZOD AJGA Championship
T8 at AJGA All-Star at Chateau Elan 76-69-75
11th at AJGA Toyota Music City Junior 74-70-72
10th place at AJGA Under Armour / Scott Stallings Championship 71-70-69
32nd at the prestigious Western Junior 74-75-69-76
Runner-Up at AJGA Rome Junior Classic 68-69
Runner-Up at SJGT UGA Course 70-69
Consecutive Academic Honor Roll in every semester of high school
Member and active participant of Collins Hill Young Life 
Member and active participant in the Collins Hill Environmental Club

Major: Finance.
 
Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2017-18 7 20 1513 75.65 69-Schenkel 217 (+1) T37-Schenkel 0 0 0
2018-19 4 12 880 73.33 69-Hummingbird 214 (+1) T28 0 0 0
2019-20 1 3 249 83.00 79-GS Indy 249 (+33) 62-GS Indy 0 0 0
2020-21 3 9 664 73.78 70-Schenkel 220 (+8) 7-Sharkey 0 1 1
Totals 15 44 3306 75.14 69 (twice) 214 (+1) 7-Sharkey 0 1 1
 
Career Scorecard
2017-18
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Shoal Creek Invitational* 75-79-77=231 +15 63
Fighting Irish Classic* 76-70-74=220 +10 T45
AutoTrader Collegiate Classic* 77-78-78=233 +17 T79
GS Individual Collegiate 81-82=163 +19 T44
Schenkel Invitational* 77-71-69=217 +1 T37
Gary Koch Invitational* 72-72-76=220 +4 T38
Sun Belt Championship 78-74-77=229 +16 T48
2018-19
Tournament Scores Par Finish
The Hummingbird Intercollegiate* 73-72-69=214 +1 T33
Fighting Irish Classic* 75-71-77=223 +10 T74
GS Individual Collegiate 76-74-73=223 +7 T25
Schenkel Invitational* 74-74-72=220 +4 T28
*Played as an individual
2019-20
Tournament Scores Par Finish
GS Individual Collegiate 81-79-89=249 +33 62
2020-21
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Bash in the Boro* 74-71-75=220 +4 T21
Sharkey Individual Collegiate 74-77-73=224 +8 7
Schenkel Invitational* 74-76-70=220 +4 T21
*Played as an individual

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'3" 185 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'3" 185 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'3" 185 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'3" 185 lbs