ORLANDO, Fla. –
Baylor sophomore Kyle Jones has been named national player of the week by
Golfweek after his first career win at the UTSA Oak Hills
Invitational, becoming the first player in program history to be honored
by the publication.
Jones
captured his first career win last week at Baylor's spring opener in
San Antonio. He came from behind on the final day to win the tournament
by two strokes with a final round 67, which
tied for the field's lowest round in the tournament.
"It's
a great feeling," Jones said. "It's a sign to myself that I'm moving in
the right direction, but I still have a lot of work to do."
Currently ranked 79th by
Golfstat, Jones has a 71.83 scoring average for 18 rounds played
this season. Since coming to Baylor in the fall of 2011 Jones has
participated in all but two of the Bears' tournaments, and he has
finished in the top 25 in nine of the 11 tournaments
in which he has competed.
Baylor continues its spring season at the Bayou City Collegiate Championships, which runs Friday through Sunday in Houston.
