Lou Baker

Lou Baker holds his follow-through and watches his approach shot to the green

Lou Baker holds his club in the air after his drive.

Lou Baker stares down his tee shot on a par 3

Lou Baker stares at his tee shot while beginning to walk off the tee box.

Photo by: Jeff Sochko/Tim Cowie Photography

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Timonium, Md.
High School:
St. Paul's School

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Ended his career with a stroke average of 73.84, fifth lowest in program history
• Five career top-10 finishes, 16 career top-20 finishes
• 2021 Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Year, two-time All-Atlantic 10 selection
• Three-time member of the Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars Team

GRAD STUDENT (2023-24)
• All-Atlantic 10 selection
• Ended the season fifth on Richmond's career scoring list with a stroke average of 73.84
• 72.83 stroke average was second lowest on the team and ninth lowest in a season in program history
• Recorded five top-20 finishes, second most on the team
• Best finish was a tie for 13th at Wexford Intercollegiate in February
• Shot 73-70/143 (-1) to tie for 15th and help the Spiders to a win at the Any Given Tuesday Collegiate in April
• Career-low 7-under (209) at Golfweek Fall Challenge tied for ninth-lowest tournament score in program history
• Aced the 201-yard 14th hole at Furman Golf Club with a 7-iron during the final round of the Furman Intercollegiate

SENIOR (2022-23)
• Ended the season sixth on Richmond's career scoring list with a stroke average of 74.12
• Subbed into season-ending Atlantic 10 injury minutes before final round due to illness ... Shot 81 (+9) in windy conditions
• Shot 74-75-74/223 (+7) to tie for 21st at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate, his best result of the spring
• Second on the team in scoring average during the fall at 72.58 strokes per round
• Opened with a 67 (-4) at Furman Intercollegiate, tied for the third-lowest round of his career ... Finished tied for 16th at 214 (+1)
• Tied for 13th at Yale's MacDonald Cup, shooting 70-71-70/211 (+1) ... 10th career top-20 finish
• Shot a 69 (-3) in 2nd round at VCU Shootout, helping UR to a team score of 277 (-11), the fifth-best single-round score in program history

JUNIOR (2021-22)
• Ended the season fourth on Richmond's career scoring list with a stroke average of 73.77
• One of four Spiders to play in every event ... Ranked third on team in scoring 74.07 strokes per round
• Led Richmond with three top-10 finishes (Ross Collegiate, Forest Creek, Seahawk Intercollegiate)
• Tied for 23rd at Atlantic 10 Championship at 219 (+3) ... Shot 72-74-73 ... 13 birdies were most among Spiders and tied for second most in the field
• Placed second among Spiders at Rutherford Intercollegiate, tying for 51st at 226 (+13)
• Shot 83-71-71/226 (+13) at Irish Creek Collegiate and tied for 82nd
• Finished in the top 10 for a third straight event, tying for 10th at the Seahawk Intercollegiate with a score of 216 (E) after shooting rounds of 74, 68, and 74 ... Registered a pair of holeouts from the fairway for two eagles in the second round
• Recorded his second straight top-10 finish at Forest Creek Collegiate, tying for 10th in the field at 147 (+3)
• Tied for fourth at Ross Collegiate Classic, shooting 70-73-71/214 (-2) ... Second top-five tournament finish of his career and first since 2021 Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
• Earned medalist honors at Richmond's match vs Columbia, shooting 67 (-5) to match his lowest collegiate round
• Tied for 60th at the Grandover Collegate after shooting 78-74-75/227 (+11)
• Led the Spiders at the Georgia State Invitational ... Shot 72-74-73/219 (+3) and tied for 36th in the field of 87
• Tied for 65th after shooting 85-73-78/236 (+20) at the River Run Collegiate
• Shot 77-74-74/225 (+9) at the season-opening VCU Shootout ... Finished tied for 57th ... Helped the Spiders to their first tournament win since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship
• Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar for the second straight season

SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
• Named Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Year, becoming the sixth player in program history to win a conference player of the year award and first since Keegan Hoff in 2017
• Named to Atlantic 10's All-Conference and All-Academic Teams, becoming the first player in program history to win a conference player of the year award and all-academic honors in his career ... First Spider selected to A-10 All-Academic Team since 2019 (Michael Baker)
• Selected First Team All-State by the Virginia Association of Sports Information Directors (VaSID) ... First Spider to earn VaSID All-State honors since 2016 (Matt Lowe)
• Led team with a 72.54 stroke average, the lowest by any Spider since Keegan Hoff in 2016-17 (72.36)
• Finished no worse than 13th in all four of his full-field events (Ross Collegiate, Golden Horseshoe, Irish Creek, A-10 Championship)
• Tied for 11th at the Atlantic 10 Championship after shooting 220 (+4), tied for the best of any Spider ... Birdied his final three holes to close the event
• Tied for 11th at the Irish Creek Collegiate, shooting 215 (+2) ... His third top-15 finish in three full-field events this season
• Finished second in the field of 88 at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, shooting 69-70-72/211 (+1) ... Best individual finish for a Spider since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship, when Zack Justice and Andrew Sciarretta tied for second ... Won his second straight A-10 Rookie of the Week award for his performance
• Won Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for his performance at the Ross Collegiate and the Longwood at Richmond match
• Shot 76 (+4) in Richmond's home match vs Longwood, winning his head-to-head match to help UR to an 8.5 to 0.5 win
• Competing as an individual, finished tied for 13th at the Ross Collegiate Classic at 221 (+5)
• One of a program-record six Spiders named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• Won the Men's Second-Year Academic Award from Richmond Athletics, given to the sophomore male student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA

FRESHMAN (2019-20)
• Recorded a team-high nine rounds under par, the most for any Spider in a season since 2016-17 (Keegan Hoff and Matthew Lowe)
• Ranked second on the team with a 74.17 stroke average when remainder of season was canceled in March amid coronavirus concerns
• Tied for 27th at Mobile Sports Authority Collegiate with a 214 (-2) ... Recorded two rounds under par (69 in the first round, 71 in the third round)
• Finished 71st at the Steelwood Collegiate, shooting 237 (+21) ... Shot 71 (-1) in the second round for his seventh under-par round of the season
• Tied for 26th for a second straight tournament, shooting 219 (+3) at the Autotrader Collegiate Classic ... Recorded two rounds under par (71 in round one, 69 in round three) ... 69 in round three was best of any Spider as Richmond recorded a team score of 280 (-8), tied for the seventh-best 18-hole team score in program history
• Tied for 26th at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (238, +22)
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on September 27th for his performance at the River Run Collegiate (T-7th)
• Recorded his first career top-10 finish at River Run Collegiate, tying for 7th at 216 (E) ... Made the first hole-in-one of his golfing career on his final swing of the first round, sinking his tee shot on the 163-yard par three fourth hole ... Shot 71-69 on Monday and entered the final round in third place before shooting 76 to fall to 7th
• Tied for 11th at the VCU Invitational in his college debut ... Total of 211 (-5) led all Spiders and tied for 13th-best 54-hole score in program history at the time ... Shot 67 (-5) in second round, tied for the 10th-best single round score in program history ... Contributed to team score of 276 (-12) in second round, tied for the second-lowest single round team score in program history
• Won the Men's First-Year Academic Award from Richmond Athletics, given to the freshman male student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA

OUTSIDE OF RICHMOND
• 2023 Maryland State Amateur Runner-up
• 2018 Maryland Junior Amateur Champion
• Led St. Paul's to three MIAA 'A' Conference Team titles
• Four-time MIAA All-Conference selection
• Two-time winner of the Denny McCarthy Invitational (2017-18)
• Three top-five finishes in AJGA Open events
• Former top-ranked junior golfer in Maryland

PERSONAL
• Son of Lou and Kathy ... Has a sister Sydney
• Member of Cum Laude Society & Spanish National Honor Society as well as AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Honor Roll
• Honor Council president
• Earned IB diploma
• Worked with First Tee of Baltimore and served as assistant coach of a middle school basketball basketball team