Oklahoma State’s Brendon Jelley and Texas Tech’s Gabby Barker have been named the Golfers of the Month for the month of February. Jelley took home one tournament victory and a sub-70 scoring average for the month, while Barker posted a 70.5 scoring mark for February. The honor marks Jelley’s first weekly award and Barker’s second of this school year (October).

Big 12 Male Golfer of the Month
Brendon Jelley, Oklahoma State, So., Tulsa, Okla.
Jelley earned his first Top 20 of the season in the spring opener at The Amer Ari Invitational in Hawaii, closing with a 67 to finish at 212 (-4) and tied for 20th place, while helping the Cowboys to a fifth-place showing. He then earned his first career victory at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational to close out the month and help the Cowboys to their second team title of the year. Jelley opened with a 70 before posting rounds of 68 and 69 to finish at 9-under 207 and four shots clear of the field. Following the victory, the Cowboys moved into the top 10 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings and Jelley is now ranked 55th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. Jelley posted a 69.83 scoring average for the month.

Big 12 Female Golfer of the Month
Gabby Barker, Texas Tech, So., Caldwell, Idaho
Barker has been named the No. 1 women’s college golfer for three consecutive weeks by GolfWeek magazine. The sophomore carded a 209 (-7) at the prestigious 2016 Lady Puerto Rico Challenge leading Texas Tech to a second place finish and third place finish for the Red Raiders. In that event, the Red Raiders outpaced 10 ranked opponents including Big 12 foes Iowa State and TCU. The Caldwell, Idaho native finished the month of February with a 14th place showing at the Hurricane Invitational.

2015 Big 12 Golfers of the Month