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Cooper Dossey
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Grandparents Nub and Carolyn Donaldson were USGA officials.
Aunt Kelli Smith played basketball for Baylor.
Has battled a stutter since fifth grade. Putter has the words “stutter king” stamped on it, and his wedges are stamped with the words he struggles to say.
Says his religious faith is the most important thing in his life and that friends and family come before golf.
Has delivered food for a couple of different companies.
Proposed to his wife, a cheerleader, at a Baylor men's basketball game. The public-address announcer recognized her as the recipient of a "reward." She came forward and he proposed.
Earliest golf memory is swinging Snoopy golf clubs around his house, hitting wiffle balls. AlsoI remembers attending the AT&T Byron Nelson one year and watching Rickie Fowler, who at the time was wearing brightly colored, flat-bill hats.
Superstitions include picking up every new tee he sees on a tee box. Also, fixes every divot on the green he walks by.
Hosts his own podcast, The Stutter Putter.
Amateur Highlights
In 2020, became the first Baylor golfer to earn first-team All-American honors.
Represented the U.S. at the 2020 Palmer Cup. Won his singles match against David Puig at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in the Americans’ blowout loss to the International team.
The Waco Tribune-Herald named him Baylor’s Player of the Decade for the 2010s.
Currently holds the second-best career Baylor stroke average (71.58), behind only Jimmy Walker’s 71.55.
Won the 2019 North and South Amateur at Pinehurst’s No. 2 Course in dominating fashion. Made an eagle at No. 8 to take a 4-up lead when he made the turn. Parred each of his final five holes to defeat Noah Norton, 5 and 4.
In 2017, was on the GCAA’s five-player All-Freshmen team and was the Big 12 Conference’s Newcomer of the Year.
Won the final event of his college career, the 2019 Fighting Illini Invitational during his senior season. Began the final round at Olympia Fields CC trailing by two but rallied as the day went on to defeat Florida’s John Axelsen by a shot.
Second college title came at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, shooting rounds of 66-67-69, the only player in the field with three sub-70 rounds, to defeat Andre Garcia by four strokes.
During his freshman campaign, won the first of three college titles, capturing The All-American, thanks to scores of 68-66-72, with Baylor also winning the team title.
Was a three-time Texas state high school team champion playing for Vandegrift High in Austin, Texas. He also won one state individual title.


