Carson Baker

Carson Baker hits an iron at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational

Photo by: Pearl at Kalauao

26 APR 2025: The 2025 Mountain West Men's Golf Championship is held at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in Creswell, OR. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos)

Photo by: C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos

Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Overland Park, KS
High School:
Blue Valley West

JUNIOR | 2025-26: Played in all 33 rounds during the season … Third on the team with a season stroke average of 75.03, a career best … Had eight rounds at par or better, tied for the best on the team … Shot 69 (-3) twice during the season (UCSD Invitational and Augusta Haskins Invite) tied as the third-best round by a Falcon during the season … Was the team’s top finisher at three tournaments … Led the team at the MW Championships with a 218 (+2) … Was the top Falcon at the Folds of Honor Collegiate and the Commander-in-Chief’s Cup … Shot a 228 at the CIC Cup to finish third overall … Shot a career-best 216 (E) at the UCSD Invitational to place 25^th of 104 golfers … Named to the Cobalt GCAA Golf All-America Scholar Team.

SOPHOMORE | 2024-25: Played in 30 of the 32 rounds and had a 77.50 season stroke average…Season-best tournament came at the Kapolei (Hawaii) Invitational with a 225 (+9) to place 48^th…Season-best round was a 71 (Even) in the second round of the Nick Watney Invitational at Fresno State … Named to the Mountain West spring all-academic team.

FRESHMAN | 2023-24: Played 27 of the 30 rounds and had a season stroke average of 76.30 … Shot a 222 in his first tournament at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Individual … Set a season-best with a 220 (+4) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic later in the season … Season-best round of 70 (-2) in the second round of the Loyola Intercollegiate … Named to the Mountain West spring all-academic team.

BEFORE AIR FORCE: Lettered three years in golf (freshman season was cancelled due to COVID) … Won the 6A individual state championship in 2022 … Team placed second in the state in 2021 and 2022 … Season stroke average of 72.6 as a senior … Played four years of hockey as a defenseman … Member of the National Honor Society … Graduated with a 4.21 GPA.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 13 … Major is management … Son of Kathy and Ron Baker … Has one older sister … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Rude Boy” by Rihanna … Long-term goal is to become a pilot … On the Dean’s List in 2025-26 … This past summer, worked CATM (Combat Arms Training Maintenance) during Basic Cadet Training, instructing basics on to handle, safely operation and maintain military weapons … Hidden talent is he can juggle … Greatest moment in sports was winning the golf individual state championship as a senior … Career best round was a 66 at the Kansas Junior Tour in Emporia.