Luke Poulter (left), Ian Gilligan (middle) and Jack Turner (right) earned PING All-Region honors.
Three Gators Earn All-Region Honors
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | Men's Golf
Ian Gilligan (third), Jack Turner (second) and Luke Poulter (first) earned the recognition.
NORMAN, Okla. - The trio of Florida men's golfers of Ian Gilligan, Luke Poulter and Jack Turner earned PING All-Region honors on Saturday, the GCAA announced in round two of the NCAA National Championship.
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Gilligan earns the accolade for the third in his career and second at UF while Turner collects his second and Poulter his first.
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The awards mark the 11th consecutive and every season Florida has had golfers earn the recognition under head coach J.C. Deacon. A total of 25 Gators have been selected over the last 11 years and eighth occurrence with two or more selections.
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Through 36-holes at the National Championship, Florida is in 4th at 5-under as they finished the final two holes 5-under for a 3-under team round this morning, its second straight under par round after a 2-under yesterday.
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Gilligan adds to his postseason honors after earning All-SEC First Team behind a Haskins Award Postseason Finalist selection. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the PGA Tour U Rankings, which will be finalized after Monday's final round of stroke play. He finished 7th in stroke play at the SEC Championship with an 8-under 202 behind a final round of 5-under 65. He went undefeated in match play (2-0-1) to finish 3-0-1 all-time in match play at the conference tournament. The senior won his sixth collegiate win at the Gators Invitational, where he finished 8-under 202 and won in two-hole playoff.
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Turner also added his second accolade as he was named All-SEC Second Team. He was recently the coach's pick for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and Team USA. At the SEC Championship, he won the match-clinching point in the semifinals against the No. 1 player in college golf and back-to-back SEC Individual Champion, Jackson Koivun of Auburn, the reigning SEC and NCAA Champions. In stroke play, Turner shot all three rounds in the 60s for a T16 4-under outing. At the Bremerton Regional, he finished T12 to mark T22 finishes or better in all five of his career postseason tournaments.
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Poulter has become a staple in the Gators lineup this spring and shined in his first career postseason action. He began with a 3-0 mark in the SEC Championship Match Play with victories of 4&2 (Quarterfinals), 3&2 (Semifinals) and 4&3 (Finals). Poulter also had a final round of 2-under in stroke play at the conference tournament as across 47 holes played in match play, he won 18, tied 23 and only lost six.
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Going to the NCAA Regional in Bremerton, he finished T4 at 10-under with all three rounds under par and bogey-free 3-under 67. He won his first collegiate tournament at the Schenkel Invitational at 8-under, marking the sixth Gator golfer to win the event. Currently at the NCAA National Championships, Poulter is 4-under with back-to-back rounds of 2-under 70.
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Gilligan earns the accolade for the third in his career and second at UF while Turner collects his second and Poulter his first.
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The awards mark the 11th consecutive and every season Florida has had golfers earn the recognition under head coach J.C. Deacon. A total of 25 Gators have been selected over the last 11 years and eighth occurrence with two or more selections.
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Through 36-holes at the National Championship, Florida is in 4th at 5-under as they finished the final two holes 5-under for a 3-under team round this morning, its second straight under par round after a 2-under yesterday.
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Gilligan adds to his postseason honors after earning All-SEC First Team behind a Haskins Award Postseason Finalist selection. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the PGA Tour U Rankings, which will be finalized after Monday's final round of stroke play. He finished 7th in stroke play at the SEC Championship with an 8-under 202 behind a final round of 5-under 65. He went undefeated in match play (2-0-1) to finish 3-0-1 all-time in match play at the conference tournament. The senior won his sixth collegiate win at the Gators Invitational, where he finished 8-under 202 and won in two-hole playoff.
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Turner also added his second accolade as he was named All-SEC Second Team. He was recently the coach's pick for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup and Team USA. At the SEC Championship, he won the match-clinching point in the semifinals against the No. 1 player in college golf and back-to-back SEC Individual Champion, Jackson Koivun of Auburn, the reigning SEC and NCAA Champions. In stroke play, Turner shot all three rounds in the 60s for a T16 4-under outing. At the Bremerton Regional, he finished T12 to mark T22 finishes or better in all five of his career postseason tournaments.
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Poulter has become a staple in the Gators lineup this spring and shined in his first career postseason action. He began with a 3-0 mark in the SEC Championship Match Play with victories of 4&2 (Quarterfinals), 3&2 (Semifinals) and 4&3 (Finals). Poulter also had a final round of 2-under in stroke play at the conference tournament as across 47 holes played in match play, he won 18, tied 23 and only lost six.
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Going to the NCAA Regional in Bremerton, he finished T4 at 10-under with all three rounds under par and bogey-free 3-under 67. He won his first collegiate tournament at the Schenkel Invitational at 8-under, marking the sixth Gator golfer to win the event. Currently at the NCAA National Championships, Poulter is 4-under with back-to-back rounds of 2-under 70.
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