Florida men’s golf team transfer Ian Gilligan won his first tournament Tuesday in the Orange and Blue. The Gators finished fourth in the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, but Gilligan’s 208 (-8) score landed him atop of the leaderboard and an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open …
Read More »Florida Men’s Golf Wins 2024 Gators Invitational
The Florida men’s golf won the 2024 Gators Invitational on Saturday at Mark Bostick Golf Course. The Gators shot 26-under, good for its lowest score by par at the Gators Invitational in program history. Florida also had a B team, which shot 23-under, but it wasn’t eligible to place, leaving …
Read More »Gilligan Ties Program Record; UF Leads At Gators Invitational
In the first day of the Gators Invitational, the UF men’s golf team saw a shot at history. Junior transfer Ian Gilligan’s 62(-8) score on day one tied a UF record set in 2003 by Camilo Villegas at the Atlanta Intercollegiate. His bogey-free round puts him in first among all …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Wins Sea Best Invitational For 3rd Straight Year
The Florida Gators men’s golf team has completed the three-peat! After a strong day one, Florida was able to hold off North Florida on its way to its third consecutive Sea Best Invitational win Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. It was the Gators seventh overall win at …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Takes on Sea Best Invitational
The reigning NCAA Division I men’s golf champion Florida Gators continued their spring schedule Monday at the Sea Best invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Gators have won the tournament six total times and are coming off back-to-back wins in the previous two seasons. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1752012870403936757 Scores for Gators After …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Defeats Jacksonville to Begin 2024
The Florida men’s golf team started off its spring campaign with a 6-1 match play victory over Jacksonville at the Pablo Creek Collegiate Cup on Monday. It marked the Gators’ second win of the 2023-2024 season and fourth straight spring opening victory. Monday’s win also helped the Gators improve to …
Read More »J.C. Deacon Talks Gators Men’s Golf Spring Season
The Florida Gators men’s golf team will begin their spring season at the Pablo Creek Collegiate Cup Monday in Jacksonville. Head coach J.C. Deacon discussed what’s to come and is excited to coach a talented team. 2023 Season Overview After the Gators won the 2023 NCAA National Championship, it left …
Read More »Joe Pagdin Brings English Passion for Golf to Gainesville
When Joe Pagdin was 9 years old, he had just finished a soccer match and was grabbing a bite to eat at a sandwich shop in Orlando. As he looked out of the shop window, he saw a red Ferrari pull up. The Ferrari door swung open, and Ian Poulter, …
Read More »Former Gator Mark Calcavecchia Talks LIV/PGA Merger
Like any other highly competitive professional sport, the game of golf is changing. Naturally, the best athletes in the world will continue to find ways to elevate the game. Great golfers have all competed at the highest level and with a recent PGA Tour and LIV Golf League merger, the …
Read More »J.C. Deacon Talks Golf National Title
Tuesday, Gators men’s golf head coach J.C Deacon led Florida to its fifth national title, defeating Georgia Tech 3-1. Deacon joined Sport Scene Friday to discuss the special team he was able to coach. When Fred Biondi clinched the final point for the Gators, Deacon said he broke down into …
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