Gator Trio Collects All-American Honors
Gilligan was named to the second team and earned his third selection by Golfweek, Turner an honorable mention for his second honor and Poulter a member of the third team for his first career all-american distinction.
The group also all were named to the PING All-Region team as Gilligan also earned All-SEC First Team and Turner All-SEC Second Team.
It is his fifth total all-american nod as Gilligan wrapped up his collegiate career and second season with the Gators behind a T13 (-1) finish in stroke play and the match-clinching point (1Up) in the quarterfinals at the NCAA National Championship. He also finished No. 4 in the final PGA Tour University Rankings earning him Korn Ferry Tour membership for the remainder of the season along with Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School with 2026 membership in the PGA TOUR Americas through the Latin America Swing. He is set to make his professional debut this week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am this week (June 5-8) in Greer, S.C.
The Reno, N.V. native, finished as the Gators leader in stroke average (70.6), low-18 (65), low-36 (133) low-54 (202), average relation to par-18 (-0.53) and 54 (-1.6), top-5s (4), top-10s (6), top-25s (8), rounds counted percentage (96.7), birdies per round (3.6), eagles (5), even and under par rounds (21) and tournaments (8). He went undefeated in postseason match play (3-0-1-1) while he won his sixth collegiate tournament at the Gators Invitational this season at 8-under and in a two-hole playoff.
Poulter became 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.
At 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. He also opened with back-to-back rounds of 70 (-2) in his National Championship debut.
Turner collected the accolade for the second consecutive season behind earning postseason honors of All-SEC, All-Region. He was recently the Team USA coach’s pick for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup, which begins on Friday. The sophomore was right behind Gilligan in top categories as he was second in stroke average (71.0) and lead in birdies (117) and total rounds counted (31). He finished tied for team-best in top-10s (6), top-25s (8), even and under rounds (21)
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 for his fourth career top-23 in five career postseason events.
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