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Ian Gilligan
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reno, N.V.
- High School:
- Galena High School
WAGR RANKING PRONUNCIATION
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 1 (6x, last at Gators Invitational '25)
Low Round: 61 (John A. Burns Intercollegiate Rd. 1 '23)
Low Tournament Score: 199 (John A. Burns Intercollegiate '23)
HONORS
- No. 4 in Final PGA Tour U Rankings
- Three-time PING All-American
- Three-time Golfweek All-American
- 2025 Second Team
- 2024 Honorable Mention
- 2023 Second Team
- Three-time PING All-Region Team
- Two-Time All-SEC
- Four-time SEC Golfer of the Week
- 2024 GCAA/SWING U Golfer of the Month (February)
- 2023 Big West Golfer of the Year
- 2022 Big West Freshman of the Year
- Two-time All-Big West First Team (2022, 2023)
- Four-time Big West Golfer of the Month
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
CAREER STATS:
- Tournaments: 46
- Stroke Play Rounds: 130
- Stroke Average: 70.7
- 2024-25: 70.6
- 2023-24: 71.3
- 2022-23: 68.8
- 2021-22: 72.2
- Wins: 6 (2 at UF and 4 at LBSU)
- 2025 Gators Invitational - UF
- 2024 Southern Highlands Collegiate - UF
- 2024 Cowboy Classic - LBSU
- 2024 Big West Championship - LBSU
- 2023 The Mackenzie - LBSU
- 2023 Nick Watney Invitational - LBSU
- Top-2's: 10
- Top-3's: 14
- Top-5's: 15
- Top-10's: 23
- Top-25's: 34
- Under-Par Rounds: 74
- Par or Better Rounds: 88
- Tournaments Under-Par: 26
- Tournaments Par or Better: 29
- Match Play Record: 8-2-1 | Postseason Match Play Record: 4-0-1 (1-0 at NCAAs & 3-0-1 at SECs)
- 2025 National Championship Semifinals: Unfinished vs. Bryan Lee (Virginia)
- 2025 National Championship Quarterfinals: W, 1Up vs. Christiaan Maas (Texas)
- 2025 SEC Championship Finals: W, 2Up vs. Michael Heidelbaugh (Texas A&M)
- 2025 SEC Championship Semifinals: Tied vs. Josiah Gilbert (Auburn)
- 2025 SEC Championship Quarterfinals: W, 5&4 vs. Clark Van Gaalen (Oklahoma)
- 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: W, 4&3 vs. Joe Wilson IV (Ohio State)
- 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: W, 3&2 vs. Colin Salema (Clemson)
- 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: W, 2Up vs. Seb Cave (Charlotte)
- 2024 SEC Championship Quarterfinals: W, 1Up (20 Holes) vs. Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt)
- 2024 Pablo Creek Collegiate Cup: W, 2&1 vs. Jack Neill (Jacksonville)
- 2024 East Lake Cup Consolation Finals: L, 4&2 vs. Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech)
- 2024 East Lake Cup Semifinals: L, 3&1 vs. Gray Albright (Florida State)
TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT CAREER
| Tournament | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Tournament Score | To Par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 SEASON | |||||||
| Sahalee Players Championship (9/7-8) | 74 | 73 | 69 | --- | 216 | E | T8 |
| Fighting Illini Collegiate (9/20-22) | 68 | 73 | 69 | --- | 210 | E | T17 |
| Southwestern Invitational (1/27-29) | 72 | 67 | 70 | --- | 209 | -4 | T2 |
| Gators Invitational (2/15-16) | 66 | 67 | 69 | --- | 202 | -8 | 1 (won in two-hole playoff) |
| Southern Highlands Collegiate (3/2-4) | 77 | 75 | 72 | --- | 224 | +8 | T34 |
| Schenkel Invitational (3/21-23) | 69 | 72 | 68 | --- | 209 | -7 | 2nd |
| Calusa Cup (4/6-8) | 74 | 71 | 67 | --- | 212 | -4 | T3 |
| SEC Championship (4/23-25) | 66 | 71 | 65 | --- | 202 | -8 | 7th |
| NCAA Bremerton Regional (5/12-14) | 71 | 80 | 70 | --- | 221 | +5 | T37 |
| NCAA National Championship (5/22-26) | 71 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 286 | -2 | T13 |
| 2023-24 SEASON | |||||||
| OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (9/15-16) | 73 | 65 | --- | --- | 138 | -2 | T8 |
| SEC Fall Preview (9/25-26) | 72 | 74 | 69 | --- | 215 | +2 | T44 |
| Williams Cup (10/9-10) | 72 | 76 | 73 | --- | 221 | +5 | T19 |
| Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/15-16) | 73 | 69 | 76 | --- | 218 | +2 | T8 |
| East Lake Cup (10/30) | 73 | --- | --- | --- | 73 | +1 | T11 |
| Sea Best Invitational (1/29-30) | 70 | 67 | 69 | --- | 206 | -4 | 2 |
| Gators Invitational (2/16-17) | 69 | 62 | 69 | --- | 200 | -10 | 3 |
| Southern Highlands Collegiate (2/25-27) | 67 | 71 | 70 | --- | 208 | -8 | 1 |
| Schenkel Invitational (3/15-17) | 70 | 71 | 71 | --- | 212 | -4 | T21 |
| Calusa Cup (4/7-9) | 73 | 78 | 71 | --- | 222 | +6 | T16 |
| SEC Championship (4/24-26) | 71 | 66 | 74 | --- | 211 | +1 | T30 |
| NCAA West Lafayette Regional (5/13-15) | 71 | 72 | 74 | --- | 217 | +1 | T23 |
| NCAA Championship (5/24-27) | 78 | 75 | 71 | 76 | 300 | +12 | T59 |
| 2023-23 SEASON at Long Beach State | |||||||
| Nick Watney Invitational (9/26-27) | 66 | 64 | 69 | --- | 199 | -14 | T1 |
| The Mackenzie (10/10-11) | 70 | 66 | 65 | --- | 201 | -15 | 1 |
| Cal Poly Invitational (10/31-11/1) | 70 | 69 | 75 | --- | 214 | -2 | T13 |
| Arizona Intercollegiate (1/30-31) | 70 | 66 | 68 | --- | 204 | -12 | T3 |
| John Burn's Intercollegiate (2/16-17) | 61 | 71 | 67 | --- | 199 | -17 | T3 |
| Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (2/27-3/1) | 70 | 74 | 70 | --- | 214 | -2 | T13 |
| Brandon Dunes Invitational (3/12-14) | 76 | 68 | --- | --- | 144 | E | T5 |
| Cowboy Classic (4/3-4) | 70 | 67 | 66 | --- | 203 | -13 | 1 |
| El Macero (4/14-16) | 73 | 70 | 69 | --- | 212 | -4 | T10 |
| The Big West Championship (4/30-5/2) | 69 | 71 | 71 | --- | 211 | -5 | 1 |
| NCAA Las Vegas Regional (5/15-17) | 66 | 70 | 67 | --- | 203 | -13 | T9 |
| 2021-22 SEASON at Long Beach State | |||||||
| The Paintbrush Invitational (10/4-5) | 72 | 73 | 81 | --- | 226 | +10 | T22 |
| Wolf Pack Classic (10/11-12) | 75 | 76 | 72 | --- | 223 | +7 | T38 |
| St. Mary's Invitational (11/8-10) | 68 | 74 | 70 | --- | 212 | -1 | T17 |
| John Burn's Intercollegiate (2/17-19) | 72 | 72 | 79 | --- | 223 | +7 | T58 |
| The Prestige (2/21-23) | 72 | 82 | 71 | --- | 225 | +12 | T39 |
| Desert Intercollegiate (3/2-4) | 74 | 74 | 73 | --- | 221 | +5 | T47 |
| The Goodwin (3/24-26) | 70 | 66 | 67 | --- | 203 | -7 | T8 |
| Cowboy Classic (4/4-5) | 74 | 72 | 68 | --- | 214 | -2 | T26 |
| El Macero (4/20-22) | 71 | 69 | 72 | --- | 207 | -9 | T7 |
| The Big West Championship (5/1-3) | 70 | 68 | 69 | --- | 207 | -9 | 2 |
2024-25 (Senior)
- Appeared in 11 of 12 tournaments, only missing one due to playing in a PGA Tour event
- Won his sixth collegiate tournament via a two-hole playoff at the Gators Invitational with a tournament score of 202 (-8)
- Finished T13 (-2) at the NCAA National Championship to earn NCAA All-Tournament and All-American honors
- Placed 7th (-8) at the SEC Championship with a final round of 65 (-5) and opening round of 66 (-4)
- Went undefeated (3-0-1) in postseason match play with the match-clinching point (1Up) vs. Christiaan Maas (Texas) in the National Championship Quarterfinals
- At the SEC Championship, had a record of 2-0-1 with a 5&4 win in the quarterfinals vs. Oklahoma, tied in the semifinals vs. Auburn and 2Up victory in the finals vs. Texas A&M.
- Team 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)
- In 10 stroke play tournaments, finished par or better in eight of the them
- Shot 12 total rounds in the 60s with a season-low of 65 at the SEC Championship
- Began the spring season with a T2 finish at the Southwester Invite and 1st at the Gators Invitational and was 12-under through 108 holes.
- Recorded two runner-up finishes
- Won all three of his matches at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup
2023-24 (Junior)
- One of two Gators to be in the lineup for all 14 tournaments and 37 rounds
- Won his fifth collegiate tournament at the Southern Highlands Collegiate for an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Shriners Open
- Took his SEC Championship Quarterfinals match vs. Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt) to extra holes and won 1up in 20 holes
- Led the team in low round (62), 36-hole (131), 54-hole (200), low par 18 (-8), top-25s (10), birdies (137), rounds counted (34), eagles (6), par or better rounds (21)
- Helped Gators earn a spot in the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship behind a 1-under 71
- Made his Florida debut in the season-opener at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational finishing a team-best T8
- In the second round of stroke play at SECs, shot a 4-under 66
- Recorded a 8-under 208 at the Southern Highlands
- Started the spring with finishes of 2-3-1
- Tied the program round record for score with a 62 (-8) at the Gators Invitational
- Had a stretch of 12 consecutive rounds of par or better to start the spring season
- Had a 10-under 200 54-hole score the Gators Invitational
- Notched 10 rounds in the 60s
- Ranked third on the team in stroke average at 71.3
- Played in 11 of the 12 tournaments
- Set new program stroke record with a 68.88
- Won The Big West Individual Title
- Started the season with back-to-back victories
- Earned the No. 1 spot in Golfstat in the fall
- Set course record at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate with a round of 61
- Tied low-54 score (by par) program record with a 199 (-17)
- Recorded a T9 finish at the Las Vegas Regional
- Finished ranked No. 13 in Goflstat
- Posted nine top-10 finishes
- Was top finishes in 10 events on the season
- Saw action in 10 events on the season
- Finished runner-up at The Big West Championships
- Ranked second on the team with a stroke average of 72.2
- Had five top-25 and three top-10 finishes
- Ended the season with back-to-back top-7 outings
- Won the 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs
- Won the 2024 Western Amateur
- Defeated fellow teammate Jack Turner in the finals in a 29-hole match
- Secured a spot in finals in a 19-hole victory against teammate Parker Bell
- Earned second PGA Tour start at 2024 Shriners Children's Open
- Made the cut in back-to-back Tour events and finished T16, top finish by an amateur
- Shot a 72-hole score of 14-under 270 (70-69-66-65)
- Final two rounds of 66 (R3) & 65 (R4) were both bogey-free
- Across 72-holes, made 19 birdies, 48 pars and only 5 bogeys.
- Made his PGA Tour Debut at the 2024 Barracuda Championship
- Made the cut and finished T40
- Won the 2023 Patriot All-America with a score of 198 (-12) and two rounds of 65
- Made Korn Ferry Tour debut at the 2019 Ellie Mae Classic
- 2021 Nevada High School Golfer of the Year
- Three-time Nevada 5A Regional Individual Champion
- Three-time Nevada All-Region and All-League selection
- Four-time Nevada High School State Championship Qualifier
- Medalist honors at 2022 NCGA Amateur
- Winner of 2021 McClure Cup Amateur Championship
SEC Champions - Men's Golf
Monday, April 28
One-on-One with J.C. Deacon - Florida Men's Golf
Thursday, April 17
Noah Kent Media Availability at The Masters
Tuesday, April 08
Gators Invite Recap 2-16-25
Wednesday, February 19
