Celebrating its 55th year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is considered the most prestigious award in collegiate golf, and is presented annually to the most outstanding male golfer. The winner of the oldest individual college golf award is voted on by players, coaches, golf SIDS, and select golf media members and will be announced in early June.
This summer, Gilligan had a strong showing, highlighted by winning the Western Amateur in a marathon match against fellow teammate Jack Turner. Gilligan also made his PGA Tour debut and finished T40 while also reaching the quarterfinals of the North and South Amateur. Currently, he is ranked 10th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).
After transferring from Long Beach State prior to the season, Gilligan was in the lineup for all 14 tournaments and 37 rounds while playing in the No. 1 spot for the last seven events. The junior earned All-the American honors by both GCAA and GolfWeek. He was also named to All-SEC Second Team and two-time SEC Golfer of the Week, and earned GCAA/SWING U Golfer of the Month for February. He was also named to Team USA for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup.
He won his first tournament as a Gator and fifth collegiate at the Southern Highlands Collegiate this spring, earning him an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Shriners Open. In his SEC Championship debut, Gilligan won his quarterfinal matchup in 20 holes vs. Gordon Sargent of Vanderbilt.
A native of Reno, N.V., Gilligan began the spring portion with finishes of 2-3-1 and a stretch of 12 consecutive rounds of par or better, including six straight in the 60s. In his first Gators Invitational start, he tied the program record for round (by score) with a 62. His stroke average of 71.3 ranked second on the team as he also tied for the team-leading three top-5, five top-10, and led with 10 top-25 finishes. In 37 rounds this season, 34 have counted, 21 for par or better, 10 in the 60’s, team-highs with 137 birdies and six eagles.
Florida tees off the 2024-25 season this weekend at the Sahalee Players Championship from Sept. 7-8.
2024-2025 Haskins Award Fall Watch List
Josele Ballester, Arizona State
Jackson Buchanan, Illinois
Luke Clanton, Florida State
David Ford, North Carolina
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Andrew Goodman, Oklahoma
Justin Hastings, San Diego State
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