The four selections were tied for the most among any team with Arizona State, Auburn, and Oklahoma – three teams that the Gators had success against in the postseason; defeated Oklahoma and Auburn in SEC Championship match play en route to 17th conference title and beat the Sun Devils in for the NCAA Bremerton Region Title.
Gilligan (second team), Turner (third team) and Poulter (honorable mention) all collected their second all-american nod this season while Kress (honorable mention) added his career first. This is the second time in three years Florida had four honorees in a single-season.
Collecting his sixth total all-american nod, 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 made professional debut this week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am last week and shot a second round of 6-under 65
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.
Earning the top finish at the NCAA National Championships, Kress finished T9 at 3-under behind three straight rounds of under par (71-69-70) that awarded him All-Tournament team. He also had the best finish in the lineup at NCAA Regionals with a runner-up performance at 11-under. After a rough fall of no better finish of T45, Kress had a strong spring with three consecutive finishes of T9 and finished with a stroke average of 71.9 – fourth best on the team
Kress also graduated this spring with Summa Cum Laude distinction and earned his…
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