John DuBois Announces Return for Fifth Year

He helped lead the Gators to its fifth NCAA National Championship in program history this season and the first in 22 years. DuBois finished undefeated (3-0) in match play, including winning his semifinals and finals matches 1Up with victories on 18. He also finished T18 in the stroke play portion with rounds of 70-70-69-72 for a 1-over 281.

A postseason hero, DuBois secured the match-clinching point for Florida’s first SEC Championship in 12 years vs. No. 1 Vanderbilt behind his 15-foot par putt. The senior was 3-down multiple times, including through 11 holes. He went 2-1 in match play and owns a career record of 7-2 in postseason match play (SECs and NCAAs). 

A PING All-American selection this year, he won the 2022 SEC Individual Championship for his first collegiate win. Unranked by Golfstat at the time, he defeated the No. 1, 2, 8, 12, 13 and 17 ranked players. He became the 25th Gator to win the conference individual title, the most by any SEC school with his first of multiple clutch shots on 18 at Sea Island Golf Club. 

DuBois also sent Florida to the SEC Championship Match Play Finals for the first time in program history last year with the match-clinching victory in extra holes (19) after he teed off the 18th hole 1-down.  

At the 2023 NCAA Bath Regional, DuBois helped the Gators overcome a seven-shot deficit with a final round of 1-under 69.  

This past season the Windermere native appeared in 12 of 13 total tournaments and owned a stroke average of 71.1. He shot 21 rounds of par or better with a career-high 127 birdies. In four seasons with the Gators, DuBois has played in 32 events and 97 rounds.    

In the classroom, DuBois is a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member and a GCAA All-American Scholar as he also earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics this spring.  

He will also be eligible for another year in the PGA Tour University. DuBois was tabbed No. 20 in the preseason rankings at the start of last season. 

John DuBois Collegiate Honors