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Josiah Gilbert Season 2024-25

Josiah Gilbert Season 2024-25

Height5-9
ClassSophomore
HometownMillbrook, Ala.

HONORS & AWARDS
PING All-Southeast Region (2025)
Second Team All-SEC (2025)
Palmer Cup Team USA (2025)
Haskins Award Spring Watch List (2025)
Ben Hogan Award Watch List (Spring 2025)
Haskins Award Watch List (Fall 2024)
SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 23, 2024)
Valero Texas Collegiate Individual Champion (2024)
Golf Channel Third Team Preseason All-American (2024-25)
Golfweek Third Team Preseason All-American (2024-25)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2024)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18, 2023)

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Improved on a great freshman season with a stellar sophomore season... named Second Team All-SEC and PING All-Southeast Region... also named to Team USA for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup... finished the season ranked as the No. 15 player in the nation by Clippd... averaged 70.45 strokes per round over 38 rounds of play... played 26 rounds at par or better, including 13 in the 60s... made 146 birdies and a team-best seven eagles... counted 31 of 38 rounds (.816) toward the team score... earned first career win in second tournament of the season, the Valero Texas Collegiate, where he shot 12-under... shot 8-under to finish T3rd at The Williams Cup... defeated Florida State's Carson Brewer 2&1 in the semifinals of the East Lake Cup... placed fourth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate to lead the Tigers to their first win of 2025... followed it up with an 8-under, T3rd performance at the General Hackler Championship, aiding in another team victory... finished T11th at the SEC Championship, propelling the Tigers to a tournament record 38-under-par score in stroke play... picked up a 1-UP win over Texas' Christiaan Maas in the SEC Quarterfinals... shot 5-under at AU Club in the NCAA Auburn Regional to place T5th, securing a 27-shot margin of victory for the Tigers, which was the second best in NCAA Regional History... went even-par at the NCAA Championship to finish T18th.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Averaged 72.00 strokes per round over 36 rounds of play... carded 20 rounds at par or better and collected six top-10 finishes... made birdie 115 times and eagle five times... counted 20 of 22 team rounds played... played mostly individual tournaments over the fall and early spring, picking up top 10s at the MartinFed Invitational (-11) and Thomas Sharkey Individual (-2)... secured spot in the postseason lineup with a T5 finish in first team start at the Mossy Oak Collegiate, shooting 71-66-72 (-5) to help the Tigers sweep first through fifth on the individual leaderboard... finished inside the top 20 at first career SEC Championship with a 69-72-68 (-1) scorecard... proved to be the squad's secret weapon with a dominant, 3-0 showing in match play at the confefence championship... bested No. 9 Alabama's Jones Free 4&3 in the quarterfinals, No. 11 Arkansas' Jacob Skov Olesen 1&1 (unfinished) in the semifinals, and No. 2 Vanderbilt's and WAGR No. 1 Gordon Sargent 4&3 in the final match to clinch the title-winning point... Secured one of three Auburn points in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals with a 2&1 win over No. 9 Virginia's Bryan Lee... named to SEC All-Freshman Team.

Prior to Auburn
Ranked as the No. 24 player in the class per the Junior Golf Scorecard… multi-sport athlete in golf, basketball, baseball, cricket and Australian football… captain of Gosnells Golf Club Junior Pennant Team… Western Australia Junior Golf All-State Team selection.

Personal
Born November 20, 2004 in Queensland, Australia... Son of Jeremy & Erika Gilbert… father, Jeremy, is the Director of Instruction at Capitol Hill in Prattville, Alabama… has four younger siblings, Judah, Shiloh, Jireh and Jezrah… favorite movie is "Gladiator"... favorite course is Lake Karrinyup Country Club... lists Steph Curry as his favorite professional athlete... calls Australian meat pies his comfort meal... chose Auburn over Alabama.

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Freshman
2023-24

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