PGA Golf

Four former Gators on the PGA tour appeared on Thursday for Day 1 of the Player’s Championship. It is held at The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The course plays to 7,352 yards and a par of 72. Camilo Villegas Villegas ended Day 1 tied for first place with …

A new year means another PGA The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. Out of the 144 competing players in the 51st year of the prestigious event, all eyes are on Scottie Scheffler. Last year, Scheffler became the first golfer in the tournament’s 50-year history to win …

Don’t forget about a Gator once they leave the swamp! An array of world-class sports programs at the University of Florida often means an athlete’s career isn’t over when they leave Gainesville. Men’s golf is no different, with six UF alumni currently touring in the PGA. With the PGA TOUR …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Life on the PGA Tour comes at you fast. Each week presents a new challenge, opportunity, and, sometimes, a new name for golf fans to learn. Thursday’s opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational certainly featured the first two and might produce the third. The Challenge Each …

Billy Horschel is not new to Florida’s wildlife. The former Gator knows how to handle an alligator. At PGA National, he put that knowledge to use. A 6-foot gator walked onto the course. A nearby officer struggled to move it. Horschel, seeing the issue, grabbed his wedge and acted. He …

Four former Florida Gators golfers appeared Thursday in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. PGA Tour starts Florida Swing at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. Here's the field https://t.co/wDhMgs0kpx pic.twitter.com/0pBJJio0nm — Golfweek (@golfweek) February 22, 2025 …

Florida men’s golfer Ian Gilligan has jumped to No. 2 in the PGA TOUR University rankings after a win in the Gators Invitational last weekend. It’s been quite the week for Gilligan, who was announced SEC Golfer of the Week on Wednesday. Gilligan started the spring season 8th in the …

For those with siblings, growing apart is common in the continuation of life. Pursuit of education, graduation, a new job, a new house. When it’s time to leave the nest, siblings often fly in different directions…but not always. Although not biologically identical, UF golfers and twin sisters Siuue Wu and …

The Florida men’s golf team pushed through heavy rain and winds Sunday to sweep the 48th Gators Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course. It was a shootout, with Florida (-17) narrowly outscoring second-place No. 7 Oklahoma State (-16). Senior Ian Gilligan closed the door with a par on hole 18 …

Ian Gilligan, a standout senior for the Florida Gators men’s golf team, has been making news in the collegiate golf scene, securing the No. 8 spot in the 2025 PGA Tour U rankings. The rankings serve as a springboard for young golfers to enter the professional ranks, and Gilligan’s position …