For the second weekend in a row, an Auburn golfer has won a tournament. After uber-talented sophomore Jackson Koivun opened up the Tigers golf season with an individual victory at the Inverness Intercollegiate a week ago, fellow sophomore Josiah Gilbert captured his first ever win on the collegiate tour this weekend.
Gilbert’s 12-under par total helped him finish lead the No. 1 ranked Tigers to a tie for third on the team scoreboard in Texas. Led by Gilbert and Koivun, Auburn’s golf team has now finished in the top 3 in back-to-back tournaments to start the year and collected two individual wins. The defending national champions have seemingly not lost a step as they begin their title defense.
Head coach Nick Clinard has been proud of what he’s seen from his team, although he sees some room for improvement as well, and he reiterated that when speaking to the media after the tournament. “Top three in a field this stacked is always something to be proud of. We definitely left some shots out there…but I am proud of our overall effort and the way we finished strong today.”
That effort, led by Gilbert, will likely keep the Tigers ranked in the No. 1 spot before they return to Texas for the Ben Hogan Collegiate in Fort Worth next weekend. We’ll see if the Tigers can capture their first team win of the season in what could be an easier field starting next Saturday.
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