2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Josh Gilkison
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Springboro, Ohio
- High School:
- Springboro
2021-22 (Grad): Capped off his final year at Kent State with an individual title at the 2022 MAC Championships... Named to the All-MAC First Team and All-MAC Tournament Team... Achieved four top five finishes including a runner up result to begin the year in Minnesota... Collected MAC Golfer of the Week honors three times and MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honors twice... Named to the Midwest All-Region Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Played all twelve tournaments, finishing inside the top-20 seven times in addition to five top-five finishes... Set the course record of 64 at the General Hackler Invitational
2020-21 (Senior): Named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team… Finished the year ranked 200 in the Golfstat NCAA Division I Player Rankings… Named FirstTeam All MAC…Competed in nine tournaments… Earned four top-15 finishes… Tied 9th at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with a score of 211 (-5)... Shot a season-low 66 (-6) in the opening round of the General Hackler Championship… Second on the team with a 73.04 stroke average... Competed in the 2021 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Nashville Regional… Named to the Academic AllMAC Team… Named 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland NCAA DI All-American Scholar
2019-20 (Junior): Finished the year ranked 234 in the Golfweek NCAA Division I Player Rankings… Competed in eight tournaments… Led team with a 72.29 stroke average... Earned three top-20 finishes… Best finish was a 3rd place finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate with a 201 (-9) score and a season-low 63 on the first day... Scored 70 or lower six times... Led the team with 74 birdies… Named 2019-20 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in seven events as a sophomore… Finished season with a 72.47 stroke average… Earned two top-30 finishes… Best finish was a tie for 29th at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate shooting 214 (-2) with a season-low 66 (-6) in the second round... Competed in the 2019 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Pullman Regional, and shot 67 (-3) on the first day… Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
2017-18 (Freshman): Competed in eight events as a freshman… Finished the year ranked 359 in the Golfweek NCAA Division I Player Rankings… Named Second-Team All MAC… Finished season with a 74.09 stroke average… Best finish was a tie for 12th at the Aggie Invitational as he carded a 4-over par 220… Shot his best round of the season with a 4-under 68, including five birdies, on the final round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay… Competed in the 2018 NCAA Golf Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club
Prior to Kent State: Captured the 2016 Ohio Junior Championship… Won the 2016 Metropolitan Championship… Won the Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC) Preseason and Postseason Tournaments... Named GWOC Conference Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons
Personal: Majoring in Marketing… Son of Anthony and Jody, brothers Jake and Jordan
Whats in the Bag
Driver - PING G410
3Wood - PING G410
Irons - Titleist MB
Wedges - PING Glide forged
Putter - TM Spider
