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After missing seven months because of a back injury, Florida sophomore Luke Poulter is rounding into form.
The son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, Luke captured his first collegiate victory Sunday, winning the Schenkel Invitational by a shot over teammate Ian Gilligan. Poulter carded rounds of 67-69-72 to finish at 8 under for the tournament at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. The 20-year-old has played in all four of Florida's events this spring, placing T-6 at the Gators' home event last month, before his maiden triumph Sunday.
As Golf Channel's Brentley Romine detailed, doctors diagnosed Poulter with a stress fracture in his right L4 vertebrae and stress reaction on his left side after pulling out of a U.S. Open local qualifier last summer. He spent much of the remainder of the year in England before returning to Gainesville.
He won Florida's first two qualifiers this spring and has become a focal point in the lineup alongside Gilligan and Jack Turner. But Sunday belonged to Poulter, with pops chiming in on social media to congratulate his son.
Although the No. 11 Gators finished 1-2 in the medalist race, No. 12 Utah topped Florida by a shot in the team race. The Utes and Gators were tied heading into the final day, with Utah shooting 11-under 77 for the second straight round to finish at 22 under as a team and beat Florida by a stroke.
Georgia Southern, Kentucky and Notre Dame rounded out the top five. Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski and Georgia Southern's Parker Claxton tied for third at 6 under in the individual race.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Luke Poulter, son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, gets first collegiate win
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The son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, Luke captured his first collegiate victory Sunday, winning the Schenkel Invitational by a shot over teammate Ian Gilligan. Poulter carded rounds of 67-69-72 to finish at 8 under for the tournament at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. The 20-year-old has played in all four of Florida's events this spring, placing T-6 at the Gators' home event last month, before his maiden triumph Sunday.
As Golf Channel's Brentley Romine detailed, doctors diagnosed Poulter with a stress fracture in his right L4 vertebrae and stress reaction on his left side after pulling out of a U.S. Open local qualifier last summer. He spent much of the remainder of the year in England before returning to Gainesville.
He won Florida's first two qualifiers this spring and has become a focal point in the lineup alongside Gilligan and Jack Turner. But Sunday belonged to Poulter, with pops chiming in on social media to congratulate his son.
Although the No. 11 Gators finished 1-2 in the medalist race, No. 12 Utah topped Florida by a shot in the team race. The Utes and Gators were tied heading into the final day, with Utah shooting 11-under 77 for the second straight round to finish at 22 under as a team and beat Florida by a stroke.
Georgia Southern, Kentucky and Notre Dame rounded out the top five. Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski and Georgia Southern's Parker Claxton tied for third at 6 under in the individual race.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Luke Poulter, son of LIV Golf's Ian Poulter, gets first collegiate win
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