2009-10 Men's Golf
Roster
Josh Gallman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gaffney, S.C.
2008-09: Capped a solid season with astrong summer... a Cleveland Golf/Srixon Academic All-AmericaScholar selection... earned second team All-ASun honors... moved tothe top of Upstate''s career record book with 13 top-5 finishes and24 top-10 efforts... also tops the all-time record book with a 73.1stroke average... was again the leader on the team... topped theSpartans with a 73.1 stroke average, four top-5 finishes, seventop-10 performances, and nine top-20 finishes in 10 events...finished the season with a 635-97 head-to-head record againsttournament competition... finished third in the A-Sun in strokeaverage... claimed top-10 efforts in four of the five falltournaments... was fourth at the Rutgers Invitational (Sept.12-13)... finished tied for ninth at the Hartford HawksInvitational (Sept. 29-30)... was tied for fifth at the Stono Cup(Oct. 6-7)... claimed a tie for ninth at the Stetson/CFSCInvitational (Nov. 3-4)... turned in a quality performance in hisfirst spring tournament, finishing second at the Wexford PlantationIntercollegiate (Feb. 23-24)... claimed back-to-back top-10finishes to close out the season... was tied for fifth at the A-SunChampionships (April 20-22)... finished tied for 10th at theFossum/Spartan Invitational at Michigan State (April 25-26)...posted a solid summer of amateur golf as well... teamed with formerSpartan teammate Baxter Culler to finish fourth in the CarolinasFour-Ball Championship... claimed the championship at the PalmettoAmateur... advanced to the championship match of the CarolinasAmateur... finished tied for 23rd at the prestigious SouthernAmateur... a member of the A-Sun All-Academic team.
2007-08: Saw action in all 12 tournamentsfor the Spartans... simply had a dominant year... named theco-Student-Athlete of the Year at Upstate... an A-Sun First TeamAll-Conference selection... won four individual tournamentchampionships... was named the A-Sun Golfer of the Month three ofthe six times it was awarded... lowered his stroke average by 3.1strokes from his freshman season... finished the year ranked No. 56in the Golfstat Cup... ranked tied for third in the nation in par-5scoring with a 4.62 stroke average... shot under par in 19 of 33rounds... shot par or better 22 times... finished in the top-5 ineight of 12 tournaments... finished in the top-10 in 11 of 12tournaments... finished the year under par with a 71.5 strokeaverage... claimed an outstanding 927-61 (.938) head-to-headrecord... won the individual title at the Sea Trail Intercollegiatewith a 10-under total... claimed medalist honors at theStetson/CFSC Invitational with a 4-under total... won the Lonnie D.Small Classic with a 3-under effort... claimed the individual titleat the Samford Intercollegiate with an 8-under total... alsofinished in the top-5 in the Rutgers Invitational (2nd), MacDonaldCup (t-4th), BSC Invitational (t-2nd) and the Wofford Invitational(3rd)... also had a strong summer of amateur golf... teamed withSpartan Baxter Culler to win the Carolinas Four BallChampionship... finished tied for 24th at the prestigious SouthernAmateur... a member of the A-Sun All-Academic team.
2006-07: Played in all 13 tournaments forUpstate... finished second on the team with a 74.6 strokeaverage... claimed six top-10 finishes... saved his best golf forthe last round of the season... fired a 4-under-par 67 in the finalround of the NCAA Division II Championships to lead Upstate to asecond-place finish in the tournament... the 67 is tied for thelowest round in school history... finished in a tie for thirdoverall, his best finish of the year... was sixth at the Peach BeltConference Championships and the Johnny Palmer Memorial... a memberof the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Academic Honor Roll.
Before Upstate: A two-time All-Regionselection at Gaffney High School... named the SpartanburgHerald-Journal Area Player of the Year as a senior... named to theGaffney High School Hall of Fame... won the Southern CrossTournament... placed second at the SCGA Cup... finished third atthe Carolina Classic... led Gaffney to a third-place finish in the2005 4A State Tournament... finished tied for third at the 2004Charles Tilghman Junior Golf Invitational... also a standout in theclassroom... an Honor Roll member.
Personal: Born on Oct. 20, 1988 inGaffney, S.C... son of Todd and Carol Gallman... a businessmarketing major... likes to eat Italian food and steak... favoritemovie is The Hangover... favorite TV show is the Price Is Right...likes listening to Jay Lite... favorite song is Golf Boyz...favorite season is summer... favorite book is The Bible... herogrowing up was Jesus... people he admires the most are his mom anddad, Jack and Debbie Phillips and his sister Kayla... dream job isto play on the PGA Tour... hobbies include swimming, basketball,racquetball and playing Call of Duty... his dad played football atPresbyterian College.
