2010-11 Men's Golf Roster

Linus Gillgren

  • Position Player
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Onsala, Sweden

Biography


2009-10:
Led the Trojans and ranked sixth in the Sun Belt Conference with a career-low 72.61 scoring average ... Earned All-Sun Belt Conference accolades after tying for third place at the 2010 Sun Belt Championships with an even-par 216 total (76-71-69) ... Received Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America ... Competed in all 11 events as a junior and was the team's top finisher six times ... Recorded five top-10 finishes on the year, including his first collegiate victory at the Connecticut Cup (Oct. 12-13), where he fired a career-low six-under par 210 (71-70-69) to lead UALR to the team title ... Carded a personal-best seven-under par 65 in the second round of the Purple and Red Invitational (Sept. 28-29), where he finished in a tie for 10th place with a 216 total ... Also tied for 10th place at the Memphis Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-20) and the Louisiana Classic (March 8-9) ... Had 13 rounds under par during the season ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

2008-09: Led the Trojans with a 74.83 scoring average ... Played in 10 events on the year, recording two top-10 finishes and four top-25 showings ... Carded a season-low two-over par 218 total (76-71-71) to grab a share of fourth place at the Border Olympics (March 13-14) ... Tied for seventh place at the UTSA Roadrunner Intercollegiate (Oct. 27-28) with a 224 total (74-74-76) ... Fired a then career-low 67 in the third round of the Louisiana Classics (March 9-10) ... Had six sub-par rounds on the year, including a 68 in the second round of the Red Wolves Classic (April 13-14) ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

2007-08: Competed in seven events as a freshman, including all six spring tournaments ... Totaled 1,570 strokes over 21 rounds for a 74.76 scoring average ... Placed in the top-20 three times ... Posted a one-over par 217 (72-74-71) in the North Texas/GADO Classic (Feb. 17-18) for a 14th place finish ... Shot a five-under par 211, using a season-best 69 in the second round, to finish 16th at the ASU Indian Classic (April 7-8) ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0-3.49.   

Personal: Full name is Linus Emil Gillgren ... Born Dec. 9, 1988 in Gothenburg, Sweden ... Son of Barbro and Pelle Gillgren ... Has two brothers, Marcus and Patric ... Attended Katrinelund ... Competed on the Scandic Tour Elite ... Won the 2006 Hovas Junior Open ... Majoring in psychology with a minor in marketing.  

 

 

DATE

TOURNAMENT (HOST)

SCORE

FINISH

2007-08

 

 

 

Oct. 15-16, 2007

Squire Creek Invitational (La Tech)

77-75-77 – 229

T-73

Feb. 17-18

GADO-UNT Classic

72-74-71 – 217

T-14

Feb. 25-26, 2008

All-American Golf Classic (Houston)

78-76-77 – 231

T-35

March 17-18, 2008

UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic

77-76-76 – 229

T-19

Mar 31-Apr 1, 2008

Middle Tennessee Aldila Int.

74-78-72 – 224

26

April 7-8, 2008

ASU Indian Classic

70-69-72 – 211

T-16

April 21-23, 2008

Sun Belt Championships

73-73-83 – 229

T-51

Totals

21 rounds, 1570 strokes, 74.76 avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008-09

 

 

 

Sept. 8-9, 2008

Mean Green Classic (UNT)

72-70-81 – 223

T-18

Oct. 13-14, 2008

LTU/Squire Creek Golf Classic

73-69-79 – 221

T-39

Oct. 27-28, 2008

UTSA Roadrunner Int.

74-74-76 – 224

T-7

Feb. 23-24, 2009

All-American (Houston)

79-80-76 – 235

T-56

March 9-10, 2009

Louisiana Classics (ULL)

80-75-67 – 222

T-31

March 13-14, 2009

Border Olympics (Houston)

76-71-71 – 218

T-4

March 30-31, 2009

UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic

77-71-77 – 225

T-27

April 6-7, 2009

Branson Creek Inv. (Missouri St.)

80-78 – 158

T-34

April 13-14, 2009

ASU Red Wolves Classic

70-68-83 – 221

T-21

April 20-22, 2009

Sun Belt Conference Championships

77-74-72 – 223

T-25

Totals

29 rounds, 2170 strokes, 74.83 avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    Player
    6'0"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Player
    6'0"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Player
    6'0"
  • 2010-11Senior

    Player
    6'0"