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2026-27 Men's Golf Roster

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Gavin Newkirk
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
Gavin Newkirk
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
Gavin Newkirk
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
Gavin Newkirk
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
Team Photo
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Golf team celebrates a team tournament title
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
St. Thomas men’s golf plays 36 holes on the first day of the Big O Classic at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska on October 02, 2023.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
Gavin Newkirk

Gavin Newkirk

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Batavia, Ill.
Awards & Achievements
2024-25 All-American Scholar

Career Bests
Single Round: 68 on six occasions, most recently at 2026 Robert Kepler Invitational
54-hole score: 209 at 2024 Redhawk Invitational
Tournament finish: 6th at 2024 Redhawk Invitational
 
2025-26
Competed in 10 events… averaged a 73.10 over 30 rounds of play, an improvement of one-stroke over his previous single-season average in 2023-24… shot at or below par in 10 rounds, a career-best… matched his previous career-low single-round score (68) three times at the Bluejay Invitational, Git-R-Done Invitational, and Robert Kepler Invitational… shot a season-low 214 at the Bluejay Invitational (68-73-73) and the Rutherford Intercollegiate (72-72-70) where he placed T-10th, his best finish of the season… finished T-14th at the Summit League Championship (74-73-69—216).

2024-25
Competed in nine events… averaged 75.33 over 27 rounds of play… finished a season-best 14th with a season-low 216 (68-74-74) at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational, that 68 in the first round was his career-low for a single round… shot at or below par in four rounds... took 18th place at the Throw Down Up Top with a 222 (71-76-75).

2023-24  
Competed in nine events… averaged 74.15 over 27 rounds of play… finished in the Top-10 at one event… shot at or below par in six rounds with a season low round of 68, twice… shot a season-low 72-69-68—209 for his best finish of the year, sixth place, at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay Golf Course… placed T-17th at the Summit League Championship at Covered Bridge Golf Course with a 72-74-68—217, and matched his career-best single round score (68)… placed T-26th at the Highland Meadows Intercollegiate at Highland Meadows Golf Course with a 72-73-70—215. 

High School
Broke Batavia High School's career scoring average record...completed high school with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal
Son of Cara and Brad...majoring in Finance.
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