Four URI Golfers Named All-American Scholars
Four University of Rhode Island golfers have been named 2024-25 NCAA Division I Cobalt All-American Scholars, the Golf Coaches Association Of America announced this week.
The four players named included Sean Magarian, Aidan O’Donovan, Tony Liu and Josiah Tong.
“It is and will always be one of the best days of the year when I can call a player and tell him he was named an All-American Scholar. Academic responsibility is always the first thing we talk about with recruits and their parents. It is part of our culture to succeed at the highest level we can in the classroom and on the golf course,” said URI Head Coach Gregg Burke.
URI golf now has 30 honorees in 14 years under Burke.
Rhode Island opens the 2025-26 season at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic on Sept. 8.
All-America Scholar Eligibility
To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically.
In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2.
A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
There were 548 NCAA Division I athletes from 188 schools who earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors.
College of Charleston, Georgia Southern, Hawai’i, and Mississippi State each had six recipients, tied with Rhodes (NCAA Division III) and Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) for the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2024-25.