2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Career Bio
Athletic Honors
• Career Rounds of Par or Better: 26 (20th)
• Single Season Scoring Average: 72.81: 2019-20 (19th)
Academic Honors
• 2020-21 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2019-20 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2018-19 GCAA All-America Scholar
• Spring 2021 Dean’s List
• Fall 2020 Dean's List
• Spring 2020 Dean’s List
• Fall 2019 President’s List
• Spring 2019 Dean’s List
• Fall 2018 Dean’s List
• Spring 2018 Dean’s List
• Fall 2017 Dean’s List
• Spring 2017 Dean’s List
• Fall 2016 Dean’s List
• Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies
2020-21
Led team with a 73.24 scoring average while competing in all seven spring events . . . Recorded a team-best 10 rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60’s and a team-low 66 . . . Opened the spring with a tie for 21st at the Raines Company Intercollegiate shooting 73-72-71 . . . Tied for 10th at the Sea Palms Invitational after holding the 36-hole leading shooting a career-best 66 and 69 on the opening day . . . Shot a second round 70 at the Linger Longer Invitational . . . Tied for 15th at the Tar Heel Invitational shooting 71-73-71 . . . Earned a tie for 21st at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational shooting 72-70-72 . . . Closed out the regular season tying for 15th at the Wofford Invitational shooting 68-74-75, helping GSU to the team title.
2019-20
Competed in all six events before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . Compiled a 72.81 scoring average, second-lowest on the team and the 19th-lowest single season scoring average in school history, in 16 rounds, including two rounds in the 60’s and six of par or better . . . Garnered two top 15 finishes . . . Tied for 12th at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills Golf Club shooting 74-73-68, with the 68 serving as a low round for the season . . . Tied for 26th at the GSU hosted Autotrader Collegiate Classic shooting 76-71-72 . . . Shot a final round 70 at the White Sands Intercollegiate . . . Opened the spring with a 72 in the rain-shortened Dorado Beach Classic . . . Tied for 14th at the Tiger Invitational shooting 74-73-69.
2018-19
Competed in a team-high nine tournaments during the season compiling a 73.42 scoring average in 26 rounds of competition . . . Led the team with 12 rounds of par or better . . . Earned a career-best tie for third at the Tiger Invitational presented by Jason Dufner after shooting 68-70-75. The opening round 68 established a new career-best . . . Shot rounds of 70-71-72 to finish tied for 19th at the GSU-hosted Autotrader Collegiate Classic . . . Shot a final round 71 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate . . . Finished the Furman Intercollegiate with rounds of 71 and 72 over the final two days . . . Shot book-end rounds of 72 at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational . . . Shot a final round 69 at the Shoal Creek Invitational to finish in a tie for 26th . . . Tied for 27th at the Sun Belt Conference Championship shooting rounds of 70-70-74.
2017-18
Saw action in eight events as a sophomore, finishing as the top finisher in a pair of events . . . Finished year with a 75.29 scoring average in 24 rounds of competition, including a 74.50 mark in the spring . . . Shot a 71 in the second round of the GSU-hosted Autotrader Collegiate Classic en route to a 35th-place finish . . . Finished as the top GSU performer at the All-American Intercollegiate tying for 35th after rounds of 75-69-71 . . . Shot rounds of 72 and 70 to finish the Tiger Invitational helping GSU to a second-place finish . . . Shot a final round 69 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay en route to a 35th-place finish . . . Shot a final round 72 at the Sun Belt Championship . . . Finished year with a pair of rounds in the 60’s and seven rounds of par or better.
2016-17
Competed in seven tournaments as a freshman, playing in 21 rounds and compiling a 75.05 scoring average . . . Began career with an even-par 72 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate . . . Shot a second round 1-under 71 at the GSU-hosted AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic en route to a tie for 51st . . . Shot a final round 73 to finish 28th at the Georgia Southern Collegiate . . . Earned a career-best tie for 12th at the Mobile Intercollegiate with rounds of 74-74-75 . . . Shot a final round 73 to conclude the spring at the 3M Augusta Invitational.
Prep
2015 Wesley House Captain at Emmanuel College and earned the 2015 Gold Award for Leadership . . . Earned the 2015 Silver Medal for Excellence and was also the 2015 Year 12 and Overall School Spokesperson of the Year.
Amateur
Prior to entering college, was ranked among the top 100 junior golfers in Australia after making the South Coast Regional U19’s Schools Golf Team for the third year in a row . . . Won the 2015 Surfers Paradise Golf Club Junior by seven shots with rounds of 72, 72, 64 and 76 and 2014 Senior Match play Champion . . . In 2014, finished runner-up in the U18 division in the GCDGA Age Championship with a score of 72 and 16th in the Burleigh Cup . . . Won the 2015 Queensland Men’s Interdistrict Team Championship . . . Finished in the top 40 at the Victorian Junior Masters and was selected to the Gold Coast District Junior Golf Team for the fourth year in a row . . . In 2014, finished third in the Jon Norton Points Series and won the Burleigh Junior Classic . . . Also finished Equal first at the Adam Scott Junior Classic at Sanctuary Cove which included a 1-under 71 . . . Earned a tie for second in the 2015 Te Marau Masters in New Zealand, along with fifth at the 2015 Royal Queensland Junior Open.
Personal
Josh Martin Edgar was born August 12, 1997 in Hamilton, New Zealand . . . He is the son of Jan and Tony Edgar . . . Has two younger sisters, Lisa and Brianna . . . His uncle Jim Curtin is one of the top 10 harness racing drives in New Zealand . . . The multi-sport athlete has also competed in rugby and cross country.
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
5'11"
185 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
5'11"
185 lbs
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2018-19Junior
5'11"
180 lbs
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2019-20Senior
6'0"
180 lbs
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2020-21Graduate Student
6'0"
180 lbs