One of the greatest traditions in college football is the rolling of Toomer’s Corner. For those unfamiliar with the tribal customs of the SEC, this is when Auburn fans descend upon the northeast corner of campus to drape the large oak trees in rolls upon rolls of toilet paper.
The tradition is typically associated with the Tigers’ football team. It originally began in the early 1960s when Toomer’s Drug Pharmacy would cover the powerlines and nearby trees in ticker tape to signal an Auburn road victory. The celebration continued through the decades and into the modern era, a period that saw Auburn football became the school’s most successful athletic export. But with the football program ailing, fans have now turned to the men’s golf team—which clinched its second national championship in three years on Wednesday—for their rolling fix. Check it out.
Fun 2 weeks at La Costa for the NCAA Championships on @GolfChannel. Congratulations to @AuburnMGolf for winning it all. The scene at Toomers corner tonight as the celebration begins! pic.twitter.com/JJ6UKcB7aQ
— Steve Burkowski (@SBurkowskiGC) June 4, 2026
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That was the scene at Toomer’s Corner on Wednesday night after the top-ranked Tigers, led by the world’s no. 1 amateur, Jackson Koivun, beat UCLA 4-1 to claim their second title in the NCAA’s match-play era. Not so long ago, the rolling of Toomer’s Corner was on life support after a disgruntled Alabama football fan poisoned the trees following Auburn’s victory in the 2010 Iron Bowl. The original trees eventually died and were removed, but new ones were planted and after a brief sabbatical, rolling returned to landscape of college sports.
Certainly, the demographic of Auburn’s golf rollers appears to skew a lot older and a little less rowdy than their pigskin counterparts, but we appreciate their spirit regardless. Now the question is whether Tigers coach Nick Clinard can convince Koivun to come back for one more year. If so, expect another Charmin shortage in east Alabama again next June.
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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
