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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

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Erik Edwards

Erik Edwards

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Louisville, KY
  • High School:
    Male

Summary

Biography

QUICK HITS
Reigning GLVC Player of the Year returns for a fifth year after the NCAA granted another year of eligibility to spring student-athletes due to pandemic-based cancellation of the 2019-20 season last March.

AWARDS
2020 GCAA All-America Honorable Mention
2020 GLVC Player of the Year
2020 GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
3x GCAA All-Midwest Region
4x All-GLVC
6x GLVC Player of the Week
2x Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
3x Academic All-GLVC

STATS
2016-17  |  2017-18  |  2018-19  |  2019-20  |  2020-21

2019-20
Earned GLVC Player of the Year and All-America Honorable Mention accolades after a stellar senior campaign ... matched the second-lowest single-season scoring average in program history, compiling a 71.87 average in the abbreviated season's 15 rounds ... finished 12th or better in all six events this season, including taking medalist honors at both Ohio Dominican and Illinois Springfield ... compiled a .934 winning percentage ... fired a season low with an opening-round 66 at UIS before being named GLVC Player of the Week ... earned a number of academic honors, including GLVC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, GCAA All-America Scholar and Academic All-GLVC.

2018-19
Garnered his second straight all-conference and all-region nod … ranked second on the team with a 74.1 scoring average … racked up four top-five finishes, including taking medalist honors at the Butler Fall Invitational; tied the program record for lowest 54-hole score with a -7 at Butler, aided by a collegiate-low 66 in the second round … shared 10th place at the GLVC Championships ... garnered GCAA All-America Scholar and Academic All-GLVC accolades.

2017-18
Enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign, earning all-conference and all-region accolades … second on the team with a 73.4 scoring average … helped the Hounds to a conference championship and their first regional title in 10 years … racked up four top-five finishes and seven top 10s … fired a collegiate-low 68 on the way to a runner-up finish at the NCAA DII Midwest/Central Regional … earned all-league honors with a fifth-place performance at the GLVC Championships … also won his GLVC quarterfinal match-play pairing … shot five-under par to place second at the Findlay Fall Invite … finished third at the 104-man Las Vegas Desert Classic.

2016-17
Competed in 13 tournaments, all part of the UIndy lineup except for one ... averaged 75.0 in 32 rounds of action ... shot 210 (-6) at the NCAA DII Central/Midwest regional, his best of the season, scoring 69 twice ... tied for second and shared third place in first two collegiate tournaments - UIndy Invitational and Parkside Fall Invitational ... named to Academic All-GLVC.

OTHER
Finished T-13th at the 2019 Kentucky State Amateur (75-75-71) ... tied for 10th among amateurs at the 2019 Kentucky Open (69-71-69).

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity golfer at MHS … ranked eighth in state's class of 2016 according to Junior Golf Scoreboard … two-time Kentucky State Championship qualifier, tied for 19th at state as a sophomore … notched six top-three finishes and two wins during his senior campaign … carded a prep-low 67 at the 2015 Shelby County Invitational.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Tom and Jill Edwards.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Senior

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