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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

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Dawson Daniels

Dawson Daniels

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School:
    High Point Christian Academy
  • Major:
    Finance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 155
  • Swings:
    Left

Summary

Biography

Personal: Full name is Dawson John Daniels • Born on Oct. 8, 1999 • The son of John and Paige Daniels • His uncle played soccer at East Carolina University.

Honors & Awards
2019 CAA Golfer of the Week (Feb. 27)

2021-22 (Senior): Played in three tournaments and averaged a 76.00 with a +4.33 score vs. par • Shot a pair of four-over par 75s in rounds two and three to finish tied for 71st with a 227 (+14) at the Phoenix Invitational • Tied for 75th at the Grandover Collegiate with a 232 (+16) • Had his best finish at the Dorado Beach Collegiate, where he posted three rounds of three-over 75s to tie for 68th with a 225 (+9).

2020-21 (Junior): Did not compete.


2019-20 (Sophomore): Appeared in five tournaments with an average score of 77.13 and a +5.93 score vs. par  Tied his career-low round of 68 to end up with a seven-over 220 on the final day of the Phoenix Invitational. He ended Elon's home tournament T-61st in the individual standings  Wrapped up the fall slate at the Grandover Collegiate, hosted by UNCG. Daniels carded a three-over par 75 on Day Two to finish T-59th at 237.

2018-19 (Freshman): His first year as a Phoenix saw him compete in eight tournaments  Posted an average score of 75.13 and had 12 of 23 rounds count towards the overall team score  Made his collegiate debut at the Ocean Course Invitational, hosted by College of Charleston. He T-56th with a 12-over 156 through two rounds (the final round was canceled due to Hurricane Florence)  Was named the CAA Golfer of the Week on Feb. 27 after leading the Phoenix to a second-place finish at the Loyola Intercollegiate. Tied for 18th at one-over through the first two rounds, the Greensboro, N.C. native carded a four-under par 68 on the final day of competition to finish tied for seventh (213). It marked his best 19-hole performance of the year  Had two more top-25 finishes as he T-24th at the River Run Collegiate and T-24th at the USF Invitational  Turned in a pair of one-over 72s in the second and third rounds of Western Carolina's Hummingbird Intercollegiate.

Before Elon: Joined the Phoenix as a four-year letterwinner at High Point Christian Academy • Was a four-time All-Conference selection and helped lead the Cougars to a PACIS Conference Championship as a senior in 2018  Had a lot of success at the junior level winning the 2017 Coastal Plains Junior Amateur, the 2017 High Point Junior Championship, placed seventh at the 2017 CGA Dogwood State Boys' Championship and earned a seventh-place finish at the 2017 TYGA Triad Bill Harvey Memorial Junior tournament • Was named Golfer of the Year in Greensboro for the 2018 season.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

    0 lbs
  • 2020Junior

    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'10" 155 lbs