Mens Golf Award Winners

A chronic wrist injury changed the course of Brad Elder’s professional career, but there’s no questioning his impact on the University of Texas men’s golf program, where he was a two-time first-team All-American.

After capturing the 1994 5A Boys State Golf Tournament individual title and 1994 Western Amateur, Elder came to Austin, where he finished a stellar collegiate career as the nation’s No. 1 amateur according to Golfweek/Titleist amateur rankings, and was named the winner of the Fred Haskins Award, presented annually to honor the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. He amassed more than $2.6 million in earnings as a pro while bouncing between the then Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour, and played in a trio of U.S. Opens.

Elder is one of five individuals who were unveiled in the Texas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2022 class earlier this week. He’ll be honored at the hall’s traditional Gathering of Eagles golf tournament and marker unveiling at Brackenridge Park along with a formal induction dinner ceremony at San Antonio Country Club, both to be held on Oct. 17. All festivities are open to the public with information at texasgolfhof.org.