Atlantic 10 All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018)
VaSID All-State University Division Second Team (2017)
Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
Five-time Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Honoree
2017-18: Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference... Led the team in scoring average (74.13)... Posted four top 15 finishes... Played in 10 tournaments... Had team-best five sub-70 rounds, including four consecutive... Shot season-low 4-under 67 at opening round of Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate (Oct. 22-24)... Tied for second at Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate in October for best finish of season... Shot 7-under 206 in back-to-back tournaments (Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate and Elon Phoenix Invitational) for his two best performances of the year... Placed third at the Elon Phoenix Invitational... Tied for sixth at the Patriot Intercollegiate in September... Tied for 15th at the Clemson Invitational in April... Tied for 18th at Atlantic 10 Championships, finishing in top 25 in all four conference tournaments of career... Broke or tied 11 school records, including career birdies (312) and par or better rounds (43).
2016-17: Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference and to A-10 All-Academic Team... Set single-season scoring record with a 71.70 stroke average for the season to lead the team... Topped Craig Mason's previous school record of 72.54 during the 2001-02 season... His three-year scoring average of 73.88 is second to only Craig Mason (73.14, 2000-04)... Finished in the top 10 four times during the 2016-17 school year... Three times he finished in the top five, including his first collegiate victory at the Elon Phoenix Invitational in October as he shared medalist honors... At the Atlantic 10 Championship, he placed 23rd with a 5-over 221 (69-78-74) and was the Patriots' top finisher at the 54-hole tournament... Also shot par or less in 15 rounds, beating his own school record of 14 he set last year... His 96 birdies were also the most in one season in program history and his five eagles tied Mike Kirby (2005-06) for most in a season... Qualified for and competed in the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship in August.
2015-16: Led the Patriots with a 73.27 scoring average... Craig Mason owns the top three season scoring averages in the Patriots history, including the top scoring average for a season 72.54 during the 2001-02 season... Finished tied for third place overall at the Atlantic 10 Championships after carding a 219 (72-72-75) and was also named All-Conference.... Owns the second lowest round score and low round vs. par (-7) with a 64 at the OBX Collegiate held at Powell’s Point in October... He has three top 10 finishes, including seven in the top 20 this season... First in the record books for most rounds par or better in a season with 14 in 30 rounds.... All 30 rounds were counted in tournaments, the only player this season to have 100% counted.... His 83 birdies this season ranks fourth in history... Par 3 scoring was 3.1575 good for third and his Par 4 scoring was 4.1600 which is fourth best in Mason history.
2014-15: Played in nine tournaments with two Top 20 finishes... 11th at Atlantic 10 Championship and14th at Blue Devil Spring Shootout... averaged 77.08 strokes... Participated in the prestigious 2015 North and South Men's Amateur Golf Championship, an annual golf tournament held since 1901 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C... He finished the three rounds of stroke play tied for 30th overall... He carded rounds of 77, 76 and 73 on the par 70, 7,198 yard Pinehurst No. 2 course... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioners Honor Roll in both the fall of 2014 and the spring of 2015.
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Salisbury High School (N.C.) under coach Dale Snyder... Four-time North Carolina 2A All-State Team selection... Four-time Central Carolinas Conference All-Conference Team selection... 2014 Central Carolinas Conference Player of the Year... Named to 2014 First Team All-Charlotte Observer High School Golf Team... Helped Hornets win back-to-back Class AA state championships in 2011 and 2012... Finished state champion runner-up as an individual in 2014... Two-time Rowan County Player of the Year... Member of National Honor Society.Â
Personal: Eric David Edwards... Born on Nov. 5, 1995... Son of Todd and Lisa... Has one sister, Sydney (16)... Finance major with a minor in sport management.
