Career: In his four years as a Wildcat, he posted a 76.00 score average over 17 tournaments and 41 rounds ... Battled through injury to make his first appearance of the 2024 spring season at the Wildcat Spring Invitational ... Tied for 39th overall at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship, his first career participation in the event ... Finished in a tie for 13th at the Big 5 Invitational for his best finish as a Wildcat ... Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a five-time selection to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2023-24: Appeared in seven tournaments during his final season and battled through injury to total 17 rounds as a senior … Compiled a 75.18 average with all of his appearances coming as a member of the starting lineup … Competed in the first five events of the fall … Finished in a tie for 26th in the team's victory at the Matthews Auto … Tied for 13th at the Big 5 Invitational for his top finish of the year … Returned from injury to appear in the lineup for both the Wildcat Spring and his first career BIG EAST Championship … Tied for 24th in the team's Wildcat Spring victory with a 72-76-74 … Shot 15-over in his first ever appearance at the BIG EAST title tournament.
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2022-23: Competed in two events after missing the fall with an injury ... Finished in a tie for 45th at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate with a 225 (79-73-73) ... Shot a 228 at the Ross Collegiate Classic to end third in the Wildcat lineup ... Missed the remainder of the year with injury.
2021-22: Made four tournament starts in his sophomore season, playing 11 rounds … Had a stroke average of 76.64 … Lowest score to par came at the OBX/ODU Intercollegiate, shooting +10 (223), where he also recorded his lowest scoring round of the season at 71 … Best finish came at the Wildcat Fall Invitational where he placed 34
th shooting +19 (229) … Saw action in two spring tournaments, at the Ross Collegiate Classic and the Wildcat Spring Invitational.
2020-21: Played in four tournaments and seven rounds during his freshman season … Compiled a 77.43 stroke average on the year … Top finish of the season was a tie for 18
th place with a score of 78 (+7) at the LuLu Spring Invite … Notched his low round of the year at the Wildcat Invitational when he shot 72 (+2) in the final round … Tied for a 22
nd place finish at that tournament and led the Villanova ‘B’ lineup with his lowest 36-hole score (146, +6) of the season … Played as an individual in his collegiate debut at the Donald Ross Collegiate Classic where he shot 81-78-77 (236, +20) over 54 holes.
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Club Golf: Section qualifier for the 2017 U.S. Open … Qualified for the Junior PGA Championship in 2017 and 2019 … Winner of the 2019 U.S. Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Cup … Winner of the 2020 U.S. Challenge Cup World Series of Junior Golf.
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Taft School: Earned a total of six varsity letters during his scholastic career, including four in golf and one each in cross country and wrestling … Two-year captain of the golf team … Three-time All-Founders League honoree and three-time All-New England Prep School Team … Achieved Honor Roll status academically.
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Personal: Born 1/27/01 in Hartford, Conn. … Younger of two sons of Steve and Kathy Elkins … Has an older brother, Jackson … Father played college golf at Hamilton … Brother participated on the cross country and track & field teams at Bates … Chose to attend Villanova for the reputation of the Villanova School of Business and the reputation of the athletics program … Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business and has yet to declare a major.
