Elon’s Harwood Named CAA Men’s Golfer of the Week

RICHMOND, Va. – Elon University men’s golf sophomore William Harwood has been selected as the Colonial Athletic Association’s Men’s Golfer of the Week today, Feb. 14, as announced by the league office.

Harwood earned his third top-10 finish this season at the UNCG Martin Downs Collegiate this week, earning a tie for sixth individually. The Columbia, S.C. native opened the tournament with a career-low 66 to take the individual lead at -6. He then posted rounds of 73 and 72 to finish at five-under (211).

Harwood now has six top-10 finishes in his first two seasons of his collegiate career. The weekly honor is the second of Harwood’s career and he is the first Phoenix to earn the award this season. As a team, Elon finished in fourth place at five-under on the par-72 Osprey Course at the Martin Downs Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.

The Phoenix returns to the links Sunday-Tuesday, March 9-11, at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, which will be played on Pinehurst Resort’s No. 8 Course.