2011-12 (Fr.) -- Turned in a 79.7 stroke average in his first season as a member of the Navy golf team ... competed in three tournaments, including the season-opening Nvy Fall Classic where he placed 52nd with a 15-over par 157 ... also competed in the Bash at the Beach and the Navy Spring Invitational.
More on Elder -- A 2001 graduate of Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke, Va., Elder was a two-sport athlete who earned letters in golf (4) and baseball (1) ... garnered first-team all-district golf honors as a junior and second-team recognition in his senior season ... named to the all-region team as a senior ... led Hidden Valley to the 2010 district golf title and was the region runner-up ... sister, Maddy, is a junior at Clemson where she is a member of the soccer team ... grandfather, Thomas O'Connor, was a 1948 graduate of the Naval Academy ... uncles, Thomas and Larry O'Connor, are also graduates of the Academy ... majoring in Economics, he holds a 3.26 grade-point average ... named to the Commandant's List following both semesters a year ago and received Superintendent's List mention following the spring semester ... ranked among the top 16 percent of his class (1,177) in military order of merit ... son of Alan and Diane Elder.