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BRAD ELDER
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 4 in
Weight:
195 lbs
Birthday:
03/17/1975
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (3) |
| 1999 NIKE Wichita Open, NIKE Inland Empire Open. 2007 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (85) |
| $19,350 | |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T7-- Chile Classic Presented by Pacific Rubiales. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 66 at Round 3, Chile Classic Presented by Pacific Rubiales. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T2-- SEI Pennsylvania Classic. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- NIKE Wichita Open, NIKE Inland Empire Open, Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T5-- Stadion Classic at UGA. T10-- South Georgia Classic Pres'd by First State Bank and Trust Company. | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--22; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--2 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2004, 2005-07 and 2009-10. Member of the PGA TOUR in 2000-03 and 2008. 2011: Made the cut in 11 of 22 starts and had a pair of top-10 efforts. Finished T10 at the South Georgia Classic, his first top-10 on Tour since a T6 at the 2007 Chattanooga Classic. Finished T2 in Greens in Regulation for the week. Followed up a week later with a T5 at the Stadion Classic at UGA, marking the first time in four years he has had consecutive top-10s. 2010: Made the cut in 12 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-25 finishes. Best week was a T18 at the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA. 2009: Struggled on the Nationwide Tour, making only eight cuts in 19 starts. Three of four top-25 finishes came in consecutive weeks early in the season, starting with back-to-back T20 efforts at the Stonebrae Classic and the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. 2008: First top-10 of the PGA TOUR season was a T8 at the Viking Classic, thanks to four rounds in the 60s. His previous top-10 on TOUR came at the 2002 Viking Classic (54-hole event, rained out final round) in Madison, MS. It was his fourth career top-10 on TOUR. Finished 186th on the PGA TOUR money list after making nine cuts in 23 starts. 2007: Made the cut in 20 of 28 starts on the Nationwide Tour, including nine top-25 finishes. Earned $231,586 on the season to finish No. 17 on the money list. Tallied six top-10 finishes during the season, highlighted by a victory at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Final-round 65 matched the lowest final round by a winner in tournament history and moved him into the top spot in earnings throughout the history of the Wichita Open. His four-stroke victory over Fabian Gomez equaled the largest winning margin of the season. Also won the tournament in 1999, making him just one of seven players to win the same event twice on Tour. Collected $90,000 with the win, moving all the way to No. 12 on the money list at the time. Other top-10 finishes came at the Oregon Classic (T4), Henrico County Open (T5), Fort Smith Classic (T6), Chattanooga Classic (T6) and the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship (T9). 2006: Made the cut in six of 13 Nationwide Tour appearances, with his lone top-25 finish a T11 at the Movistar Panama Championship. 2005: Did not play in any TOUR-sponsored events. 2004: Made the cut in nine of 22 starts, with his only top-10 finish a T5 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. 2003: Made the cut in five of 20 starts on the PGA TOUR. T28 at the FBR Capital Open was his top showing. 2002: Missed almost two months of the season due to shoulder injury. After withdrawing from The Honda Classic in March, did not play again until the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic in May. Played in 26 events, making 11 cuts. Had a season-best third-place finish at the rain-shortened Southern Farm Bureau Classic, two strokes behind champion Luke Donald. Led by one stroke through 18 holes and two through 36, but struggled in closing third round, posting four bogeys in final 11 holes. After tournament was deemed 54-hole event on Monday morning, took home paycheck of $176,800, increasing season earnings to $362,892 to finish 147th on the money list. Other top 25s included T13 at season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii and T22 at the Valero Texas Open. Finished at Texas Open was aided by final-round 64, his best round since matching 64 at the 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii. 2001: Survived triple bogey on first hole of final round of the National Qualifying Tournament to card a 69 and secure a T8 finish. Hit first two drives out of bounds for triple bogey, then recorded seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys the rest of the way. Finished 128th on the money list in second full PGA TOUR season in 2001, with $396,967. 2000: Successful rookie campaign on PGA TOUR, making 20 of 34 cuts and earning $700,738, good for 68th on the TOUR money list. First-year earnings were third-best among 2000 rookies. 1999; Earned his PGA TOUR membership for 2000 by finishing 11th on the Nationwide Tour money list, with $146,263. Earned his first Nationwide Tour title with a two-stroke win at Wichita Open. Second victory came at the end of the season at Inland Empire Open. |
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| National Teams | |
| Walker Cup (1), 1997. | |
