2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Erickson, Dan
Dan Erickson
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Whittier, Calif.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
Bio
All-SEC | 2021
PING All-Central Region Team | 2018, 2020
GCAA All-America Scholar | 2019, 2020
SEC Academic Honor Roll | 2018, 2019, 2020
2020-21 (Super Senior):
Earning second-team All-SEC was Erickson, who was clutch for the Aggies throughout his “super” senior season. Erickson was victorious at the Border Olympics in the 2021 opener and earned top 10 finishes in five of nine starts this season. Earned Golfweek National Player of the Week and SEC Golfer of the Week honors after his win at the Border Olympics when he carded an eagle-3 on the final hole to force a playoff and then out-dueled Hunter Ostrom of Texas for the win with a par on the second playoff hole. A great finisher, Erickson was under-par in the final round of seven tournaments, including five rounds in the 60s. He was second on the team with a 71.48 scoring average and his score counted in 27 of 29 rounds.
2019-20 (Senior):
Named to the PING All-Central Region team after seeing action in all eight tournaments and posting a 72.08 scoring average in a team-high 24 rounds ... He posted three top 10 individual finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Gopher Invitational and a fourth-place effort at the San Diego Classic … He had 10 rounds of 70 or better, including a season-low of 67 twice … Named to the GCAA All-America Scholar Team … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior)
Participated in 10 events, 30 rounds of play as a junior ... Earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors ... Was the second-highest finisher for the Aggies at the General Hackler Invitational ... Shot his lowest round of the season with a 69 on day two of stroke play at SEC Championships to help the Aggies tie for third ... Earned a top-25 finish in stroke play at SEC Championships ... Helped A&M claim the NCAA Pullman Regional and advance to match play at NCAA Championships for the second straight season.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
After not seeing action during the fall semester came on strong during the spring earning Division I PING All-Central Region honors … played in nine events, compiling a 72.36 scoring average in 28 rounds … notched four top-10 finishes in eight spring tournaments, including his first collegiate tournament win at the Louisiana Classics (215, -10) in late February … posted 16 rounds at par or lower … began the spring with a third-place showing at the Arizona Intercollegiate (215, +2) where he rebounding from an opening-round 80 to post a combined seven-under par during the event’s final 36 holes … following his performance atop the leaderboard at the Louisiana Classics (206, -10), Erickson was named SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 28 … tied for fourth place at the General Hackler Championship (212, -4) … posted his third consecutive (as well as fourth in five spring events) top-four finish with a tie for third at the Valspar Collegiate (206, -7) … tied his season-low round with a first round 67 at the Valspar … finished 52nd at the SEC Championship (221, +11) … helped Texas A&M win the NCAA Bryan Regional (215, -1) with a strong final round of 69 to jump 11 spots on the leaderboard and finish tied for 14th … finished in a tie for 57th at the NCAA Championship (300, +12) to help the Aggies advance to match play.
2016-17 (Freshman)
PING All-Central Region Team | 2018, 2020
GCAA All-America Scholar | 2019, 2020
SEC Academic Honor Roll | 2018, 2019, 2020
2020-21 (Super Senior):
Earning second-team All-SEC was Erickson, who was clutch for the Aggies throughout his “super” senior season. Erickson was victorious at the Border Olympics in the 2021 opener and earned top 10 finishes in five of nine starts this season. Earned Golfweek National Player of the Week and SEC Golfer of the Week honors after his win at the Border Olympics when he carded an eagle-3 on the final hole to force a playoff and then out-dueled Hunter Ostrom of Texas for the win with a par on the second playoff hole. A great finisher, Erickson was under-par in the final round of seven tournaments, including five rounds in the 60s. He was second on the team with a 71.48 scoring average and his score counted in 27 of 29 rounds.
2019-20 (Senior):
Named to the PING All-Central Region team after seeing action in all eight tournaments and posting a 72.08 scoring average in a team-high 24 rounds ... He posted three top 10 individual finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Gopher Invitational and a fourth-place effort at the San Diego Classic … He had 10 rounds of 70 or better, including a season-low of 67 twice … Named to the GCAA All-America Scholar Team … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior)
Participated in 10 events, 30 rounds of play as a junior ... Earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors ... Was the second-highest finisher for the Aggies at the General Hackler Invitational ... Shot his lowest round of the season with a 69 on day two of stroke play at SEC Championships to help the Aggies tie for third ... Earned a top-25 finish in stroke play at SEC Championships ... Helped A&M claim the NCAA Pullman Regional and advance to match play at NCAA Championships for the second straight season.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
After not seeing action during the fall semester came on strong during the spring earning Division I PING All-Central Region honors … played in nine events, compiling a 72.36 scoring average in 28 rounds … notched four top-10 finishes in eight spring tournaments, including his first collegiate tournament win at the Louisiana Classics (215, -10) in late February … posted 16 rounds at par or lower … began the spring with a third-place showing at the Arizona Intercollegiate (215, +2) where he rebounding from an opening-round 80 to post a combined seven-under par during the event’s final 36 holes … following his performance atop the leaderboard at the Louisiana Classics (206, -10), Erickson was named SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 28 … tied for fourth place at the General Hackler Championship (212, -4) … posted his third consecutive (as well as fourth in five spring events) top-four finish with a tie for third at the Valspar Collegiate (206, -7) … tied his season-low round with a first round 67 at the Valspar … finished 52nd at the SEC Championship (221, +11) … helped Texas A&M win the NCAA Bryan Regional (215, -1) with a strong final round of 69 to jump 11 spots on the leaderboard and finish tied for 14th … finished in a tie for 57th at the NCAA Championship (300, +12) to help the Aggies advance to match play.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Joined the program for the spring semester and competed in seven events … produced a 74.19 scoring average in 21 rounds with a total of four rounds at par or lower … made his first appearance for the Maroon & White at the Arizona Intercollegiate (223, +7) in late January, ending play in a tie for 26th … low round of the season came in Arizona as Erickson fired a final round 70 … again finished just outside the top 25 with a 26th place showing during the John Burns Intercollegiate (217, +1) … carded his highest finish of the season by earning a share of 13th place at the Louisiana Classics (218, +2) in late February … during the postseason, posted a tie for 48th at the SEC Championship (219, +9) before finishing tied for 51st at the NCAA Sammamish Regional (228, +15)
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