Background
Elder was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He got his start in golf from his father.
Elder was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He got his start in golf from his father.
Elder attended the University of Texas and was a member of the golf team
Elder turned professional and debuted on the Nike Tour in 1998. He played on the Professional Golf Association Tour from 2000 to 2003. His best finishes in that period were T2 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic in 2000 and a solo 3rd at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2002.
He rejoined the Nationwide Tour in 2004.
This allowed him to regain his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2008, but he did not retain the card, and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2009. this list may be incomplete Nationwide Tour wins (3) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Amateur Palmer Cup: 1997 (winners) Walker Cup: 1997 (winners).