DAHLONEGA – Throughout the month of July, University of North Georgia Athletics will count down the Top-10 stories of the 2016-17 season following a banner year that resulted in the department's first ever Peach Belt Conference Commissioner's Cup award.
 
Today, we begin the full countdown with the No. 10 Moment – Matt Elliott Wins UNG's First-Ever PBC Men's Golf Individual Title.
 
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April 16, 2017
 
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – University of North Georgia men's golfer Matt Elliott carded a final round four-under 68 to claim individual medalist honors at the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Championship on Sunday at The Slammer & Squire Course at The World Golf Village.
 
Elliott, ranked No. 48 in GolfStat's individual rankings, becomes the first North Georgia golfer to win the individual championship and his first place finish also earns the junior from Wilkesboro, N.C. a spot on the 2017 PBC All-Tournament team.
 
Elliott's championship round featured six birdies against just two bogeys, both of which came in his final four holes.  He held off USC Aiken's Johnson Holliday by two strokes.
 
As a team, the Nighthawks posted a final round 308 for a 54-hole total of 923 as the Nighthawks finished in 11th place out of 11 teams.
 
No. 16 USC Aiken (870) captured the PBC team title by nine strokes over sixth-ranked Lander (879), with No. 18 Young Harris (881), No. 27 Georgia College (884) and No. 32 Columbus State (886) rounding out the top five teams.
 
Countdown to the Top-10 Nighthawk Athletics Stories from 2016-17
No. 1 – Coming August 3
No. 2 – Coming July 31
No. 3 – Coming July 27
No. 4 – Coming July 24
No. 5 – Coming July 20
No. 6 – Coming July 17
No. 7 – Coming July 13
No. 8 – Coming July 10
No. 9 – Coming July 6
No. 10 – Matt Elliott Wins UNG's First-Ever PBC Men's Golf Individual Title (July 3)