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Edrine Okong

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lugazi, Uganda
  • Highschool Mehta Secondary School

Biography

(2020 - 2021) - Sophomore Season: Selected to the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... recorded his best finish at the MEAC Championship, tied for fifth place (75-40-78-193).

Best Round: 72-Second Round-at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate hosted by William & Mary

Prior to Howard:

2019-20 (Freshman)

Spring Stroke Average: 73.5 

He participated in the Hall of Fame HBCU Golf Invitational, held at the Summer Grove Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia, where Livingstone College was crowned the Champions with his score of (71, 73) and he finished 4th in the individual category.

2018

He was selected as part of the national team of Uganda to represent his nation in the All Africa Junior Golf Championship in Rabat, Morocco. The team finished third out of 36 countries to earn the bronze medal. They also became the first country in the East African region to finish within the top three, snapping a 15-year winning streak by Zimbabwe and South Africa. 

After his tremendous performance in previous international events, he was invited on the men’s senior team, representing the country in the All Africa Stroke Play championship held in Harare, Zimbabwe.

High School:

2017. (High School). 

He never participated in any international and local events because he was finishing his final year of high school. 

2016. 

He was selected to the Ugandan National Team at the age of 16 years old.

 He was also selected to be part of the National Junior Team which participated in the All Africa Junior Golf Championship in Tunis, Tunisia. 

Edrine was selected to represent Uganda at the British Junior Open in Glasgow, Scotland, with an outstanding performance in his rookie season. He became the first Junior in Ugandan golf history to ever participate in the prestigious event. 

Edrine was also crowned Junior Golfer of the year. 

2015 

Finished Runners up at the Uganda Junior Golf C

News and Notes:

Major at Howard - Year of Graduation: Computer Information Systems

Personal: 

Hometown: Lugazi, Uganda

Parents: Gregory Odom Sr. and Shirley Odom

High School: Mehta Secondary School

Previous College(s) Livingstone college

Home course in Uganda 

Mehta Golf Club 

Lugazi, Uganda. 

Home course in the USA 

Country Club of Salisbury 

Salisbury, North Carolina

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior