RICHMOND, Ky. – Malik Dao will join the Eastern Kentucky men's golf team as a freshman in the fall of 2022.
 
Dao won the 2020 Men's Quebec Provincial Amateur Championship.  The Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada native had three top-5 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events during the 2021 season.  Dao placed second at The Amundi Evian Senior Showcase.  He also won the 2019 Future Links Atlantic Championship and the 2019 Québec Junior Boys Match Play.
 
"We are excited to add Malik to our golf team in just a couple of months," Eastern Kentucky Head Coach Mike Whitson said.  "He has had a lot of success in both Canada and the U.S., and his experiences in junior golf will help his transition into college golf for sure.  Malik is a very talented player and he will have a great career at EKU."