Ekelund competed at the Copperhead Championship and captured his first tournament win of the season. The junior navigated the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla., by shooting a three-round score of 208 five-under-par. His performance was highlighted by a bogey-free third round, allowing him to climb 11 spots up the leaderboard as he carded a tournament-low 66 five-under-par. Ekelund opened the event with back-to-back rounds of 71. He parred 42 of 52 holes and finished with 14 birdies, while leading the Argonauts to their first tournament win of the season.