In addition, Hardy has won a number of junior championship events both in the state of Illinois and nationally.

[1] Lastly, in 2012, Hardy capped off the year at the Jones Cup Junior Invitational with final rounds of 69 and 71, which put him in a tie for second place.

[1] Hardy earned a second place finish in the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship in 2013, an event put on by the Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA).

While playing for his high school of Glenbrook North, Hardy helped the team to a number of runs at the state championship.

At the state level, Hardy found himself ranked the number two junior amateur golfer in Illinois by the AJGA.

In addition to playing in the U.S. Open, Hardy won the Illinois State Amateur with a record score of 260 (−28).

In addition to what he accomplished for his school, Hardy was selected to play for team USA in the Arnold Palmer Cup, where he won both of his singles matches.

In April, Hardy won the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event, with playing partner Davis Riley.