CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Current Year: Went to the Asian Tour Qualifying Tournament at Springfield Royal CC and Imperial Lakeview GC in Hua Hin, Thailand, and earned medalist honors, defeating the United States’ Dodge Kemmer by a stroke. Opened with a tournament-low 63 and led from start to finish. Held off Kemmer, who fired a final-round 65, by turning in a 67 of his own…Enjoyed his first top-10 of the year when he T8 at the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open in February. Moved from a tie for 19th when the final round began into a T8 following a Sunday 68...Held the 54-hole Sunning Estate Nanjing Zhongshan Open following a 69-68-68 start at Nanjing Zhongshan International GC. It was only his second end-of-round lead in his PGA TOUR China career. On the final day, could only muster an even-par 72 that included late bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 that ruined any hope he had of winning. Eventually finished third, three shots behind winner Zecheng Dou. The third-place effort was his 10th career top-10 and his career-best finish, bettering a pair of T4s he had in 2015. The ￥81,600 was also a career-best.

2015: Finished his campaign with five consecutive top-10s, including three straight top-fives, to finish No. 9 on the Order of Merit. Played in 10 events, making the cut in every one. Over his final seven tournaments (28 rounds), only shot two over-par rounds. Put together a solid start to the Lushan Open in early October. Was 7-under through 54 holes and tied for second, a stroke off Sejun Yoon’s lead. Could only manage a 1-over 71 on the final day at Lushan International GC in Jiujiang to drop into a T4 with Rohan Blizard, three shots behind winner Bryden Macpherson...Finished T10 with six others at the Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open in mid-October. Fired a pair of 70s on the weekend at Nanshan KingRun GC...Turned in a T5 at the Nine Dragons Open in mid-November. Only a 2-over 74 in the third round kept him from truly contending. Bookend 70s in the opening and closing rounds kept him in the mix all week, allowing him to record his third consecutive top-10 and fourth in five starts...Added another top-10 a week later, finishing T5 at the Hainan Open in Sanya. Made an early run at the leaders, with three birdies and six pars on his front nine in the final round. Added another birdie on No. 10 before his putter went cold and he made three back-nine bogeys, ending his hopes of a title…Played solid golf in the season finale a week later, opening and closing with even-par 71s at the Capital Airlines – HNA Real Estate Championship and then, with a 67-65 (10-under) in the second and third rounds to earn a T4 with Xinjun Zhang, four shots behind winner Zeyu He. The performance allowed him to finish No. 9 on the Order of Merit, qualifying him for the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, but he couldn’t participate because he hadn’t signed up. 

2014: Finished T14 at the Haikou Qualifying Tournament for the PGA TOUR China Series, earning fully-exempt status for the circuit’s inaugural season. Opened 72-72 before finishing 73-74 at Mission Hills GC’s Sandbelt Trails Course...Fired a 7-under 65, the low score of the final round, to finish 11th at the regular season’s first event, the Mission Hills Haikou Open. Was 10-under on the weekend after opening 4-over (73-75)…Added a T17 at the Buick Open in Guangzhou, with three 71s and a second-round 74…Had four under-par rounds at the Yulongwan Yunnan Open (66-70-68-70) to finish at 14-under, good for his first top-10 of the season. Finished T7 at Yulongwan GC in early August...Added a second consecutive top-10 when he T9 at the Chateau Junding Penglai Open. Shot a third-round 66…Finished inside the top-10 for a third consecutive tournament while garnering his first top-five performance. Was T5 at the Cadillac Championship in September, with four par-or-better rounds at Qinghe Bay GC…Entered the final round of the OneAsia Tour’s Nanshan China Masters in second place, a stroke behind China’s Hao Tong Li. During blustery conditions Sunday, shot an 8-over 79 a day after firing a 6-under 65 to get into contention. Dropped into a T8 with Sang Yeop Lee and Jin Ho Choi, 10 shots behind Li’s winning score…Was in position to make a final-round run at the OneAsia Tour’s Kolon Korea Open in late-October. Was 1-under with 18 holes to play, but on the final day, split between Sunday and Monday due to fog, shot a 6-over 77 to fall into a T14 with Rory Hie, Jun Won Park and In Choon Hwang…Failed to advance from the second stage of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament when he shot rounds of 74-73-79-68 to T38 in Murrieta, Calif…Played steady golf all week at the Cadillac Championship to post a T7 in Beijing. Shot four under-par rounds—70-71-68-70—to tie with amateur Cheng Jin and Justin Shin.

Amateur: Won the 2013 North Ranch Intercollegiate while playing for the University of Southern California. Early in his freshman year, had back-to-back top-10s, at the Pac-12 Conference Preview (fifth) and at the U.S. Collegiate (T9). Attended the school for only one year before turning pro…Was a 2010 Rolex Junior All-American first-team member and attended Southland Christian School in Bellflower, Calif.