Yuan Yechun

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Yuan Yechun
Personal information
NicknameCarl
Born (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 26)
Dalian, China
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Residence Lake Mary, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Washington
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour China
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 99 (11 September 2022) [1]
(as of 28 January 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Achievements and awards
Korn Ferry Tour
regular season points list winner 		2022
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team

Yuan Yechun (born 21 March 1997), also known as Carl Yuan, is a Chinese professional golfer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

Contents

Yuan has become well known for his unusual style, his unique follow through[ vague ] in particular. [3]

Amateur career

Yuan played college golf at the University of Washington for three years. [4] While at Washington, he won the Pacific Northwest Amateur in 2016. [4]

Yuan competed in the 2018 Asian Games. He place tied for 10th in the men's individual competition and took silver in the men's team event alongside Jin Cheng, Chen Yilong, and Zhang Huachuang. [5]

Professional career

Yuan turned professional in 2018. He competed on the PGA Tour China in 2018 and won the Qingdao Championship. Since 2019, he has played on the Korn Ferry Tour. He has three runner-up finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour: 2020 Pinnacle Bank Championship, 2020 WinCo Foods Portland Open, and 2021 Simmons Bank Open. [6]

Yuan qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and finished tied for 38th in the men's individual competition.

Yuan finished the 2022–23 season 126th in the FedEx Cup standings, but regained full PGA Tour privileges after Jon Rahm signed with LIV Golf.

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Mar 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open −14 (68-66-71-65=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour China wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Jul 2018 Qingdao Championship−6 (66-71-73-72=282)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Callum Tarren

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20182019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T35T17
  Did not play

"T" = tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 37 2022 Ending 11 Sep 2022" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Yuan Yechun". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile - Carl Yuan". Initial Golf. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "2017-18 Men's Golf Roster: Carl Yuan". GoHuskies.com. Seattle: Washington Huskies Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Yechun Carl Yuan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Carl Yuan". PGA Tour.
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