Minghao Wang

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Wang at the 2010 World Amateur Team Championship

Talented junior player from China by way of Florida who played in 13 events at Tech … Hampered the last two years with a chronic wrist injury, received a medical hardship from the NCAA due to that injury in 2010-11 … Was No. 41 in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior rankings and No. 54 nationally on the Junior Golf Scoreboard at the time of his enrollment at Tech … Made four top-20 finishes in his Tech career … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll five times … Graduated with his bachelor[apos]s degree in Business Administration on May 4, 2013 and immediately began a professional career in Asia.

2012-13: – Tournament Results

Tied for 50th at the United States Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Ga. (226, +10) in his only appearance of the year for Tech … Chosen for the second time to represent China in the World Amateur Championships, played in the fall in Turkey.

2012 Summer Highlights: T41 at the Players Amateur.

2011-12: Competed in the United States Collegiate Championship for the Jackets … Posted a stroke average of 74.3 over three rounds.

2011 Summer Highlights: Tied for 9th at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash. (291, +3) … Qualified for match play at the U.S. Open Public Links Championship in Bandon, Ore. (151, +10) … Tied for 2nd in qualifier for U.S. Amateur Public Links in Canton, Ga. (139, -5) … Tied for 10th at U.S. Amateur qualifier at Cincinnati, Ohio (148, +6) … Tied for 30th at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (291, +7), and the Northern Amateur in Chesterton, Ind. (218, +3).

2010-11: Participated in three events, posting a tie for 10th at the Grub Mart Collegiate in March and a tie for 16th at the Yellow Jacket Classic.

2009-10: Participated in two fall events for the Yellow Jackets, but a wrist injury kept him out of action in the spring … Was granted a medical red-shirt … Averaged 74.4 strokes over five fall rounds.

2008-09: Participated in five events overall, two for the team … Averaged 75.64 strokes over 14 rounds, and counted for the team in three of six rounds … Best finish in a team event was a tie for 57th at the UH Hilo Invitational … Played in two events last fall as an individual, tied for 34th at the Brickyard Collegiate for his best performance.

Amateur: 2011: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links championship in June … 2010: Represented his native China in the World Amateur Team Championship in October … 2009: Alternate for the U.S. Amateur … T-9th at the Southeastern Amateur (4-under 280) … T-11th at the Rice Planters Amateur (4-under 284) … T-15th at Players Amateur (3-over 291) … 2008: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, but did not advance to match play.

High School: Attended Bradenton Academy, Celebration Academy and Windermere Prep School … Won the 2005 Florida High School state championship, while his team finished second.

Junior Golf: No. 54 ranking nationally in his class and the 12th-ranked player in Florida according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard … Had three titles (2007 GSGA Junior, 2006 SGJT Tournament of Champions), eight top-5 finishes, nine top-10s and 11 top-20s in his junior career … Top finish in 2008 was 15th-place at the Verizon Junior Heritage … Victories include the 2007 IJGT Tournament of Champions, the 2006 Florida Junior Tour Q Series and the 2006 Prestige Junior Championship … Had four top-5 finishes in 2007, including the Lessing[apos]s AJGA Classic, the Jerry Pate/Andrews Institute Southern Junior and the USGA Boys Junior Qualifier.

Personal: Full name is Minghao Wang (pronounced ming-HOW WONG) … Born September 22, 1989 in Xian, China … Hails from Shenzhan, China … Son of Wentao Wang and Yanhong Li … Majoring in Business Administration.