Chan Song

Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and ACC … Rookie of the Year as a freshman … Earned second-team All-America honors as a senior after making the GCAA[apos]s honorable mention teams twice (2002, 2004) … Workhorse competitor who played in all but one tournament (48 of 49) in his Georgia Tech career … Had 23 top-20 finishes and 11 top-10s in his career, but no tournament wins … His highest finish was a runner-up performance at the ACC Championship his senior year … Finished his career with the seventh-best career stroke average in Tech history (72.75) … Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll all four years at Tech, and was named an All-American Scholar by the GCAA as a junior and a senior.

2004-05: Second-team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America … All-Atlantic Coast Conference again as a senior … All-American Scholar by the GCAA … Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District … Finished the year ranked No. 14 in the nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, third-highest among ACC players … His strength of schedule rating in the Index was No. 9, one notch below teammate Nicholas Thompson … Workhorse competitor who played in 32 straight events to close out his career and played more competitive collegiate rounds (146) than any of his teammates … His career stroke average of 72.75 was the seventh-best in Tech history … Enjoyed an outstanding spring and a fine finish to his career, posting a stroke average of 71.16 over 25 rounds, matching or breaking par in 15 of those rounds and breaking 70 eight times … Was Tech[apos]s leader in the last three events (four times overall this spring) heading into the NCAA Championship, including a tie for 10th at the NCAA East Regional, where he posted three subpar rounds … Tied for 27th place at the NCAA Championship (10-over-par 290), the second top-30 finish of his career … Finished second at the ACC Championship (2-under 214), the best finish of his career in any event, and tied for third at the Hootie at Bulls Bay (4-under 212) … Also tied for fourth at the Puerto Rico Classic, lifting Tech to a team victory and giving him three finishes of fourth or better in the spring … Overall, had six top-10 finishes (nine in the top 20) in 13 tournaments, and posted a 71.50 stroke average, which was the fourth-best in the ACC and tied for 34th nationally … Second on the team in rounds of par or better (22), and had 10 rounds in the 60s overall … Recorded his career-best score for 18 holes (65) and 54 holes (204) at the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate … In the fall, tied for 12th at the Ping/Golfweek Preview, tied for eighth at the Jerry Pate National, and tied for 10th at the Western Refining Collegiate All-America Classic.

2003-04: All-Atlantic Coast Conference … Honorable mention All-American and an All-American Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America … Only Tech player to participate in every (13) tournament Tech played … Stroke average of 72.64 was his career best, ranked third on the team and 9th-best in the ACC … Averaged 72.56 for the spring in 24 rounds, fourth on the team … His 15 rounds under par tied for the team lead and was fifth-most among ACC players … Averaged 72.00 in the final round of tournaments, including six subpar rounds and four in the 60[apos]s … Had five top-20 finishes (one top-10), with his best a tie for fifth at the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate (7-under-par 209) … Tied for 24th at the NCAA Championship at The Homestead Resort (7-over-par 287), his best performance in three championship appearances, including a second-round 69 … Tied for 11th at the ACC Championship (3-under-par 213) … Also tied for 11th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas (4-under-par 212) … Counted for the team in 28 of 35 rounds played … Ranked No. 85 in the nation in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, jumping 15 positions following his NCAA Championship performance.

2002-03: Competed in all but one tornament in 2003 … Ranked third on the team with a 74.36 stroke average on the season … Top finish of the year came at the NCAA East Regional, as he tied for 12th with a career-best 54-hole score of 70-71-70–211 … In just his second tournament of 2003, tied for 20th at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate … Finished that tourney with an even-par score of 75-67–142 as the event was shortened to 36 holes … Tied for 25th at the Augusta State Invitational with a 54-hole score of 4-under-par 74-68-70–212 … Recorded seven sub-par rounds on the year and counted 28 of his 33 rounds (.849) towards the team score in 2003.

2001-02: Earned honorable-mention GCAA All-America honors … One of the top freshman in the nation in 2002, competing in all 11 tournaments for the Yellow Jackets … Named the ACC Rookie of the Year for 2002, joining Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder as the only three players in school history to be so honored … Made his impact early, tying for fifth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in his second tournament with a 2-under-par scoreof 69-75-70–214 … Has a total of three top-10 finishes on the year and seven Top-20 placements as well … Tied for ninth place at the Waikoloa Intercollegiate with a score of 71-73-73–217 … Recorded his best round of the year at the Las Vegas Collegiate, the second-round 66 followed an opening-round 80, which led him to a tie for 10th place at even-par, 80-66-70–216 … The 66 in Las Vegas, is the second-best score by a Tech player during the 2002 season … Ranked fourth on the team with a 72.77 stroke average, which was the best by a freshman since Bryce Molder[apos]s 70.95 in 1998.

NCAA experience: Tied for 86th at the 2002 NCAA Championship in Columbus, Ohio (10-over-par 294) … Tied for 13th at the 2002 East Regional in Roswell, Ga. (4-over-par 220) … Tied for 67th at the 2003 NCAA Championship in Stillwater, Okla. (25-over-par 313) … Tied for 12th at the 2003 East Regional in Auburn, Ala. (5-under-par 211) … Tied for 24th place at the 2004 NCAA Championship at Hot Springs, Va. (7-over-par 287) … Tied for 41st at the 2004 East Regional in New Haven, Conn. (10-over-par 220) … Tied for 27th place at the 2005 NCAA Championship in Owings Mills, Md. (10-over-par 290) … Tied for 10th place at the 2005 NCAA East Regional in Kingston Springs, Tenn. (6-under-par 207) with three subpar rounds.

Amateur 2004: Won the U.S. Amateur sectional qualifying event at Buffalo, N.Y. (6-under 138) … Tied for 78th in the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur, missing the cut by one stroke (77-74 — 151) … Shot 67 and finished second May 17 in Griffin, Ga., to advance out of local qualifying for the 2004 U.S. Open … 2003: Tied with four other players for 17th place at The Players Amateur … Finished with an even-par score of 69-77-71-71–288 in that event … Was an alternate for the U.S. Amateur after tying for second place at the sectional qualifier held at the Country Club at Heathrow in Heathrow, Fla., finished with a 36-hole score of 144 … 2002: Recorded a pair of top-15 finishes in the summer, beginning with a tie for fifth place at the Players Amateur … Recorded a 54-hole score of 70-73-67-68–278 (-6) in the event … Fired a 9-under-par score of 68-67-73-71–279 at the Dogwood Amateur … 2001: Won a playoff to qualify for his second U.S. Amateur at East Lake … Tied for 13th at the Rice Planters Amateur with a 1-under-par score of 74-74-69-70–287 … Was 12th at the Dogwood Invitational, with a 9-under-par score of 69-70-68-72–279 … Member of the East Canon Cup team for the third time … 2000: First-team Polo Golf Junior All-American … Recorded three national junior victories during the year, inlcluding the AJGA Thurderbird International Junior with a score of 69-68-71–208 … Won the AJGA Justin Leonard/Deloitte & Touche Jr. Team Championship … Teamed with fellow Tech freshman Mike Barbosa in the event to earn the win … Was the medalist at the AJGA PING Myrtle Beach Junior Classic with his score of 65-70-68–203 … Member of the East Canon Cup team … Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol … 1999: First-team Polo Golf Junior All-American … Won three junior tournaments on the year including the Pizza Hut Southern Junior with a score of 208 … Later won the AJGA Ashworth Junior Classic at Windsor Parke with a score of 71-69-68–208 … Final win came at the Maxfli PGA Junior Championship with a score of 73-67-72-70–282 … Canon Cup East Team member.

Personal: Full name is Chan Song Wongluekiet … Born February 17, 1983 … Parents are In Jong Song and Vanee Wongluekiet … Sister Aree played on the LPGA Tour, and sister Naree is played on the LPGA Futures Tour while Chan was in school … Dean[apos]s List student who graduated on May 7, 2005 with a bachelor[apos]s degree in Management.

Collegiate Tournament Results

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Low Round: 65, Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate, 3rd round, 2005
Low Tournament: 203 (-13), Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate, 2005
Best Finish: 2nd, ACC Championship, 2005