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Shun Yat Hak

Shun Yat Hak - Men's Golf - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Years at Tech 2012-13
Experience 1 VL
Height 6-3
Weight 180
Hometown Lake Mary, Fla.
Last School Lake Mary Prep
Shun Yat Hak - Men's Golf - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Goes by “Jason” … Consensus No. 1 junior golfer and the 29th-ranked amateur player in the world when he signed with Tech in the late spring of 2012 … Became a solid member of the Tech travel team in the spring, playing No. 4 and earning one top-10 finish … Had excellent success rate in AJGA events on difficult golf courses … Well-rounded game … Decided over the summer not to return to Tech and turned pro.

2012-13: Tournament Results

Stroke average was 73.0, fourth on the team and 16th in the ACC … One top-10 finish, came in Tech[apos]s last regular-season outing at the Gary Koch Invitational (T8 with a middle-round 66) … Played in nine events, five as an individual … T26 at ACC Championship (218) with 2nd round 67 … T32 at NCAA Championship with even-par score of 210 … T42 at Tallahassee Regional (220, +4) … Finished spring No. 148 in the Golfstat Cup and No. 137 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index.

2012 Summer Highlights: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur by his position in the top 50 of the World Amateur Rankings.

Amateur Golf: Ranked 29th in the world in the R&A rankings in May, 2012 … Tied for 46th at the 2011 UBS Hong Kong Open, a European Tour event, and broke Sergio Garcia[apos]s record for youngest player to make a European Tour cut when he did so at the 2008 Hong Kong Open.

Junior Golf: Finished his junior golf career ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Junior rankings, the AJGA Polo Golf rankings and the Junior Golf Scoreboard … Has been a first-team Rolex Junior All-American twice (2009, 2011) and second-team once (2010) … Has won the 2012 AJGA HP Boys Championship, the 2011 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, the 2011 AJGA Taylor Made-Adidas Golf Junior, the 2010 Florida Azalea Amateur, the 2009 Mizuno Junior at Innisbrook and the 2009 AJGA Cliffs Championship.

High School: Played three years at Lake Mary Prep, helping team win district titles in 2008 and 2009

Personal: Full name is Shun Yat Hak … Goes by [quote]Jason[quote] … Born January 22, 1994, in Hong Kong … Parents are Ching Lun Hak and Yin Mui Ma … Family has lived in Lake Mary, Fla., since age 11 … Father got him started playing golf at age 9 … Enjoys basketball and soccer, singing and listening to music … Will study Business Administration.

Collegiate Tournament Results
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParRankW-L
Carpet Capital Collegiate9/7-9/2012379-72-77=228+12t-62nd/7816-61
United States Collegiate Championship10/19-21/2012372-71-76=219+3t-13th/7966-12
Amer Ari Invitational2/6-8/2013371-71-74=216Et-34th/11682-33
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters3/8-10/2013377-75–3=152+8t-80th/811-79
Linger Longer Invitational3/23-24/2013278-70=148+4t-32nd/8048-31
Gary Koch Invitational4/8-9/2013370-66-77=213-3t-8th/7567-7
Atlantic Coast Conference Championship4/26-28/2013376-67-75=218+2t-26th/5529-25
NCAA Tallahassee Regional5/16-18/2013373-73-74=220+4t-42nd/7533-41
NCAA Championship5/28-30/2013369-70-71=210Et-32nd/156124-31
SEASON TOTALS251824 Avg. 73.0+1466-320
Career Statistics
Low TourLowPar/-Finish Top
SeasonRoundsStrokes54-holesRoundRoundsEvents51020W-LW-L%Average
2012-1325182421066111312466-320.59373.0
Totals25182421066111312466-320.59373.0
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