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 |
Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
Carpet Capital Collegiate | 9/7-9/2012 | 3 | 79-72-77=228 | +12 | t-62nd/78 | 16-61 |
United States Collegiate Championship | 10/19-21/2012 | 3 | 72-71-76=219 | +3 | t-13th/79 | 66-12 |
Amer Ari Invitational | 2/6-8/2013 | 3 | 71-71-74=216 | E | t-34th/116 | 82-33 |
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters | 3/8-10/2013 | 3 | 77-75–3=152 | +8 | t-80th/81 | 1-79 |
Linger Longer Invitational | 3/23-24/2013 | 2 | 78-70=148 | +4 | t-32nd/80 | 48-31 |
Gary Koch Invitational | 4/8-9/2013 | 3 | 70-66-77=213 | -3 | t-8th/75 | 67-7 |
Atlantic Coast Conference Championship | 4/26-28/2013 | 3 | 76-67-75=218 | +2 | t-26th/55 | 29-25 |
NCAA Tallahassee Regional | 5/16-18/2013 | 3 | 73-73-74=220 | +4 | t-42nd/75 | 33-41 |
NCAA Championship | 5/28-30/2013 | 3 | 69-70-71=210 | E | t-32nd/156 | 124-31 |
SEASON TOTALS | 25 | 1824 Avg. 73.0 | +1 | – | 466-320 |
Career Statistics |
Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 5 | 10 | 20 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
2012-13 | 25 | 1824 | 210 | 66 | 11 | 13 | – | 1 | 2 | 466-320 | .593 | 73.0 |
Totals | 25 | 1824 | 210 | 66 | 11 | 13 | – | 1 | 2 | 466-320 | .593 | 73.0 |