Yuan Yechun

Yuan Yechun (born 21 March 1997), also known as Carl Yuan, is a Chinese professional golfer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Amateur career

Yuan played college golf at the University of Washington for three years.[2] While at Washington, he won the Pacific Northwest Amateur in 2016.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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

2013 Junior All-Star at Mission Inn, Scott Robertson Memorial, Beijing Junior Open
2015 China Team Championship
2016 Pacific Northwest Amateur,[2] China Team Championship

Source:[3]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Mar 2022	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	−14 (68-66-71-65=270)	Playoff	Peter Uihlein

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2022	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	Peter Uihlein	Won with birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Jul 2018	Qingdao Championship	−6 (66-71-73-72=282)	1 stroke	Callum Tarren

Did not play

"T" = tied

"Yuan Yechun". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
"2017-18 Men's Golf Roster: Carl Yuan". GoHuskies.com. Seattle: Washington Huskies Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
"Yechun Carl Yuan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
"Carl Yuan". PGA Tour.

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