David Chung (born January 14, 1990) is an American professional golfer. He was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in late 2010 and early 2011.
| David Chung | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | January 14, 1990 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Chung was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina to parents of Korean heritage, Christian and Elise Chung.
Amateur career
editIn 2004, at age 14, Chung was the runner-up in the U.S. Junior Amateur.[1] He also advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2005.[2] He was the 2005 runner-up in the Western Junior. In 2005, Chung was the Junior Boys Carolinas Player of the year and in 2010, he was the Men's Carolinas Player of the Year.[3] In addition, he was the 2007 First-Team AJGA Rolex Junior All-American.
Chung attended Stanford University. In 2009, as a freshman, he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference second team. In May 2010, as a Stanford sophomore, Chung was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference first team.
As a junior at Stanford, Chung won the 2009 North and South Amateur, 2010 Porter Cup, and the 2010 Western Amateur. He finished runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Amateur to Peter Uihlein.[4] This earned him invitations to the 2011 Masters Tournament and the 2011 U.S. Open, where he missed the cut.
Chung was a member of the victorious U.S. Team at the 2010 Palmer Cup, where he compiled a 4-0-0 match record.[5] He also played on the 2010 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team in the World Amateur Team Championship.[6] The team finished third and Chung finished tied for ninth.
Professional career
editChung turned professional in September 2012. In 2013 he won an eGolf Tour Florida tournament and got a 4th place at an Adams Golf Pro Tour event. In 2014, he joined PGA Tour Latinoamérica, where he finished T-8 at the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open in Mexico, one shot short of a playoff.
Amateur wins
edit- 2009 North and South Amateur
- 2010 Porter Cup, Western Amateur
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Chung only played in the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open.
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Palmer Cup: 2010 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2010
References
edit- ^ Chung youngest finalist on record at U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
- ^ 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chung, Clanton Named CGA Players Of The Year Archived 2012-05-30 at archive.today
- ^ It's Uihlein's Time Archived 2011-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Palmer Cup results Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Amateur Team Championship
External links
edit- David Chung at the PGA Tour official site
- David Chung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Stanford Player Bio
- Stanford Player Results
- Chung continues winning ways
- Chung now the top dog in amateur golf
- Fayetteville’s Chung aces first impression of Web.com Tour life – News Observer, 29 May 2013