2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Zhang, Chris
Chris Zhang
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Blacksburg, Va.
- High School:
- Blacksburg
Bio
2023-24: Logged a 73.60 stroke average across 15 rounds during his senior year ... Shot four rounds at par or better ... Kicked off year with a top-10 finish at the Minnesota Golf Classic (Sept. 10-11), carding a four-under-par 212 (68-73-71) to share ninth place ... Finished with a three-over 216 (72-73-71) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26) ... Tied for fourth place at the Hoosier Collegiate (April 6-7) with a three-over 216 (70-72-74) ... Shot a 233 (79-79-75) in final collegiate appearance at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21).
2022-23: Competed in a career-high 31 rounds during his junior year ... Put of eight rounds at par or better, four of which came in the 60s, on the way to a 73.55 stroke average ... Tied for 18th at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) with a three-over-par 213 (69-74-70) ... Moved up to 16th at the Marquette Invitational (Oct. 2-3), tallying a 215 (71-71-73) ... Finished with a 219 (71-75-73) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Used an opening-round 69 to help tie for 15th (69-72-81) in the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 20-22) ... Carded a 219 (79-69-71) at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Shot 219 (73-73-73) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate to tie for 11th place ... Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-American Scholar.
2021-22: Appeared in 14 rounds as a sophomore, closing year with a 73.29 stroke average ... Impressed in season debut at the Washington County Individual (Sept. 5-6), firing back-to-back rounds under par on the way to a three-under 141 (71-70) that saw him share 17th ... Turned in top round of his collegiate career during the final round of the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 17-18), erupting for a six-under-par 66 that vaulted him into a tie for 28th with a three-under 213 (72-75-66) ... Earned another 28th-place finish at the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 21-23), tallying a 225 (71-78-76).
2021: Competed in 15 rounds during a shortened first-year campaign ... Finished at par or better on four occasions en route to a 74.40 stroke average ... Picked up a pair of wins at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 5-6) ... Made first tournament appearance at The Prestige (Feb. 15-17), posting a 220 (74-71-75) ... Logged a 23rd-place finish at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island (March 8-9), finishing with a one-over-par 217 (73-74-70) that included an 18-hole season-best two-under 70 during final-round play ... Shot one-under 70 in final round of the year at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 24-25).
High School: Runner-up at the 2019 Virginia State Amateur … 7th at the 2019 Virginia State Open with scores of 68-71-71 … 7th at the Scott Robertson Memorial (70-73-72) 24th at the Junior PGA Championship with scores of 69-6-70-67 … 2nd at the 2018 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior (72-72-67) … 9th at the 2018 Virginia State Open (68-73-69) … Won the 2016 Allegheny Amateur at age of 15 – youngest ever winner ... Ranked as high as 36th for the class of 2019 in January this year … First Team All-State … Three Time First-Team All Region … First Team All-Conference, First Team All-District … two time First Team All-Metro … Runner-up in the Virginia Amateur … placed in the top-25 at the Boys Junior PGA Championship … placed in the top-10 finish in the AJGA Junior at Victoria Hills ... Son of Chenming Zhang and Yuenan Chen ... went to the same high school as PGA Tour winner, Lanto Griffin … Anticipated major at Northwestern is Economics.
2022-23: Competed in a career-high 31 rounds during his junior year ... Put of eight rounds at par or better, four of which came in the 60s, on the way to a 73.55 stroke average ... Tied for 18th at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) with a three-over-par 213 (69-74-70) ... Moved up to 16th at the Marquette Invitational (Oct. 2-3), tallying a 215 (71-71-73) ... Finished with a 219 (71-75-73) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Used an opening-round 69 to help tie for 15th (69-72-81) in the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 20-22) ... Carded a 219 (79-69-71) at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Shot 219 (73-73-73) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate to tie for 11th place ... Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-American Scholar.
2021-22: Appeared in 14 rounds as a sophomore, closing year with a 73.29 stroke average ... Impressed in season debut at the Washington County Individual (Sept. 5-6), firing back-to-back rounds under par on the way to a three-under 141 (71-70) that saw him share 17th ... Turned in top round of his collegiate career during the final round of the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 17-18), erupting for a six-under-par 66 that vaulted him into a tie for 28th with a three-under 213 (72-75-66) ... Earned another 28th-place finish at the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 21-23), tallying a 225 (71-78-76).
2021: Competed in 15 rounds during a shortened first-year campaign ... Finished at par or better on four occasions en route to a 74.40 stroke average ... Picked up a pair of wins at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 5-6) ... Made first tournament appearance at The Prestige (Feb. 15-17), posting a 220 (74-71-75) ... Logged a 23rd-place finish at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island (March 8-9), finishing with a one-over-par 217 (73-74-70) that included an 18-hole season-best two-under 70 during final-round play ... Shot one-under 70 in final round of the year at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 24-25).
High School: Runner-up at the 2019 Virginia State Amateur … 7th at the 2019 Virginia State Open with scores of 68-71-71 … 7th at the Scott Robertson Memorial (70-73-72) 24th at the Junior PGA Championship with scores of 69-6-70-67 … 2nd at the 2018 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior (72-72-67) … 9th at the 2018 Virginia State Open (68-73-69) … Won the 2016 Allegheny Amateur at age of 15 – youngest ever winner ... Ranked as high as 36th for the class of 2019 in January this year … First Team All-State … Three Time First-Team All Region … First Team All-Conference, First Team All-District … two time First Team All-Metro … Runner-up in the Virginia Amateur … placed in the top-25 at the Boys Junior PGA Championship … placed in the top-10 finish in the AJGA Junior at Victoria Hills ... Son of Chenming Zhang and Yuenan Chen ... went to the same high school as PGA Tour winner, Lanto Griffin … Anticipated major at Northwestern is Economics.
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 25 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15 | 1,116 | 74.40 | 70 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 14 | 1,026 | 73.29 | 66 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 31 | 2,280 | 73.55 | 69 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 15 | 1,104 | 73.60 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 26 | 75 | 5,443 | 72.57 | 66 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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