Henrique Chung

Class

2018
Honors

Men's Golf (2014-2018)

2017-2018 (SENIOR): Has appeared in seven tournaments his senior season, playing 20 rounds total...boasts a 73.7 stroke average...was the top finisher for the Dons in two events...at the Golfweek Conference Challenge finished with a 2-under 214 for the round good enough to finish tied for 16th...finished second at the Nick Watney Invitational with an even par 213...finished the regular season with eight rounds under par...in his last event for the Dons he finished tied for 70th at the Bryan Texas Regional, carding a 17-over 233 (81-75-77).

2016-2017 (JUNIOR): Played in all nine events and recorded a stroke average if 72.8, which was the third-lowest on the team of players who competed in at least half of the events…lone top-10 finish came at the St. Mary’s Invitational at Poppy Hills, where he tied for sixth with a 3-over score of 216 (74-70-72)…opened the year by tying for 29th at the Olympic Invitational at 221 (+8) on rounds of 73-72-76…tied for 56th at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Meadow Club at 216 (+4) on rounds of 72-72-73…closed with rounds of 70 and 72 to earn a tie for sixth place at the St. Mary’s Invitational, marking his fifth career top-10…finished 4-over in each of his next three events at the Princeville (t-40), Arizona National (t-45) and the ASU Thunderbird (t-27)…tied for 63rd at The Goodwin on rounds of 77-77-69 (223)…tied for 15th at the PING Cougar Classic at the Riverside Country Club in Provo at 2-under 214 (73-70-71) which was his low tournament score of the season…tied for 31st he WCC Championships at 220 (+4) on rounds of 73-77-70…was a preseason All-WCC First Team selection.

2015-2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine events and finished with a stroke average of 72.4 which was the second-lowest on the team behind Seb Crookall-Nixon’s 72.0…enjoyed four top-10 finishes and was the team’s low finisher in three of his nine events…opened the year with back-to-back top-10’s at the Saint Mary’s Invitational (t-9) and Wyoming Southern Dunes Intercollegiate (t-5)…carded rounds of 67-72-71 to tie for 30th at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational with a 3-under score of 210…closed out the spring by tying for 27th at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational with a 5-over 221 (76-70-75)…opened the spring campaign by tying for 27th at the LMU Invitational at Reflection Bay…enjoyed his best finish of the year at The Farms Intercollegiate where he finished fourth with a 4-under score of 212 (72-71-69)…posted his second straight top-5 finish at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate where he earned a share of fifth place with a 5-under score of 211 (68-74-69)…final round 69 was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5, 613-yard 13th hole when he made a 60-foot putt from just off the fringe…tied for 82nd at The Goodwin and tied for 39th at the WCC Championships to close out the year.

2014-2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven of 11 events as a freshman and finished with a stroke average of 75.80…was in the lineup for all five fall events and made two appearances in the spring…debuted at the Gopher Invitational where he tied for 65th at 240 (+27) after rounds of 80-75-85…recorded his first top-20 finish at the Saint Mary’s Invitational, where he tied for 14th at 2-over 218 following rounds of 74-68-76…carded rounds of 74-82-67 to tie for 22nd at the Wyoming Southern Dunes Invitational at 223 (+7)…final round 67 tied for the lowest individual rounds of the season…opened the Alister Mackenzie Invitational with a 2-under 69 but tied for 41st after rounds of 71-79 left him 6-over (219) for the tournament…closed out the fall with a 76th place (tie) finish at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (79-75-74-228)…two spring appearances came at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (t-50) and Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (t-56).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cerritos (Calif.) High School…played for head coach Todd Denhart…named the Press Telegram’s Player of the Year as a junior…helped the Dons to Suburban League championships as a freshman and sophomore and a share of the title as a junior.

AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded three top-five AJGA finishes in 2013…won the AJGA Junior at Robinson Ranch Golf Course with a 54-hole score of 207 (67-66-74)…tied for third at the Bob Jones Junior Championship held at the Yorba Linda Country Club (70-68-73-211)…tied for fifth at the AJGA Junior at River Ridge Golf Course with a two-day total of 145 (74-71)…lowest competitive round came at the 2013 California State Open (65).

PERSONAL: Full name is Henrique Jin Ho Chung…born Dec. 28, 1996 in Sao Paulo, Brazil…parents are Tae Young and Kelly Chung…has one younger brother, William…plays out of the Lakewood Country Club…lists the Heartwell Golf Course in Long Beach as his favorite course…lists Augusta National as the course he’d most like to play…enjoys all outdoor activities, especially fishing.

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