HONORS & AWARDS
- WCC All-Academic First Team - 2019
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention - 2020
ROUNDS UNDER PAR
- 2017-18 - 2
- 2018-19 - 7
- 2019-20 - 1
TOP-10 FINISHES
- 2017-18 - 1
- 2018-19 - 1
- 2019-20 - 1
- Top-WCC Finish - 29th (2019)
- Top Tournament Finish - 4th - Olympic Club Invitational (2019) / 4th Orange County Classic (2020)
BIRDIES/EAGLES
- 2017-18 - 47/2
- 2018-19 - 65
- 2019-20 - 23
2019-20 (JUNIOR): Played in five tournaments in 2019-20...in 15 rounds played finished with a stroke average of 76.4...best 54 hole score in 2019-20 was a 1-over 217 (71-73-73) at the Orange Country Collegiate Classic...finished in fourth place which is tied for a career-best finish...finished with 23 birdies on the year...had a season-high 12 birdies at the Orange Country Collegiate...shot a 13-over 226 (76-74-76) at the Oregon State Invitational...made his 2019-20 debut at the Carpet Capital Intercollegiate with a 16-over 232 (77-71-84), shot a 1-under 71 in the second round...had two rounds at par or better.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): Was named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team his first time eligible for the award...played in eight tournaments for USF in 2018-19, including his second appearance in the West Coast Conference Championship...finished with an average round score of 74.1...finished with seven rounds at par or better and carded 65 birdies on the year..captured one top-10 finish on the year...finished with three tournaments under par...opened the year finishing tied for 46th at the Inverness Invitational with a 16-over 229 (79-75-75)...at the Visit Stockton Invite he finished tied for 21st with a 2-under 211 (73-70-68) he recorded 13 birdies in that tournament, his first of four tournaments in which he recorded 10 or more birdies...at the Olympic Club Invitational he finished tied for fourth with a 5-under 211 (72-71-68) - his best round to par of the season, finished with 10 birdies and an eagle in that tournament...in the final round recorded a 4-under 68...at The Goodwin he finished with a 1-under 215 (74-75-66), shot a six-under 66 in the final round and moved into the top-30...recorded a season-high 14 birdies in that tournament...at the WCC Championships he finished tied for 28th with a 6-over 222 (70-76-76)...recorded nine birdies in the event.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Has appeared in seven tournaments for the Dons including an appearance at the West Coast Conference Championship and NCAA Bryan Regional...has played in 20 rounds his freshman year and is averaging a 75.1 stroke average...has one top-10 finish this season...made his Dons debut on Nov. 6 at the Saint Mary’s Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course, finished with a 12-over 225...recorded his first career top-10 finish at The Prestige shooting 1-over 143 in the 36 hole rain shortened tournament...at the West Coast Conference Championship he finished tied for 29th with an 8-over 224...tied for 70th at the NCAA Bryan Texas Regional at the Traditions Club, finished the tournament with a 17-over 233 (76-78-79).
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: Played four years of varsity golf for the Foothill Falcons … EBAL first-team All-League selection in final two seasons … Falcons finished as EBAL runners-up as Chin led the team … four-time EBAL match medalist … runner up at Hayward City Championships and Las Positas Open … medalist at the NCGA Junior Championship Qualifier … helped the team to an undefeated regular season and EBAL Championship as a junior … six-time EBAL match medalist … recorded one Top 10 AJGA finish, six Top 10 JTNC finishes and four Top 10 FCWT finishes … took seventh at the JTNC/NCGA Junior Championship at Half Moon Bay … squad finished fourth at the CIF State Championships as a sophomore, and placed second in the EBAL and NCS standings … carded two Top 10 AJGA finishes … team finished fourth at CIF State Championships while winning the EBAL, NCS and NorCal Championships during freshman season … received honorable mention for the USGA-AJGA President’s Leadership Award … member of the PGA Junior League National Championship team and program mentor … has served as a volunteer for US Kids Golf, The First Tee, local junior golf programs and Open Heart Kitchen … four-year distinguished scholar athlete and four-year recipient of the merit scholarship award from Castlewood Country Club … received AP Scholar with Honors Award as a senior, earned multilingual recognition and is a Golden State Seal Merit Diploma recipient.
PERSONAL: Planning to pursue a business degree from USF, and has aspirations of professional golf … son of Alan and Emily Chin … has a black belt in Japanese Karate … born April 6, 1999, in Fremont, Calif.
