California Irvine Athletics

2020-21 (Senior)
• Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition
• Led the team with a 74.10 average through seven tournaments
• Tied for sixth with a season-best 1-over 217 at the OC Collegiate Classic
• Shot a 218 (+2) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic
• Opened the tournament with an 18-hole season-best 3-under 69
• UCI’s top finisher at the Western Intercollegiate with a 219
• Placed 22nd at the Big West Championships
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors

2019-20
• Played in six tournaments before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Recorded a team-leading 72.83 scoring average (54 birdies, 1 eagle)
• Finished at or below par in nine of 18 rounds with three sub-70 scores
• Carded a season-best 68 in the second round of the Nick Watney Invitational
• Also fired a 3-under 69 at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational and at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate
• Shot an even-par 216 (74-70-72) at the Bill Cullum Invitational
• Tied for sixth at both the Orange County Collegiate Classic and Sacramento State Invitational
• Garnered Big West All-Academic recognition

2018-19 (Junior)
• Ranked third on the team with a 74.08 scoring average through 24 rounds
• Notched his second-straight top-10 finish at the Big West Championships
• Tied for eighth at the conference tournament (220), carding a career-best 68 in the first round
• Claimed runner-up honors at the Anteater Invitational with a 4-under 212 (70-73-69)
• Shot a career-best 5-under 208 (69-69-70) to tie for 11th at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational
• Had 59 birdies and finished at or below par in seven rounds
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition
• Registered a 75.10 scoring average (30 rounds)
• Finished fifth at the Big West Championships with a season-best 4-under 212 to help the 'Eaters claim the conference title
• Matched his season low with a 69 in the first round of the Big West Tournament
• Previously carded a 69 in the first round at the Western Intercollegiate
• Tied for 54th at the NCAA Stockton Regional (221)

2016-17 (Freshman)
• Played in 24 rounds and finished with a 75.46 stroke average as a true freshman
• Had a season-best ninth-place finish at the Bill Cullum Invitational, carding a season-low 69 in the second round
• Placed 33rd overall at the Big West Championships (76-76-71)

High School
• Lettered at Golden Valley High School
• Three-time Foothill League MVP
• Also a four-time first-team all-league selection
• Tabbed the Grizzlies' 2016 Male Athlete of the Year

Tournaments
• Qualified for the 2017 U.S. Amateur
• Three-time Newhall Cup champion (2014-16)

Personal
• Pursuing a Master's in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Graduated with his bachelor's degree in business administration in June 2020
• Parents are Yun Ha and Yi Kyu Kang
• Has an older sister, Susan