Harrison Shih

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2019

Personal

• Is a big fan of the movies "Top Gun" and "Wedding Crashers."
• Personal motto is "Work hard, play hard."
• One superstition he has is he always starts a round with three tees in his pocket.
• Is a fan of the New York Yankees, with shortstop Derek Jeter his favorite player.
• Enjoys pizza, bagels and sushi and says Southern Soul Barbeque in St. Simons Island, Ga., is his favorite restaurant.
• Flying or riding in a fighter jet is on his bucket list.
• If not a professional golfer, he says he would be a sports agent.
• "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins would be his first-tee entrance song.
• Mom was the 2019 Women's Metropolitan Golf Association Player of the Year.
• Youngest brother, Spencer, was the 2017 New Jersey high school individual state champion.
• Was a four-time all-state selection in high school. He was also the 2011 New Jersey Player of the Year, and he won the individual state title that same season.
• Grew up playing baseball, which is still his favorite sport to watch. His favorite team is the New York Yankees. Downhill ski racing is his favorite sport to watch in the winter.
• Everyone in his family plays golf. His mom started his dad playing when they met and both his younger brothers played competitively growing up. All the family vacations in middle school through high school revolved around where they were playing golf.
• Earliest golf memory is hitting balls with a plastic club in the park with his grandfather.
• The first professional event he attended was the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont CC.
• Always starts his round with three tees in his pocket.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2020 Season

Played the inaugural LOCALiQ Series, appearing in five tournaments and making two cuts. Finished the season 121st on the points list.

• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-Mission Inn: Finished the Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., event at 7-over to T31 and pick up conditional status for the first half of the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica season.

2019 Season

• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-USA: Earned conditional PGA TOUR Latinoamerica status in January in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Rounds of 70-72-71-73 at Mission Inn led to a T16 finish.

Amateur Highlights

• Named 2016 Ivy League Player of the Year.
• Three-time Ping Northeast Region Team and two-time All-Ivy League Team member.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2019
• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2020