Had his best performance of the season, at the Yulongwan Yunnan Open in early September. At Yulongwan GC in Kunming, opened 69-62-68 to sit in sixth place, five shots off the lead with 18 holes to play. His 62 was the second-lowest round this season, bettered only by Alex Kang's 61 at the Cadillac Championship. In three previous appearances in China this season, he had made two of three cuts, a T38 at the United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open his top outing.