Even a second-round 75 at the First Global Qualifying Tournament couldn't derail him as he shot three 68s in his other three rounds to secure medalist honors and fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR China Series. Defeated Peter Cooke by four strokes.

In his Ping An China Tour debut, stumbled in the first round on his way to a 3-over 75. Made amends over his final 54 holes, with rounds of 70-71-70 to finish at 2-under and T12 with five others.

Picked up his first victory since turning pro when he captured the United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open in late-May. Moved into the 36-hole lead when he shot a tournament-record, 8-under 64 on Friday. Maintained a one-shot advantage with a round to play after an even-par 72 in the final round. Was never really threatened on the final day, making his last birdie of the day on the 10th hole at Wuhan Yishan GC. Followed with eight consecutive pars to defeat fellow Canadian Eugene Wong by three strokes.

Made his Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada season debut in early July. Was alone in second place through 54 holes of the SIGA Dakota Dunes Open after rounds of 67-68-66 left him four shots behind third-round leader Eric Onesi. Had an interesting start to his final round, opening bogey-eagle-bogey. Never recovered after that, recording five bogeys, a double bogey and a birdie to go with eight pars on his way to a 6-over 78 and a T46 finish.

Opened 68-68 at the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada's Players Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in mid-July to sit three shots out of the lead at the halfway point. Fired an even-par 71 Saturday to drop back but recovered with a final-round 69 to vault into a T6 with Riley Wheeldon.

Made his PGA TOUR debut at the RBC Canadian Open but missed the cut at Glen Abbey GC.

Posted his second top-10 of the year when he T7 at the Cadillac Championship in mid-September. After opening 69-68, was tied for seventh with 36 holes to play. Notched a 1-under 71 Saturday and followed that with a second consecutive 71 on the final day to tie with amateur Cheng Jin and Yi Keun Chang, seven shots short of winner Bryden Macpherson.

Steady play on the weekend at the Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open in mid-October resulted in a T4 with Yi Cao and Rory Hie. Shared low-round-of-the-day honors with eventual winner Xinjun Zhang when they both shot 7-under 65s in the third round. The top-10 finish was his third of the campaign.