JOINED TOUR

• Mackenzie Tour - Canada: 2009
• PGA TOUR China: 2014
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2015
• PGA TOUR: 2016

Personal

• Attended high school in Torrance, Calif.
• Favorites include "Homeland," "The Walking Dead," "The Big Bang Theory," Roger Federer, Sao Paulo and Bangkok.
• Met Cristiano Ronaldo at the Brasil Open.
• Speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and Korean.

Special Interests

• Cooking, eating

Career Highlights

2013 Season

Made nine PGA TOUR Canada starts, with five made cuts.

• TOUR Championship of Canada presented by Freedom 55 Financial: Final top-10 was a T10 at the Tour Championship. Recovered from an opening-round 73 with rounds of 66-68-71 over his final 54 holes.
• ATB Financial Classic Presented by TELUS: Next top-10 came at the ATB Financial Classic a month later. Four under-par rounds left him T7.
• The Syncrude Boreal Open Presented by AECON: Top finish came at The Syncrude Boreal Open at Fort McMurray GC in July. Shot rounds of 70-70-67-69 but finished a stroke behind winner Riley Wheeldon.
• Brasil Classic Presented by HSBC: Played one Korn Ferry Tour event, the Brasil Classic in his home country. Despite a second-round 68, missed the cut.
• GS Caltex Maekyung Open: Added a T23 at the Nanshan China Masters and a T26 at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in South Korea on the OneAsia Tour.
• Emirates Australian Open: Shot a final-round 66 at the Emirates Australian Open after a third-round 79 to finish T51 in early December.
• Thailand Open: Finished 26th on the OneAsia Tour order of merit. Had a nice showing at the Thailand Open in mid-March. Opened with a 65 and was tied for second through 18 holes. Remained tied for second a stroke behind 36-hole leader Scott Strange then took the 54-hole lead when he shot his second 65 of the tournament. Led Mu Hu and Chris Wood by a stroke. Faltered with a Sunday 73 to T12.

2012 Season

Made the cut in all six Canadian Tour events he played.

• Times Colonist Island Savings Open: Finished T2 at the Times Colonist Island Savings Open, shooting a final-round 65 but watching as Andrew Roque fired a 61 to win by three shots.
• GS Caltex Maekyung Open: Posted a T15 at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open.
• High1 Resort Open: Best finishes on the Asian Tour started with a T10 at the High1 Resort Open.

2011 Season

Took medalist honors at the Asian Tour Qualifying School.

• OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup: Represented South Korea at the Mission Hills World Cup, teaming with Adilson da Silva for a T20 in China.
• Canadian Tour Championship: On the Canadian Tour, made five cuts in five attempts, a pair of T17s his best efforts–at the Dakota Dunes Casino Open in July and at the Canadian Tour Championship in August, thanks to rounds of 69-66-70-68.
• Maybank Malaysian Open: Missed the cut at the Maybank Malaysian Open on the European Tour.
• Philppine Open: Top performance in his five Asian Tour starts was a T22 at the Philppine Open.

2010 Season

• RBC Canadian Open: Again qualified for the RBC Canadian Open, missing the cut after rounds of 70-77 at St. George's G&CC outside Toronto.
• Riviera Nayarit Classic: On the Canadian Tour, nearly won at the Riviera Nayarit Classic. Shot rounds of 66-67-65-69 but dropped a one-stroke decision to winner Nathan Grube.
• Riviera Nayarit Classic: Came in second, one stroke behind Rob Grube at the Riviera Nayarit Classic.
• Asian Tour International: Opened his year with a top-10 on the Asian Tour, a T9 at the Asian Tour International.
• Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open: Picked up a T13 late in the year, at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open.
• Myanmar Open: Just missed a top-10 at the Myanmar Open, finishing T12 on the strength of a second-round 66.

2009 Season

• Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by Kraft: Played in his first two Korn Ferry Tour events. In his inaugural tournament, shot rounds of 70-69-64-74 to T17 at the Albertsons Boise Open in Idaho. Was tied for sixth with 18 holes to play. The top-25 effort earned him an invite to the next tournament, the WNB Golf Classic in Texas, where he missed the cut.
• Roxul Jane Rogers Championship: Lost in a playoff to James Love at the Tour Championship after finishing regulation tied, thanks to a 65-66-68-70 showing.
• RBC Canadian Open: Made his PGA TOUR debut when he qualified for the RBC Canadian Open. Shot a 3-under 141 through 36 holes but missed the cut by a stroke.
• The Players Cup: Had another near-miss earlier in the season, at the Canadian Tour Players Cup. Shot middles rounds of 69-64 and was poised to win, taking a one-shot lead over Byron Smith into the final round. Shot a Sunday 73 and watched as Graham DeLaet won.

2008 Season

Finished T33 at the Sport Frances Open and T17 at the Costa Rica Classic on the Canadian Tour.

• Florida Winter Qualifying School: Shot rounds of 71-68-75-74 at the Florida Winter Qualifying School to earn non-exempt Canadian Tour status for 2009.

Amateur Highlights

• Was the 2007 Western Amateur stroke-play medalist.
• Also won the 2007 Southern Highlands Collegiate.
• Earned third-team All-American honors in 2007 at UCLA.
• Won the 2008 Augusta Collegiate while playing for the Bruins.