Norman Xiong

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Tournament Winner (thru 2023)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2019
• PGA TOUR Canada: 2021

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

2022 Season

• Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics

National Teams

• 2017 Walker Cup

Personal

• Nickname is "The Panda."
• One of his aspirations is to become a chef.
• His charity focus is benefiting The First Tee.
• Won both the Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award.
• Won the 2017 Western Am.
• 2017 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup team member.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics: Earned his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned title after recording the second-lowest 72-hole score in Korn Ferry Tour history with a 26-under 254, posting rounds of 66-61-64-63 for a five-stroke victory at the Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics. Became the 25th open qualifier in Korn Ferry Tour history to win an event and the first since 2016; he was the third open qualifier to win the Wichita Open in the event’s 33-year history.
• PGA TOUR Canada Q-School USA West 2: Couldn’t overcome a third-round, 4-over 76 in difficult, windy conditions at Soboba Springs GC in San Jacinto, California in mid-April. Recovered with a final-round 71 to T13 and pick up conditional PGA TOUR Canada status.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics: Earned his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned title after recording the second-lowest 72-hole score in Korn Ferry Tour history with a 26-under 254, posting rounds of 66-61-64-63 for a five-stroke victory at the Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics. Became the 25th open qualifier in Korn Ferry Tour history to win an event and the first since 2016; he was the third open qualifier to win the Wichita Open in the event’s 33-year history.
• PGA TOUR Canada Q-School USA West 2: Couldn’t overcome a third-round, 4-over 76 in difficult, windy conditions at Soboba Springs GC in San Jacinto, California in mid-April. Recovered with a final-round 71 to T13 and pick up conditional PGA TOUR Canada status.

2021 Season

Played in three Forme Tour tournaments, making three cuts and securing one top-10. Closed the season 62nd on the Points List.

• Rolling Green Championship: After a 72-70 showing in his middle rounds, posted a solid, 6-under 64 to finish, moving up 24 positions into a T8 with Blake Wagoner, Byron Meth and Michael Feagles at Rolling Green GC.
• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA West 1: Suffered through a 6-over 78 in the third round during cold, windy conditions at Soboba Springs GC in California in late-March. Had par-or-better rounds the other three days, including a closing 69 that left him T8 and conditionally exempt for the Mackenzie Tour season.

2018 Season

• Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament: Carded a 26-under 262 to finish runner-up. With the top-10 finish, Xiong earned 12 guaranteed starts to begin the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2018
• PGA TOUR Canada: 2021