Left to right: Ethan Fang, Tyler Lee, Sihao Cong and Eric Lee signed their National Letters of Intent to play for Cal in 2023-24.
MGOLF11/9/2022 10:19 AM | By: Cal Athletics
Cal Signs Talented Four-Man Class
Incoming Class Highlighted By 2022 Junior Player Of The Year, Three All-Americans
BERKELEY – The California men's golf program signed four future Golden Bears to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men's Golf
Walter Chun announced. The impressive quartet of Sihao Cong (Irvine, Calif.), Ethan Fang (Plano, Texas), Eric Lee (Fullerton, Calif.) and Tyler Lee (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) will arrive on campus ahead of the 2023-24 season next year.
"In my opinion, signing Sihao, Ethan, Eric and Tyler to National Letters of Intent will make this the top-ranked 2023 recruiting class in the country," Chun said. "I know what these young men are capable of, how hard they work, how high their ceilings are and how much they want to compete for a national championship. We're fortunate to have signed these four quality young men, and the Cal Golf community will look forward to their arrival to campus next August."
Highlighting the Bears' incoming signees are Eric Lee and Fang, who are currently ranked No. 1 and 3 by Golfweek in the 2023 class. Lee was named the 2022 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Player of the Year last week, becoming the first boys junior from the state of California to earn the honor since 2010. He did not finish outside the top 10 in seven national junior golf events to end the season. Fang, a 2022 AJGA second team All-American, is also ranked No. 22 in the AJGA Rolex rankings.
Cong was a 2021 AJGA Rolex second team All-American and impressed with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 AJGA Junior Players Championship while Tyler Lee, the 2022 Metropolitan Golf Association Junior Player of the Year, is currently a top-300 golfer in the AJGA Rolex rankings at No. 291.
Further information about each Golden Bear signee can be found below.
More about Sihao Cong:
- From Irvine, Calif.
- 2021 AJGA Rolex Second Team All-American
- Tied for fifth at the 2021 AJGA Junior Players Championship (73-74-67)
- Earned a runner-up finish at the 2021 AJGA Ping AN Bank Open Championship
- Tied for fourth at the 2021 AJGA Wyndham Invitational (70-71-72-67)
- Shot 66 in the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier in Norman, Okla.
More about Eric Lee:
- From Fullerton, Calif.
- 2022 AJGA Rolex Player of the Year
- Ranked No. 1 in both the AJGA Rolex and Golfweek Junior rankings
- Ranked No. 2 in Junior Golf Scoreboard Player Rankings
- Two-time AJGA Rolex First Team All-American (2021, 2022)
- Ranked No. 93 in the World Amateur Golf rankings
- Helped lead the U.S. team to the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup
- Winner of the 2021 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions (69-71-67-71)
- Reached the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes
More about Tyler Lee:
- From Franklin Lakes, N.J.
- Ranked No. 291 in the AJGA Rolex rankings and is the No. 4-ranked recruit in the state of New Jersey
- 2022 Metropolitan Golf Association Junior Player of the Year
- An All-State first team selection in New Jersey
- Two runner-up finishes at the 2022 MET Junior Championship (71-64) and 2022 AJGA Killington Junior Golf Championship (70-73-74)
- Tied for sixth at the 2021 AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship (76-73-78)
More about Ethan Fang:
- From Plano, Texas
- Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the state of Texas
- 2022 AJGA Second Team All-American
- Ranked No. 3 in Golfweek Junior rankings, No. 8 in Junior Golf Scoreboard Player rankings and No. 22 in the AJGA Rolex rankings
- Finished third at the 2022 AJGA Junior Players Championship (71-66-68)
- Placed sixth at the 2022 PGA Junior Championship (74-69-70-70)
- Reached the round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes
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