2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
| Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Rds in 60s |
Average |
Low Score |
Best Finish |
Matches |
| 2020-21 |
6 |
19 |
0 |
73.74 |
70 |
T26 |
0-0 |
| 2021-22 |
10 |
31 |
7 |
71.84 |
66 |
T3 |
0-0 |
| 2022-23 |
10 |
31 |
14 |
69.83 |
64 |
T1 |
1-0 |
| 2023-24 |
10 |
31 |
9 |
70.87 |
64 |
T3 |
1-0 |
| Career |
36 |
112 |
30 |
71.33 |
64 |
T1 |
2-0 |
Personal Records At Cal
- Lowest 18-hole score: 64, 2x; last: Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Round 2 (Fall 2023)
- Lowest 54-hole score: 198, John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Spring 2023)
- Best finish: T1, John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Spring 2023)
Accolades
- 2x GCAA/PING All-American (2022-23, Second Team; 2023-24, Third Team)
- 2x GCAA/PING All-West Region Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- 2x All-Pac-12 First Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- Individual Medalist: John A. Burns Intercollegiate (2023)
- 2x Arnold Palmer Cup qualifier (2023, 2024)
- U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champion (2023)
- 2x Pac-12 Men's Golfer Of The Week (Feb. 13-19, 2023; Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 2023)
- 2x Cal Golf Most Valuable Player (2022-23, 2023-24)
- 3x GCAA All-America Scholar (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3x - 2021, 2022, 2023)
Media Clippings
At Cal
2023-24 (Sr.)
- Earned his undergraduate degree in economics at the conclusion of the 2024 spring semester
- Finished 14th in the 2024 PGA TOUR University rankings; earned fully exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas for 2024, as well as an exemption for Second Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School
- Named a GCAA/PING All-American (third team) for the second consecutive season; just the ninth golfer in program history to be selected to multiple All-America teams
- Was also selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team & GCAA/PING All-West Region Team for the second straight year
- Averaging 70.87 strokes per round & is 7-under-par (2,197 total strokes) across 31 rounds played in 10 events
- Reeled off top-10 finishes in five straight tournaments from March 5-May 15
- T2, NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional (66-69-71 - 206, -4)
- T6, Pac-12 Championships (76-75-65-72 - 288, +4)
- T4, Western Intercollegiate (71-71-66 - 208, -2)
- T6, The Goodwin (68-72-68 - 208, -2)
- T10. Cabo Collegiate (71-68-71 - 210, -3)
- Placed among the top 20 in eight of 10 stroke-play events this season
- Finished his collegiate career with an 8-over-par 224 (72-77-75) at the NCAA Championships (May 24-26), tying for 60th individually
- Opened the year with a tie for third at the Marquette Intercollegiate (70-73-71 - 214, -2)
- Carded nine rounds in the 60s, including a pair of 66s at the Western Intercollegiate & NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional
- Led Cal to a win over Stanford in the annual Big Match; tallied seven birdies across 17 holes played and won three holes
- Named Pac-12 Golfer of the Week for the second time in his career following the Big Match performance
- Recognized as Cal Golf's Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive year
- Named a GCAA All-America Scholar for the third consecutive year
2022-23 (Jr.)
- Recognized as an All-American by GCAA/PING (Second Team) following one of the best individual seasons in program history
- Was also tabbed to the GCAA/PING All-West Region Team & the All-Pac-12 First Team
- Ranked 15th (Golfstat) & 30th (Golfweek) nationally at the end of the 2022-23 season
- Shot 41-under par for the season & averaged 69.83 strokes over 31 rounds played (2,165 strokes)
- Finished in the top 10 individually six times & placed 22nd or better in 10 stroke-play events he competed in
- Recorded 14 rounds in the 60s, including a collegiate-low 64 in the third round of The Goodwin
- Averaged 69.00 strokes in the final round of the 10 events he played in
- Won co-medalist honors with an 18-under 198 (65-68-65) at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 16-17)
- His 18-under score in relation to par set a Cal program record & was tied for the third-lowest in Pac-12 history
- Was the first stroke-play win of his collegiate career
- Led Cal to its first team victory since 2019 with an individual runner-up finish (68-72-66 - 210, -10) at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11)
- Scorched his way through his final four events of the season, including postseason play
- Placed fifth in back-to-back events at The Goodwin (69-73-64 - 206, -4) & at the Western Intercollegiate (66-70-70 - 206, -4)
- Tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Championships with a 3-under 277 (72-68-68-69)
- Shot even-par 216 (70-75-71) & tied for seventh in the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional
- Sunk a birdie on No. 18 to secure a 1-up victory alongside Cal women's golfer Jieming Yang against Stanford in the Big Match (Sept. 29)
- Named Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 13-19) following his performance at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate
- Was an automatic qualifer for the prestigious Arnold Palmer Cup after finishing fifth in the final international men's rankings with a percentage score of .9813
2021-22 (So.)
- Earned an All-Pac-12 honorable mention in a standout sophomore year with the Golden Bears
- Season stroke average: 71.84 (second best on the team)
- Totaled 31 rounds played & 2,227 strokes (+48)
- Posted five top-25 finishes, including a career-best third-place showing at The Goodwin (66-66-67 - 199, -11)
- Tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Championship (71-73-73-69 - 286, +2)
- Shared team MVP honors with Aaron Du
- Named a GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
- Repeated as a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Amassed 19 rounds played (1,401 strokes, +50) in six stroke-play events as a freshman
- Season-low 54-hole score of seven-over 217 (71-72-74) at the Western Intercollegiate, where he tied for 26th
- Made collegiate debut at the Southwestern Invitational, where he tied for 34th (75-76-77 - 228, +12)
- Was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Other Competitions
- Won the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship (May 20-24) alongside Cal teammate Aaron Du at Kiawah Island Club
- Bested Drew Kittleson & Drew Stoltz with a 2&1 win in the 18-hole final at Cassique
- Earned a share of stroke-play medalist honors by matching the championship's 18-hole scoring mark of 10-under 61 on May 21 & the 36-hole record of 16-under 126
- Recorded eight consecutive birdies from No. 9 on his own ball en route to a championship-record-tying day
- Two-time selection to the Arnold Palmer Cup international team (2023, '24); just the second Golden Bear selected to multiple Palmer Cups, joining Collin Morikawa (2017, '18)
- Won one of four matches & shot a hole-in-one during his 5&3 win in the third round of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup (Ligonier, PA)
- Shot amateur course record 65 in third round of Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club; tied for second place in the tournament
- Represented the People’s Republic of China in the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (Oct. 27-30) & tied for 20th with a 4-under 284 (72-69-69-74)
High School
- Graduated from The First Academy (TFA) in Orlando, Florida in spring of 2020
- Led TFA to the 2019 FHSAA Class 1A state title & a runner-up finish in 2018
- 2017 TFA most valuable player
Personal
- Full name is Yunhe (Sampson) Zheng
- Born on July 16, 2001
- Originally hails from Tianjin, China
- Speaks three languages
- Enjoys reading, cooking & fishing
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
6'0"
210 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
6'0"
210 lbs
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2022-23Junior
6'0"
210 lbs
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2023-24Senior
6'0"
210 lbs
