Xinjun_Zhang
Zhang Xinjun
Chinese professional golfer
Zhang Xinjun (Chinese: 张新军; born 10 June 1987) is a Chinese professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour. He won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 when he topped the regular season points list.[1] In 2017, along with Dou Zecheng, he was one of the first Chinese players to gain their card on the PGA Tour.
| Zhang Xinjun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 36) Shanxi, China | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  China | ||
| Residence | Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour China Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2020 | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Zhang represented China at the 2010 Asian Games.[2]
Zhang turned professional in 2010. Having won on the PGA Tour China in 2014 he qualified to join the second tier Web.com Tour in 2015 after finishing second on the Order of Merit. However, towards the end of the season he was banned for six months after having been found guilty of signing for incorrect scores on two occasions,[3] and ultimately stayed in China for another season.[4] The following year he won again and finished third on the Order of Merit to again earn his place on the Web.com Tour for 2016.[5]
Having found limited opportunities on the Web.com Tour in 2016, Zhang again returned to China. He finished 5th on the Order of Merit to earn a return to the Web.com Tour.[4] He played in all regular season tournaments and finished 20th on the Web.com Tour points list in 2017 to graduate to the PGA Tour for 2018.[6][7] He did not manage to win enough points to retain his place on the PGA Tour during his rookie season and dropped back to the second tier for 2019.
Zhang claimed two victories on the now renamed Korn Ferry Tour in 2019, at the Dormie Network Classic and the Lincoln Land Championship, and finished the season on top of the regular season points list to regain his card on the PGA Tour for the 2019–20 season.[7][8]
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Apr 2019 | Dormie Network Classic | −26 (63-64-65-70=262) | 5 strokes |  Lanto Griffin, Chase Seiffert |
| 2 | 16 Jun 2019 | Lincoln Land Championship | −15 (68-72-63-66=269) | Playoff | Dylan Wu |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Lincoln Land Championship | Dylan Wu |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
China Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jun 2014 | Beijing Open | −19 (66-66-70-67=269) | 2 strokes |  Mathew Perry |
| 2 | 18 Oct 2015 | Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open | −15 (69-74-65-65=273) | 4 strokes |  Bryden Macpherson |
| 3 | 25 Nov 2018 | Chongqing Kingrun Open (2) | −16 (68-71-67-66=272) | 8 strokes | Zhang Jia |
Other wins (1)
- 2012 China Tour Final
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | |||||||||
| Match Play | |||||||||
| Invitational | |||||||||
| Champions | T13 | T56 | T46 | T21 | T44 | T50 | T38 |
"T" = tied
Professional
- "Xinjun Zhang – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "China to showcase its golf progress at Asian Games". Golfweek. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Banned Zhang Xinjun can still earn Web.com Tour card". South China Morning Post. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Livesy, Laury (28 August 2017). "Chinese players Dou, Zhang earn PGA Tour cards". PGA Tour. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Mullen, Andrew (2 November 2016). "Former China bad boy Zhang Xinjun seeks to turn good at Clearwater Bay Open with a little help from his friends". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Mullen, Andrew (28 August 2017). "Double delight as China's former bad boy Zhang Xinjun joins compatriot Dou Zecheng in securing 2018 PGA Tour card". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Zhang pumped for return to PGA Tour". China Daily. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Romine, Bentley (12 August 2019). "Full list of the 25 Korn Ferry Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards Sunday". Golf Channel. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Zhang Xinjun at the PGA Tour official site
- Zhang Xinjun at the China Tour official site
- Zhang Xinjun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
