2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2022-2023 WCC Men's Golf All-Conference Team
JUNIOR (2022-2023)
- WCC Men's Golf All-Conference Team
- Competed in 12 events for the Toreros, compiling a scoring average of 71.64 across 35 rounds
- Finished tied for first in the El Macero Classic (April 14-16) with a 13-under 203 (67, 71, 65)
- Finished second in the USF Intercollegiate (Sept. 12-13) with a five-under 205 (68-74-66)
- Finished tied for 49th and six-over with rounds of 73, 71, and 75 to total 219 strokes at the NCAA Bath Regional (May 17)
- Helped USD to wins at the Saint Mary’s Invitational, Wyoming World Matchplay Championships, and El Macero Classic
SOPHOMORE (2021-2022)
- Racked up six Top-20 finishes, four Top-10 finishes, a Top-5 finish, and a tournament win across 12 events
- Earned his first college victory at the PING Cougar Classic (April 22-23) after carding an 11-under 205 (68-68-69)
- Compiled a scoring average of 71.88 across 36 rounds
- Set forth San Diego's best 18-hole total of the season (62) in his final round at the Saint Mary's Invitational (November 10)
- Led USD with a T-9 finish at the WCC Championships (April 28-30) that saw him shoot a three-under 213 (74-71-68)
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
- All-WCC Honorable Mention
- Best finish of 2nd at La Purisima College Invite
- Scoring average of 71.7
- Helped Toreros return to NCAA Championships for the first time since 2011
AMATEUR
- Narrowly missed the cut at the 2020 U.S. Amateur in Bandon, Ore. in August 2020 ... Shot 2-over in the two rounds of stroke play and worked his way to an 18-player-for-3-spot playoff ... Parred both holes in the playoff but missed out on advancing to the Round of 64 match play
- Competed at the 109th California Amateur Championship at Torrey Pines GC (La Jolla, Calif.) ... Shot 7-over (74-77) and missed the cut after stroke play.
HIGH SCHOOL
- A local standout, Xu finished his high school career ranked 6th in the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings and 5th in his class
- Also finished 13th in the AJGA world rankings in his class and 20th overall
- Was a member of the International Team at the 2020 Junior Presidents Cup held in Melbourne, Australia in December 2019
- Qualified for the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship in the summer of 2019
- In 2020, finished 3rd at the AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods (202, 68-68-66) and 6th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley (211, 72-66-73)
- Had a pair of top-five finishes in 2019, including 3rd at the Callaway Golf Junior Championship and T-5th at the IMG Academy Junior World Championship
- 17th at both The Junior PLAYERS Championship (217, 79-68-70) and Rolex Tournament of Champions (288, 71-72-70-75) in 2019
- Reached as high as No. 177 in the World Amateur Rankings
- Eight top-10 finishes from 2018 to 2020 in World Amateur sanctioned events
PERSONAL
Moved to the United States from China prior to high school
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