2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

Nathan Zhao

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tamuning, Guam
  • High School Harvest Christian Academy
  • Major Finance

Biography

SENIOR (2018-19) 
  • Competed in four tournaments, registering an 80.9 scoring average
  • Recorded best individual finish at The Farms Invitational, tying for 59th (87-80-80, 247)
JUNIOR (2017-18)
  • Nathan Zhao completed his third season with the USD Torero golf program
  • He appeared in six tournaments and finished with a scoring average of 76.6 strokes per round
  • He was USD's top finisher (tie for 35th) at the Redhawk Invitational 
  • Fired a season-low round of 71 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational where he tied for 63rd (219, +6; 76-72-71)
SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
  • In his second season he appeared in eight tournaments and finished with an average of 76.2 strokes per round
  • Tied for 29th at the Desert Mountain Invitational (220; 71-72-77)
  • Carded a 71 in the 2nd round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitaitonal
  • Shot a 72 in the second round of the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic and a 73 in the second round of the PRO Compressional Invitational
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
  • In his rookie year he appeared in three tournaments and finished with a scoring average of 77.9 strokes per round
  • His best finish was a tie for 32nd at the Barona Collegiate Cup (226, 74-77-75)
  • He carded a low round of 71 at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic
HIGH SCHOOL
  • In 2014-15 Zhao attended Harvest Christian Academy in Guam, USA
  • He is a member of the Guam National Team and will represent Guam to compete in the Asia Pacific Amateur in Hong Kong this coming October
  • Prior to attending Harvest Christian Academy, Zhao competed three years at Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota where he enrolled in the Center for Golf Excellence Program
  • Between 2011 and 2014, Nathan along with his Shattuck coach, played FCWT and Plantations tours in the Mid-West and won several tournaments and was in the top five many times
  • In 2013, He won a PGA Junior series in Genoa Lakes, NV and advanced to the 38th PGA Junior Championship and made cut
  • He has also competed in the San Diego Junior Amateur both in 2014 and 2015 with 6th and 3rd place finish
  • Additionally, he won the Governor's Cup tournament in Guam in 2014
TOURNAMENTS ZHAO WON
  • Plantation Tour @TPC Sawgrass- Stadium 14-15 division (12/18/11)
  • Plantation Tour @The University of Kentucky, 14-19 division (11/11/2012) 
  • Minnesota HS Interscholastic Golf Competition, Average 71.7 (4/20-5/19/13)
  • Junior PGA Series at Genoa Lakes Golf Club, 16 -18 division (6/18/2013) 
  • Governor's Cup in Guam (11/2014)
OTHER NOTABLES
  • Qualified to play 38th Junior PGA Championship, 28th place
  • Invited to play Jones Cup 2013
  • 2014 San Diego Junior Amateur, 7th place
  • 2014 AJGA Puerto Rico Open, 7th place
  • Invited to play 2014 Western Junior
  • 2015 San Diego Junior Amateur, 3rd place
  • Qualified to play Asia/Pacific Amateur in Hong Kong in October 2015

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'8"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'8"