University of Memphis Athletics
2015-16 Men's Golf Roster
Sydney Chung
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-7 / 135
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Tenn.
- HS:
- Madison Academic HS
- Prev School:
- Lipscomb
Bio
2015-16
Played in eight of ten matches during the season, including participating in the American Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA Kohler Regional ... Shot a six-over par in the season opener at the Memphis Intercollegiate ... Shot a three-over par, placing in the top-20 at the Pinetree Intercollegiate ... Finished three over par at the Maxwell Intercollegiate with rounds of 70 and 73 ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, he finished eight strokes over par, including a second-round 69, his first sub-70 round of the season ... Shot his season-low round of 68 at the NCAA Kohler.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
SUMMER, 2015
Qualified and played in the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields Country Club outside of Chicago ... Won the Stone Cup, Jackson's city championship. The rising junior won the championship on the first hole of a final-round playoff at Jackson Country Club.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Transferred to Memphis from Lipscomb University where he helped lead the Bison to a pair of team tournament championships during his freshman season – the Murray State Invitational and the Grover Page Classic ... With a three-round score of 214 (71-72-71), was the runner-up at the Grover Page Classic ... Finished seventh at the Murray State Invitational with a three-round 214 (75-67-72) ... Following rookie year was named to the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team ... A four-year letter winner in both golf and tennis at Madison Academic High School ... Named golf team's captain as a senior, and went on to capture the TSSAA State Championship ... Later finished fifth at the Tennessee State Junior Am ... Won district titles as both a freshman and junior ... Also captured a regional title senior year ... Named the West Tennessee Golfer of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.
PERSONAL
Son of Samuel and Christine Chung.
Played in eight of ten matches during the season, including participating in the American Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA Kohler Regional ... Shot a six-over par in the season opener at the Memphis Intercollegiate ... Shot a three-over par, placing in the top-20 at the Pinetree Intercollegiate ... Finished three over par at the Maxwell Intercollegiate with rounds of 70 and 73 ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, he finished eight strokes over par, including a second-round 69, his first sub-70 round of the season ... Shot his season-low round of 68 at the NCAA Kohler.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
SUMMER, 2015
Qualified and played in the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields Country Club outside of Chicago ... Won the Stone Cup, Jackson's city championship. The rising junior won the championship on the first hole of a final-round playoff at Jackson Country Club.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Transferred to Memphis from Lipscomb University where he helped lead the Bison to a pair of team tournament championships during his freshman season – the Murray State Invitational and the Grover Page Classic ... With a three-round score of 214 (71-72-71), was the runner-up at the Grover Page Classic ... Finished seventh at the Murray State Invitational with a three-round 214 (75-67-72) ... Following rookie year was named to the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team ... A four-year letter winner in both golf and tennis at Madison Academic High School ... Named golf team's captain as a senior, and went on to capture the TSSAA State Championship ... Later finished fifth at the Tennessee State Junior Am ... Won district titles as both a freshman and junior ... Also captured a regional title senior year ... Named the West Tennessee Golfer of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.
PERSONAL
Son of Samuel and Christine Chung.
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