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Player Bio: Jason Kang - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Men's Golf

Summer 2007 -- Tied for 34th at the Sahalee Players Championship.

2006-07 -- Made 12 starts and played 38 rounds ... Best result was a runnerup finish at the SCU Invitational, where he posted scores of 70-70-72--211 (-4) ... Tied for 4th at the CS Bakersfield I event with scores of 70-70-77--217 (+1) ... Tied for 14th at the Pac-10 Championship with scores of 70-73-73-71--287 (-1) ... Best round was a 68 (-4) in the final round at the CordeValle Collegiate ... Opened with a 69 (-3) at the NCAA West Regional ... Recorded 12 rounds under par as a freshman.

Summer 2006 -- Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Cypres Ridge on July 27 with a 36-hole total of 138, finishing second ... Tied for 37th in stroke play at The Amateur with scores of 74-72--146 (+3) ... Was eliminated 2-up by Ryan Yip in the first round ... Tied for 30th at the Thunderbird International at Grayhawk GC with scores of 82-70-75--227 (+11) ... Tied for 34th at the Heather Farr Classic with scores of 72-72-77--221 (+8) ... Qualified locally for the U.S. Open.

Junior Golf -- In 2005 he recorded five Top 20 finishes in six junior events, highlighted by a third place finish at the Honda/Toyota event in which he posted scores of 69-71-71--211 ... Also tied for fifth at the HP Boys Junior Championship with scores of 73-70-70-74--287 ... In 2004 he recorded five Top 20 finishes in junior tournaments, including a runner-up finish at the IRI Golf Group Tri-Cities Junior at Sun Willows ... Posted scores of 66-71-69--206 at Sun Willows ...In 2003, he recorded five Top 20s in seven events, highlighted by a tie for ninth at the Nike event at Cimarron ...

High School -- Lettered in golf three seasons at South High in Torrance before moving to the Santa Clarita Valley in 2006 where he lettered one season at Hart HS ... Earned all-league honors every year at both schools ... 3rd Team 2005 AJGA Rolex All-American.

Personal -- Has one younger sister ... Chose UCLA "for its great program, teammates and coaches" ... Enjoys playing basketball and tennis as hobbies ... Lists his greatest thrill as earning Rolex All-America honors ... Born in Seoul, South Korea.

Career Statistics

  Jason Kang
Jason Kang
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Valencia, CA

High School:
Valencia

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 160

R/L:
Right

Year

Starts

Rds

Victories

Top 10

Top 20

Rnds < 70="">

Rnds < par="">

Avg.

Low

2006-07

12

38

0

2

3

2

12

73.3

68

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