Four Men’s Golfers Named PING Mid-Atlantic All-Region

(NORMAN, Okla.) – Four Carnegie Mellon University men's golfers have been recognized for their play on the course this season by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Juniors Jason Li (Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy) and Jason Folker (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) along with sophomore Joshua Lim (San Francisco, Calif./Lowell) and freshman Raymond Li (Del Mar, Calif.) were named to the 2020 PING Mid-Atlantic Region team. The four receiving the honors marks the most regional distinctions for the program in one season. In 2015 and 2016, the Tartans had three members garner the accolade.

This marks Jason Li's third straight season receiving all-region honors and the second straight season for Folker, while Lim and Raymond Li receive their first honor.

The four helped lead the Tartans to the highest final ranking in program history of fourth nationally when the final rankings were released at the beginning of April. The Tartans ended the shortened season with a top-place finish at the 18-team, 54-hole Savannah Invitational, which was played on the par 72, 6,845-yard The Club at Savannah Harbor Golf Course. The Tartans also won the final invitational of the fall season, which was the 22-team O'Briant-Jensen Memorial that was played on the par 71, 6,743-yard The Cardinal by Pete Dye Course in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Jason Li finished the season with a team-best average round of 70.9 through 14 rounds. In 10 of his 14 rounds, the junior shot even-par or lower. On two occasions, Li carded a school record round of 66 and tied Folker at the Savannah Invitational for the lowest individual 54-hole total of 204, as they tied for second individually in a field of 90 golfers.

In the event that Folker tied Li for the lowest individual 54-hole total in program history, he carded back-to-back collegiate-best rounds of 67 to go with an opening round score of 70. Folker finished third on the team with an average of 73.4 in eight rounds played.

Lim, who finished fourth on the team with an average of 73.9 in 14 rounds, opened and finished play with his career-best round score of 69 at the Savannah Invitational. He ended the event with a 54-hole score of 210, which ranks as the fourth lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history.

Raymond Li finished second on the team with an average of 72.9 in 10 rounds of play. He also tied the school record round of 66 this past fall at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial where he a carded a 36-hole score of 139 to place second individually in a field of 120 golfers. His 139 ranks as the second lowest 36-hole tournament score in program history.