Five Men’s Golfers Named PING All-Region

(NORMAN, Okla.) – Five 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) at its annual awards dinner on Monday in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Graduate student Henry Scavone, junior Brian Xu, sophomore Justin Chan along with freshmen Andrew Wang and David Zhang were named to the 2023 PING Region 5 team.

The five receiving the honors marks the most regional distinctions for the program in one season. In 2020 and 2021, the Tartans had four members garner the accolade. It also marks the second honor for Scavone and Chan. Scavone received the accolade in 2021 while Chan a year ago.

Combined the honorees have helped the Tartans to a ranking of fifth nationally in the latest Division III Golfstat rankings and are competing in their sixth NCAA Championship Tournament and fourth straight this week.

Zhang, who was recently named University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year and First Team All-UAA, currently leads the Cardinal and Gray and ranks 16th in Division III as an individual with an adjusted scoring average of 73.20 through 22 rounds played. He has recorded eight rounds of even par or lower this season including a season-low round of four-under par 68 during round two of the Jekyll Island Collegiate.

Scavone, a First Team All-UAA honoree, is tied for second on the team with a scoring average of 73.8 through 22 rounds. He claimed his first collegiate individual medalist honors after winning a seven-hole playoff at the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate in April. During the second round of the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate, Scavone carded the lowest individual round in the program's history with a seven-under par 63. At the UAA Match Play Championship, Scavone was named the tournament Most Valuable Golfer after winning both of his matches in leading the Tartans to their second Association Championship in program history.

Xu, a Second Team All-UAA selection, is tied with Scavone for second on the team with a scoring average of 73.8 while also competing in all 22 rounds. The junior recorded his collegiate-low round of four-under par 68 during round two of The Visit Florence Intercollegiate where he ended tied for second individually in a field of 96 golfers with a four-under 212. Xu has recorded eight rounds of even par or better this season.

Chan has an average of 74.1, ranking fourth on the team, in 22 rounds. Chan carded a collegiate-low round of four-under par 67 to open play at the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational in Miramar Beach, Florida. He has six rounds of even par or better this season.

Wang has an average of 74.7 in 18 rounds. He carded a collegiate-low round of two-under par 70 on two occasions this season. The first coming in the middle round of thr Jekyll Collegiate Invitational and the second in the final round at The Visit Florence Intercollegiate.