David Chung (born January 14, 1990) is an American

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. He was the number one ranked golfer in the

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in late 2010 and early 2011. Chung was born in

Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America C ...

to parents of Korean heritage, Christian and Elise Chung.

Amateur career

In 2004, at age 14, Chung was the runner-up in the

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. He also advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2005. He was the 2005 runner-up in the

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. In 2005, Chung was the Junior Boys Carolinas Player of the year and in 2010, he was the Men's Carolinas Player of the Year. In addition, he was the 2007 First-Team AJGA Rolex Junior All-American. Chung attended

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. In 2009, as a freshman, he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference second team. In May 2010, as a Stanford sophomore, Chung was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference first team. As a junior at Stanford, Chung won the 2009

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, 2010

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, and the 2010

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. He finished runner-up at the 2010

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. This earned him invitations to the

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and the 2011 U.S. Open, where he missed the cut. Chung was a member of the victorious U.S. Team at the 2010

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, where he compiled a 4-0-0 match record. He also played on the 2010 U.S.

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team in the World Amateur Team Championship.World Amateur Team Championship
/ref> The team finished third and Chung finished tied for ninth.

Professional career

Chung turned professional in September 2012. In 2013 he won an eGolf Tour Florida tournament and got a 4th place at an Adams Golf Pro Tour event. In 2014, he joined

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, where he finished T-8 at the

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in Mexico, one shot short of a playoff.

Amateur wins

* 2009

* 2010

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Chung only played in the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open.''

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners) *

References

External links

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Stanford Player Bio

Chung now the top dog in amateur golf

– News Observer, 29 May 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chung, David American male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Stanford Cardinal men's golfers Golfers from North Carolina American sportspeople of Korean descent Sportspeople from Fayetteville, North Carolina 1990 births Living people