Jin Cheng (, (born 6 March 1998) is a Chinese amateur golfer. In September 2014, Jin became the first amateur to lead a

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event. In November 2014, he won the Nine Dragons Open on PGA Tour China, becoming the first amateur to win on that tour. He birdied the 17th hole Sunday at Nine Dragons Golf Club while leader, Brazil's Lucas Lee, made three bogeys over his final three holes. Jin's victory in the 2014 Volvo China Junior Match Play Championship earned him entry into the

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, a

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event. Jin has also played, and made cuts on, the

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and the

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. In December 2015, Jin tied for 11th at the Asian Tour's

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for his best career finish outside of China. In his PGA Tour China career, through the 2015 season, Jin has played 18 events, making the cut 13 times and recording six top-10s, including the victory. Jin entered the

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as the top-ranked player in the field, but he lost in the first round of match play to Norway's

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. In November 2015, the

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announced that Jin had signed a national letter of intent to play collegiate golf there, beginning in 2016. Jin won the rain-shortened 2015

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at Hong Kong's

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to earn entry into the

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. In this tournament, he shot a course record 62 in the first round.

Amateur wins

*2011 HSBC National Junior Championship Final *2012 Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship, China Amateur Futures Tour (Leg 3), Genesis Junior Championship *2013 National Team Selection (Leg 3), Ravenwood Junior Championship, NSRCC Junior Open, SGA 5th National Ranking Game *2014 Volvo China Junior Match Play *2015

*2016

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*2017 National Sports Games of China, Golf Source:

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour China wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Asia/Pacific): 2014

References

External links

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PGA Tour China profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jin, Cheng Chinese male golfers Amateur golfers Sportspeople from Beijing Golfers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in golf 1998 births Living people 21st-century Chinese people 20th-century Chinese people