Zhang Xinjun (Chinese: 张新军; born 10 June 1987) is a Chinese professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour. He won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 when he topped the regular season points list.[1] In 2017, along with Dou Zecheng, he was one of the first Chinese players to gain their card on the PGA Tour.

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Zhang Xinjun
Personal information
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37)
Shanxi, China
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality China
ResidenceJacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
China Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2020
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Korn Ferry Tour
regular season points list winner
2019
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Amateur career

Zhang represented China at the 2010 Asian Games.[2]

Professional career

Zhang turned professional in 2010. Having won on the PGA Tour China in 2014 he qualified to join the second tier Web.com Tour in 2015 after finishing second on the Order of Merit. However, towards the end of the season he was banned for six months after having been found guilty of signing for incorrect scores on two occasions,[3] and ultimately stayed in China for another season.[4] The following year he won again and finished third on the Order of Merit to again earn his place on the Web.com Tour for 2016.[5]

Having found limited opportunities on the Web.com Tour in 2016, Zhang again returned to China. He finished 5th on the Order of Merit to earn a return to the Web.com Tour.[4] He played in all regular season tournaments and finished 20th on the Web.com Tour points list in 2017 to graduate to the PGA Tour for 2018.[6][7] He did not manage to win enough points to retain his place on the PGA Tour during his rookie season and dropped back to the second tier for 2019.

Zhang claimed two victories on the now renamed Korn Ferry Tour in 2019, at the Dormie Network Classic and the Lincoln Land Championship, and finished the season on top of the regular season points list to regain his card on the PGA Tour for the 2019–20 season.[7][8]

Professional wins (6)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Apr 2019 Dormie Network Classic −26 (63-64-65-70=262) 5 strokes United States Lanto Griffin, United States Chase Seiffert
2 16 Jun 2019 Lincoln Land Championship −15 (68-72-63-66=269) Playoff United States Dylan Wu
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Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

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No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Lincoln Land Championship United States Dylan Wu Won with birdie on third extra hole
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China Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 15 Jun 2014 Beijing Open −19 (66-66-70-67=269) 2 strokes New Zealand Mathew Perry
2 18 Oct 2015 Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open −15 (69-74-65-65=273) 4 strokes Australia Bryden Macpherson
3 25 Nov 2018 Chongqing Kingrun Open (2) −16 (68-71-67-66=272) 8 strokes China Zhang Jia
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Other wins (1)

  • 2012 China Tour Final

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2021
The Players Championship CUT
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

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Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T13 T56 T46 T21 T44 T50 T38
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  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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