Men's golfer Chan Kim wins Pacific Coast Amateur

July 31, 2009

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kim_chan00.html">For more information on the Pacific Coast Amateur, click here</a><separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kim_chan00.html">For the updated year-end bio for Kim, click here</a><separator></separator>Sun Devil men's golfer and sophomore-to-be <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kim_chan00.html">Chan Kim</a>, who played at Hamilton High School in Chandler, became the first Sun Devil since Scott Johnson in 1996 to win the 43rd Pacific Coast Amateur with a 17-under 217 (67-69-67-68). The four-day event, held at the Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, concluded Friday after beginning play on Tuesday (July 28).<separator></separator>Kim joins a list of former Sun Devils to win the event that not only includes the 1996 PCA champion and two-time All-American in Johnson, but also four-time All-American and 1993 NCAA Champion Todd Demsey (1993 PCA champion), four-time All-American Billy Mayfair (1987 and 1988 PCA champion) and 1982 PCA medalist Tony Grimes.<separator></separator>Kim had one of the best freshman seasons in ASU history according to his stroke average of 72.20, the fifth-best by a Sun Devil freshman. He really played well down the stretch, especially at the NCAA West Regional as he tied for third with a 9-under 207 (71-67-69). He also posted a solid NCAA Tournament with 3-over 216 that tied for 23rd and included a 1-under par 70 in second round. He had six rounds in the 60s, including a 3-under 207 in Palo Alto at the U.S. Intercollegiate and had a 71.00 stroke average in final five tournaments of the year and finished in top 20 in each event. He also averaged 69.8 in the final round of his final five tournaments.