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Jonathan Yaun
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 170
- Prev School:
- Champions Preparatory Academy
- Hometown:
- Minneola, Fla.
Bio
2022-23 (Sr.):
- Fall stroke average: 71.08
- Recorded six sub-70 rounds during the fall
- Tied for 17th place at the Rod Myers Invitational with a 1-over par 217 (74-69-74)
- Finished in first place at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with a winning score of 5-under par 211 (69-69-73)
- Claimed medalist honors at the Folds of Honor Collegiate by winning with a chip-in birdie on a playoff hole
- Named ASUN Golfer the Week on September 29
- Tied for 14th place with an 8-under par 208 (72-68-68) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational
2021-22 (Jr.):
- Season stroke average: 72.11
- Fall stroke average: 72.89
- Spring stroke average: 71.85
- Played 15-of-36 rounds at par or better (41.7 percent)
- GCAA/PING All-Region East selection
- VaSID All-State second team selection
- ASUN All-Conference second team selection
- Named ASUN Golfer the Week on April 7
- Led the Flames in last round scoring average during the fall (70.67)
- Tied for 16th place at the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational with a 2-over par 218 (75-74-69)
- Tied for 14th place at the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a 3-over par 219 (76-73-70)
- Tied for 15th place at the Sea Best Invitational with a 4-over par 214 (71-73-70)
- Tied for 23rd place at The Hayt with a 4-over par 220 (71-76-73)
- Finished in third place at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 12-under par 201 (67-67-67), matching the lowest 54-hole total by a Flame at a team event in program history
- Tied for fifth place with an 8-under par 208 (70-70-68) at the NCAA Stockton Regional
- Helped the Flames advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship for the third year in a row
- Finished tied for 87th place at the national championship with a 14-over par 224 (73-7576)
2020-21 (So.):
- Season stroke average: 71.59
- Fall stroke average: N/A (No fall season)
- Spring stroke average: 71.59
- Played 17-of-27 rounds at par or better (63.0 percent)
- Ranked second on Liberty’s roster in scoring average and top-10 finishes (3)
- Posted five sub-70 rounds during the 2021 Spring season
- GCAA/All-America Scholar selection
- GCAA/PING All-Region East selection
- VaSID All-State first team selection
- ASUN All-Conference second team selection
- ASUN Championship All-Tournament selection
- Tied for 19th place at the Timuquana Collegiate with a 3-under par 213 (74-69-70)
- Tied for eight place at The Hayt with a 2-under par 214 (66-76-72)
- Helped the Flames capture their first-ever ASUN Men’s Golf Championship
- Finished tied for fourth place at the ASUN Championship with a 4-under par 209 (67-71-71)
- Part of Liberty’s team that finished in fifth place at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, helping advance to the national championship
- Tied for eighth place at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional with a 6-under par 210 (71-67-72)
- Part of Liberty’s NCAA National Championship team, which competed at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., the program’s third NCAA National Championship appearance
- Finished tied for 56th place at the NCAA National Championship with an 8-over par 218 (73-73-72)
2019-20 (So.):
- Season stroke average: 70.78
- Fall Stroke Average: 71.13
- Spring Stroke Average: 70.33
- GCAA/Ping All-America selection (honorable mention)
- GCAA/All-America Scholar selection
- VaSID Men’s Golfer of the Year (first in program history)
- VaSID All-State first team selection
- ASUN All-Conference first team selection
- Participated in nine events during the COVID-19 shortened season
- Played 16 of 27 rounds at par or better (59.3 percent)
- Finished the shortened season with a then program-record 70.78 season stroke average
- Two-time ASUN Men’s Golfer of the Week (10/24 and 2/27)
- Opened the season with a 12th place finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, carding an even par 216 (72-74-70)
- Claimed his first collegiate medalist honors, finishing tied for first place at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate with an 8-under par 205 (73-65-67)
- Finished in seventh place with a 2-under par 208 (70-71-67) at the SunTrust Gator Invitational
- Runner-up at the Seminole Intercollegiate, firing a 6-under par 210 (74-67-69)
2018-19 (Fr.):
- Season stroke average: 74.00
- Fall Stroke Average: 75.25
- Spring Stroke Average: 73.40
- ASUN All-Freshman selection
- Participated in 13 events
- Played 12 of 37 rounds at par or better as a freshman (32.4 percent)
- Posted his first collegiate top-20 finish when he finished tied for 18th place at the Grandover Collegiate with a 6-over par 222 (75-75-72)
- Tied for 18th place at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with a 2-over par 212 (71-71-70)
- Finished tied for 21st place with an even par 216 (70-77-69) at the Linger Longer Invitational, including his first collegiate sub-70 round to close the event
- Finished tied for fifth place at the Stitch Intercollegiate with a 4-under par 140 (71-69)
- Finished tied for 10th place at the ASUN Men’s Golf Championship with a 6-over par 222 (78-71-73)
- Part of Liberty’s NCAA National Championship team, which competed at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., the program’s second-ever NCAA National Championship appearance
- Graduated from Champions Preparatory Academy in Apopka, Fla.
- Finished in second place at the Regional Championships as a freshman and sophomore
- Claimed the title at the Regional Championships as a junior and senior
- Played in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier as a junior and senior
- 12th place at the 2015 FHSAA Class 3A State Championships
- First place finish at the 2016 AJA Preview at Carolina Trace
- First place finish at the 2016 FJT at Southern Dunes
- Finished his senior year with an adjusted scoring average of 69.22
- Claimed the FHSAA Class 3A State title as a senior
- Highest rankings as a senior: Golfweek Boys ranking (No. 18), AJGA Rolex ranking (no. 18) and Junior Golf Scoreboard (No. 36)
- 2018 AJGA Rolex Junior All-America second-team honoree
- Finished in fifth place at the 2018 AJGA Polo Invitational and tied for 25th at the AJGA Wyndham Invitational
- Advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 North & South Amateur at the famed Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C.
- Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore.
Personal:
- Birthday is on May 31
- Son of Meredith and Radford Yaun
- Comes from a strong family background in the game of golf
- Father, Radford, played college golf at Jacksonville University (1974-78) and was inducted into the Jacksonville Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996
- Mother, Meredith, played college golf at Miami and FIU
- Mother, Meredith, played professionally on the European Tour from 1983-93
- Sister, Catherine, played college golf at Embry-Riddle (2015-19) and was named a WGCA All-American Scholar Golf team
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