Player Bio: Ron Won

  Ron Won
Ron Won
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Irvine, CA
High School:
University High School
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 175
Experience:
3V

As a junior in 2001-02: Competed in eight events (25 rounds) with a 74.1 stroke average ... Notched two top 25 finishes including one top 10 ... Placed third at the Fresno Lexus Classic, carding a 210 ... Tied for 23rd at the U.S. Intercollegiate with a three-day total of 218 ... Tied for 33rd at the Husky Invitational (228) and 39th at the Pac-10 Championships with a four-round score of 299 ... Tied for 51st at the NCAA West Regional (223) ... Recorded a 217 at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational, finishing tied for 47th ... Tied his career-low, shooting a 66 in the second round at the Fresno Lexus Classic.

As a sophomore in 2000-01: Competed in six events (18 rounds) with a 77.9 stroke average ... Shot a season-low 71 in the first round of the Nelson Invitational and the third round of the PING Arizona Intercollegiate ... Tied for 48th with a 224 at the Nelson Invitational ... Tied for 30th at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate carding a season low 217 ... Finished 60th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a 259 .... Recorded a 229 at the John Burns Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 86th.

As a freshman in 1999-00: Competed in seven tournaments for the Cardinal, the most by any freshman on the team ... Placed 21st with a three-round total of 227 at the Husky Classic ... As an individual in the Nelson Invitational, Won finished in a tied for fourth place with rounds of 75-66-69 for a total of 210 ... Was the second-best finisher at the Southwestern Intercollegiate, placing 31st (tie) with a 222 ... Led the team to a second-place finish at the Anteater Invitational, with his 12th place (tie) finish ... Posted a four-round total of 313 (56th place) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Competed as an amateur in the PGA's Buick Invitational in 1999 ... Earned the opportunity after beating 100 other hopefuls by winning the qualifier in San Diego ... Carded rounds of 76 and 77 for a total of 153 ...

High School: Graduated from University High School with 4.23 GPA ... The 1999 CIF/SCGA Arco State Champion where he broke Tiger Woods' record of 67 by one stroke ... Honored three times as Southern California PGA Player of The Year in 1994,'95, and '97 ... High School Golf Pacific Coast League Champions all four years ... Tabbed Orange County Athletic Directors Association's Most Valuable Player for Pacific Coast League in 1997 ... Ranked as the fourth Junior Amateur in the Nation in 1999 ... Seven top-10 finishes in the National Circuit in '99, including three second place finishes ... Athlete of the Year at University HS his junior year ...Third Team All-America 1998 ...Scholar-Athlete of the Year 1999 ... Elected Golfer of the Year in 1999 by the LA Times and Orange County Register ... Compaq Scholastic Junior American in 1998 ...

Personal:Son of Yoon Ju and Kyoon Hee Won... Science Technology major ...Aspires to become a successful businessman or a professional golfer ... Enjoys basketball and painting.

Career Statistics

YearEventsRoundsStrokesAvg.Low/Low Trn
1999-00722163874.4566/210.
2000-01618140377.971/217
2001-02825185374.166/210
Totals2165489476.066/210