2008-09 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Mu Hu
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Shen Zhen, China
- High School:
- The Crenshaw School
At Florida
2008-09: Played in five tournaments as a true freshman, including a four appearances in the team lineup … Averaged 73.93 strokes in 15 rounds on the season and had two top-10 finishes … Made his last appearance at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational and finished in a tie for 77th at 13-over par 229 … Shot a final round 69 (-3) and tied for 35th at the Puerto Rico Classic … Played as an individual in the Gator Invitational and shot one-under par to tie for ninth place, his second top-10 finish in as many tournaments … Had his first career top-10 finish at the Columbia Invitational, carding a 226 (+13) for the tournament … Made his collegiate debut at the prestigious PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational and tied for 47th at 13-over par 226.
Amateur Competition: Shot a final round 63 at the 2008 Players Amateur to finish in a tie for 10th at eight-under for the tournament … Was the low amateur in the 2008 BMW Asian Open on the European Tour, tying for 35th … Tied for 21st at the Korean Tour’s 2008 KEB Invitational … Represented China in the Asian games, finishing tied for 11th … Finished in a tie for 65th at the 2008 Volvo China Open on the European Tour, the lowest amateur in the event … Appeared in the 2008 Sunnehanna Amateur and shot two-over 282 (71-69-73-69) to finish in a tie for 11th … Won the 2007 Dixie Amateur … Earned a share of fifth place at the 2007 St. Augustine Amateur after shooting even-par 210 (67-72-71) for the tournament … Finished in a tied for second, one shot behind the winner, at the 2007 Scratch Players Championship … Won the 2007 HP Boys Junior Championship with a tournament total of 278 (-10).
Prep: Four-time Rolex Junior All-American selection … Ranked as high as fifth in the Class of 2008 in the Golfweek/Titleist performance index … Has captured four AJGA titles, including a win at the HP Boys Invitational Junior Championship in 2007 … His share of sixth place at The PING Invitational was the seventh top-10 finish … As an 11 year-old, he won the 15-18 year-old division at the 2001 China Junior Golf Open.
Personal: Moved to the U.S. at age 11 to work on his golf game … Loves playing soccer, ping pong, tennis and snowboarding … Teamed with Tiger Woods to beat Paul Casey and David Howell in a game of ping pong … Majoring in social and behavioral sciences.
Mu Hu - Career Stats
| Best Rounds | Even or Under | Top-10 | ||||||
| Year | Tourneys | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | 18 | 54 | Par Rds. | Finishes |
| 2008-09 | 5 | 15 | 1,109 | 73.93 | 66 | 209 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 5 | 15 | 1,109 | 73.93 | 66 | 209 | 2 | 2 |
Best Finish: T6, Columbia Invitational, 2008
Low Round: 66, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2009
Low Tourney Score: 209, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2009
| 2008-09 (Freshman Season) |
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| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/28-30 | PING/Golfweek Preview Inv. (Toledo, Ohio) | T47 | 78-75-73=226 (+13) |
| 10/24-26 | Columbia Invitational (Galloway, N.J.) | T6 | 72-80-74=226 (+13) |
| 2/14-15 | Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T9 | 71-66-72=209 (-1) |
| 2/27-3/1 | Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, P.R.) | T35 | 74-76-69=219 (+3) |
| 3/20-22 | Schenkel E-Z-Go Inv. (Statesboro, Ga.) | T77 | 75-77-77=229 (+13) |
