2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Ashley Ray
Ashley Ray
Ashley Ray

Yuxin Lin

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beijing, China

Biography

WAGR RANKING PROUNCIATION  

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 1 (Southern Highlands Invitational '23)
Low Round: 64 (2x, last at Southern Highlands Collegiate Rd. 1 '23)
Low Tournament Score: 202 (Gators Invitational '21)

HONORS MAJORS
  • Masters (2018)
  • The Open (2018)
  • Masters (2020)
  • The Open (2021)
2022-23 (Senior)
  • Played in 11 tournaments and in the lineup each time
  • Won his first collegiate event at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with a 54-hole score of 203 (-13)
  • Secured the match-clinching point in the NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Virginia 2Up
  • Earned Florida’s first point in the NCAA Championship Finals vs. Georgia Tech 
  • Tied his career-low round of 64 (-8) in the opening round  at Southern Highlands
  • Led the team in stroke average (70.0) and top-10 (5) finishes
  • Recorded even par or better in 22 of 34 total rounds
  • Second on the team with seven tournaments of even or under par overall
  • Finished in the top-5 in the first eight straight outings 
  • Had 16 rounds in the 60’s with a stretch of six straight 
2021-22 (Junior) 
  • Appeared in the Gators’ lineup in all 12 tournaments
  • Tied for team-lead in top-25 finishes (7) and under-par tournaments (5)
  • Second on the team in top-10 finishes with four and lowest under-par round at -6
  • Shot two hole-in-ones; in the season opener and spring opener
  • Third on the team in stroke average (71.5), average relation to par for 18-holes (+0.5) and 54-holes (+1.5)
  • Went 2-1 in match play at SEC Championships, won 5&3 in the quarterfinals and 2&1 in the semifinals
2020-21 (Sophomore)
  • Enrolled at UF in January, appearing in all seven spring lineups
  • Was the top finisher for the Gators in two tournaments
  • Carded the lowest 54-hole score on the team (202) at the Gators Invitational
2019-20 (Freshman at USC)
  • Co-led USC with a 70.67 stroke average
  • Posted a team-best four top-15 finishes
  • Finished second on the team with seven rounds in the 60s
  • Among USC’s top two finishers in all five starts
  • Co-meadlist at Southern Highlands Collegiate
AMATEUR COMPETITION
  • Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 U.S. Amateur
  • Qualified for the Sweet 16 at the 2022 Western Amateur
  • Finished T7 (-10) at the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship - shot a 65 (-6) in round three, tied for second lowest round
  • Three-time Open Championship participant (2018, 2020, 2021)
    • 2020 was canceled due to Covid-19
  • One of two amateurs to make the cut at the 2021 Open Championship - shot 1-under-par in round one and led all amateurs with six birdies 
  • Two-time Masters participant (2018, 2020)
  • Made the cut at the Western Amateur (2021) and U.S. Amateur (2021) advancing to Match Play
  • 2020 PGA Latino America’s Alpharetta Classic - T4 (-15)
  • 2017 & 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

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