Kevin Yu

Kevin Yu
Kevin Yu
Personal information
Full name	Yu Chun-an
Nickname	Kevin
Born	11 August 1998 (age 26); Taoyuan, Taiwan
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	2021
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins	1
Highest ranking	71 (6 October 2024); (as of 17 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020
The Open Championship	DNP
Medal record
Representing Chinese Taipei
Asian Youth Games
Asian Games
Summer Universiade

Yu Chun-an (Chinese: 俞俊安; Wade–Giles: Yu² Chun⁴-an¹ born 11 August 1998), commonly known as Kevin Yu, is a Taiwanese professional golfer.^[2]

Amateur career

Yu has represented his country at multiple international competitions. He took the gold medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games and won individual bronze and team gold at the 2014 Asian Games.^[3] He competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He also competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, winning bronze medals in the individual and team events. At the 2018 Asian Games, he finished fourth in the individual competition and fifth in the team competition. He has also competed at the Nomura Cup (2013, 2015), Eisenhower Trophy (2014, 2016), Bonallack Trophy (2016) and Arnold Palmer Cup (2019).^[4]

Yu played golf for Arizona State University from January 2017, winning three individual collegiate titles and finishing third, behind Matthew Wolff, in the individual competition at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.^[5] He won the Australian Master of the Amateurs in early 2019.^[6] He qualified for the 2020 U.S. Open, his third consecutive qualification in the event.^[7]

Professional career

Yu turned professional in 2021.^[4] He earned status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2021 through the PGA Tour University program.^[8] He has two top-10 finishes in his first four starts.

In October 2024, Yu won his first PGA Tour event; the Sanderson Farms Championship, winning on the first hole of a playoff against Beau Hossler.^[9]

Amateur wins

2013 Asian Youth Games (boy's individual), Taiwan National Fall Ranking Tournament, National Middle School - Senior
2014 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, National Summer Ranking - Sixth Selection Tournament, Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship - China, Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 5
2015 Western Junior, Junior Players Championship
2017 National Invitational Tournament
2018 Bandon Dunes Championship
2019 Australian Master of the Amateurs, ASU Thunderbird Invitational

Source:^[4]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Oct 2024	Sanderson Farms Championship	−23 (66-66-66-67=265)	Playoff	Beau Hossler

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2024	Sanderson Farms Championship	Beau Hossler	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2021	TPC Colorado Championship	Tag Ridings, David Skinns	Ridings won with par on second extra hole Yu eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship			NT

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2024
The Players Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Nomura Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 2013, 2015
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chinese Taipei): 2014, 2016
Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific team): 2016
Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2019 (winners)