Yuan Yechun (born 21 March 1997), also known as Carl Yuan, is a Chinese professional golfer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yuan has become well known for his style of play, his follow through in particular.
Amateur career Yuan played college golf at the University of Washington for three years. While at Washington, he won the Pacific Northwest Amateur in 2016.
Yuan competed in the 2018 Asian Games. He place tied for 10th in the men's individual competition and took silver in the men's team event alongside Jin Cheng, Chen Yilong, and Zhang Huachuang.
Professional career Yuan turned professional in 2018. He competed on the PGA Tour China in 2018 and won the Qingdao Championship. Since 2019, he has played on the Korn Ferry Tour. He has three runner-up finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour: 2020 Pinnacle Bank Championship, 2020 WinCo Foods Portland Open, and 2021 Simmons Bank Open.
Yuan qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and finished tied for 38th in the men's individual competition.
Yuan finished the 2022–23 season 126th in the FedEx Cup standings, but regained full PGA Tour privileges after Jon Rahm signed with LIV Golf.
Amateur wins 2013 Junior All-Star at Mission Inn, Scott Robertson Memorial, Beijing Junior Open 2015 China Team Championship 2016 Pacific Northwest Amateur, China Team Championship
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Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Mar 2022Chitimacha Louisiana Open−14 (68-66-71-65=270)Playoff Peter Uihlein
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Chitimacha Louisiana Open Peter UihleinWon with birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour China wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up122 Jul 2018Qingdao Championship−6 (66-71-73-72=282)1 stroke Callum Tarren
Results in major championships Tournament2026Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2018 2019 Championship Match Play Invitational ChampionsT35T17
"T" = tied
See also 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
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