Who Is Going To The U.S. Open? Yu!!! (Not You, @SunDevilMGolf Own Chun An Yu!!!)

.@sundevilmgolf's @kevingolfyu is joining six #ASU alums in this weekend's U.S. Open. The only difference is... he just finished up his sophomore year at school. Check out the story here:https://t.co/torUszwuaM

— Max Kelley (@MaxwellKelley) June 13, 2018

Chun An Yu,  ( @kevingolfyu ) who will be a junior on the @SunDevilMGolf team in 2018-19, earned the right to play in the 2018 U.S. Open on Monday by winning the Lake Merced Sectional Qualifier with an 8-under 135 (65-70). There were five spots available for the 86 golfers, but An Yu came out firing with seven birdies in the opening round and posted just two bogeys in 36 holes.

v @ASU_Alumni at @usopengolf (times ET)
Thursday, No. 1/Friday, No. 10
12:41/6:56 @kevingolfyu
1:14/7:29 @JonRahmpga
1:36/7:51 Pat Perez

Thursday, No. 10/ Friday, No. 1
7:40/1:25 @Paul_Casey
8:02/1:47 @MickelsonHat
12:30/6:45 @mattjonesgolf
2:09/8:24Chez Reavie

— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) June 11, 2018

He will play in the 118th U.S. Open Championship to be held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., June 11-17. He will join the usual list of Sun Devils teeing it at the USGA event that includes Phil Mickelson (26 U.S. Opens, the first one in 1990), three-time Pac-10 champion Paul Casey, Pat Perez (member of the 1996 NCAA Champion), two-time Ben Hogan Award winner and 11-time collegiate medalist Jon Rahm,  2001 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion, Sun Devil Hall of Famer and six-time U.S. Open participant Chez Reavie and 2001 First-Team All-American Matt Jones.

Chun An Yu paced four amateurs who qualified for the #USOpen in California on Monday. #RoadToShinnecock https://t.co/4nqGNay34m pic.twitter.com/2V2ddoiEPp

— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 5, 2018

Earning All-Pac-12 second team, Chun An Yu had a 70.58 stroke average in 12 tournaments this past year and posted 16 rounds in the 60s. He took home medalist honors shooting a 13-under 200 (including a 65 in round one which tied for the best round of the tournament) at the Bandon Dunes Invitational March 11-13, and also tied for 21st at the 156-player NCAA Championship. He posted other top-10 finishes at Tucson's National Invitational (tied for second), the ASU Thunderbird Invitational (tied for eighth) and the NCAA Raleigh Regional (tied for fifth). An Yu shot a 9-under 63 on Feb. 25 at Omni National in the first round of the National Invitational en route to the second-place finish (63-70-69=202/-14).

The most-underrated player in college golf just punched his ticket to the @usopengolf Congrats to @kevingolfyu Looks like a college event at this (and most) US Open qualifying sites. pic.twitter.com/az7cAwzfjz

— Matt Thurmond (@MattThurmond) June 5, 2018

In his freshman season he had two top-10 finishes as he won Tucson's National Invitational with a 17-under 199 and tied for second at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational with a 12-under 201. His 71.61 stroke average remains the second-best by a freshman in Sun Devil history, behind only Jon Rahm's 71.37 in 2012-13. He put the finishing touches on a solid freshman season that started in January of 2017 with an even-par 288 at the NCAA Championships in Chicago. On a day where 84 rounds produced an average score of 77.25, he fired a 1-over 73 with two birdies. His even-par score tied for the fourth-best by a freshman at the 2017 finals. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Amateur after advancing to match play in a 13-player-for-eight-spots playoff.
 

Amateurs rule the day at #USOpen sectional in California.

Scores/Recap: https://t.co/JrLsQCMQVJ pic.twitter.com/x5OKOZLvpE

— Golfweek (@golfweek) June 5, 2018

CHUN AN YU COLLEGIATE TOP-10 FINISHES (6)
NCAA Raleigh Regional (May 14-16, 2018) 65-70-69=204/-9/T-5 (75)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (April 14-15, 2018) 66-73-69=208/-5/T-8 (85)
Bandon Dunes Championship (March 11-13, 2018) 65-68-67=200/-13/1 (83)
National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 25-26, 2018) 63-70-69=202/-14/T-2 (92)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (March 18-19, 2017) 67-63-71=201/-12/T-2 (84)
National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 27-28, 2017) 68-67-64=199/-17/1 (88)
 
CHUN AN YU BEST COLLEGIATE ROUNDS (64 OR BETTER)
63/-9, first round, 2018 National Invitational (Feb. 25)
63/-8, second round, 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (March 18)
64/-8, third round, 2017 National Invitational (Feb. 28)
 
The Sun Devils, one of just three teams to win a tournament against eventual NCAA Champion Oklahoma State, won the 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitational April 14-15 at the ASU Karsten Golf Course, claiming the title for the second year in a row. ASU also defeated last year's national champion Oklahoma and snapped OSU's seven-tournament winning streak. ASU earned its first win of the spring and second of the season with a convincing victory at the Bandon Dunes Championship March 11-13 as it led each round and finished an impressive 13-strokes ahead of second place Clemson.

Five @ASU_Alumni in @PGATOUR #FedExCup updated standings
6 - @MickelsonHat
10 - @JonRahmpga
15 - @Paul_Casey
18 - Pat Perez
23 - Chez Reavie@sundevilclub @TheSunDevils #NCAAGolf

— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) June 11, 2018

ASU was the only team to not have a junior or senior in its lineup at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Stillwater where it finished tied for 13th.

In search of his first major title, @JonRahmpga is looking to make his mark on Shinnecock Hills in the 118th #USOpen. pic.twitter.com/xKEcTC7KeQ

— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 10, 2018

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— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) June 11, 2018