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2025-26 (FRESHMAN SEASON): Made his Aggie debut in the spring portion of the schedule and produced an immediate impact at the conference championship… Earned a 9th-place finish at the 2026 Big West Men's Golf Championship at La Quinta Country Club, posting -3 (213) on rounds of 69-71-73 — opening with the 3-under 69 that put UC Davis in podium position, sitting in the top five through 36 holes and tying for the team's top finish (with Da Silva) as one of just two Aggies under par at the championship… Fired a 2-under 68 in the final round at The Goodwin at Stanford to highlight a T-114 finish at +11 (221, 160 players) on 72-81-68… Took 27th as an individual at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational at Silverado Resort, North Course at -2 (214, 82 players) on 67-73-74, opening with a 5-under 67… Carded a team-best 1-under 71 in the final round at the R.E. Lamkin Invitational at San Diego Country Club, finishing T-52 at +6 (222)… Took T-94 at the home El Macero Classic (+22, 238)… Made his collegiate debut at The Prestige at PGA West – Greg Norman Course (T-94, +11, 153) before the third round was cancelled due to high winds… Made six starts and posted a 73.5 scoring average across 17 rounds.

BEFORE UC DAVIS: Defeated some of the top amateur golfers in China at age 13½ to win the National Amateur Golf Competition – Yangjiang Station, his proudest career accomplishment… Earned qualification to the 2019 IMG Junior World Championships after defeating Wenyi Ding, now a PGA Tour competitor… Played the junior tournament circuit across China before enrolling at UC Davis.

SHENZHEN ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION '25
Graduated in 2025 from Shenzhen Academy International Education in Shenzhen's Nanshan District… Earned the AMC Bronze Award.

PERSONAL: Born May 15, 2006 in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China… Hometown is Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province… Parents are Shaoyong Zhang (general manager, Tsinghua University 1988, played college volleyball) and Dajian Chen (administration manager, Beijing Sport University 1994, competed in collegiate aerobics)… Carries the legal middle name "Tiger," fitting for a player whose sports hero is Tiger Woods… Studying Cinema and Digital Media… Career goal is to compete on the PGA Tour and win The Masters… Favorite facility he's competed at is Torrey Pines… Enjoys photography and video production outside of golf… Favorite movie is Forrest Gump… Selected UC Davis for the coaching staff, the facilities and the Davis location.