Lin Yuxin (born 12 October 2000) is a Chinese
professional golfer.
Aged 17, he qualified directly for both the
2018 Masters and the
2018 Open Championship as the 2017
Asia-Pacific Amateur champion.
Playing in the first two rounds of the 2018 Masters at
Augusta, Lin scored 79 and 80 for
15-over-par, which meant he
missed the cut and did not qualify for the last two rounds.
In the 2018 Open Championship at
Carnoustie
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, he scored 80 and 74 for 12-over-par in the first two rounds, again missing the cut.
Lin was the first winner of the Asia-Pacific to receive a direct invitation to both the Masters and The Open Championship. Previously the winner had received an invitation to the Masters but it was only starting in 2018 that the winner also had an automatic Open entry.
In 2019, Lin won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship for a second time.
Lin turned professional in 2023.
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Amateur wins
*2015 China Amateur Futures Tour Final
*2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
*2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
*2020 Southern Highlands Collegiate
*2023 Southern Highlands Collegiate
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Results in major championships
''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.''
CUT = missed the half way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Team appearances
*Arnold Palmer Cup
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(representing the International team): 2020
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(winners), 2021
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References
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Chinese male golfers
USC Trojans men's golfers
Left-handed golfers
2000 births
Living people
21st-century Chinese people
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