Johnathan Chen
Johnathan Chen
Height: 5-9
Weight: 155
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
High School: John Foster Dulles
Major: Business

Career:
Concluded his four-year career with the Eagles by holding down the No. 3 position on Emory's all-time scoring average list with a mark of 74.94 strokes-per-round mark ... Played 94 rounds, shooting par on better on 20 occasions.

Senior (2013-14):
Played in all of the Eagles' competitions and paced the squad with a 74.91 strokes-per-round average with that effort ranking ninth on the program's seasonal list ... First Team All-UAA after finishing fifth at the conference championships with a 36-hole score of one-over par 145 (72-73) ... Was Emory's top peformer in five of the team's nine tournaments ... Was the medalist at the weather-shortened Emory Spring Invitational (Apr. 8), shooting a season-best three-under par 69 before topping Jeff Wells of Methodist on the second hole of a playoff ... His 216 (72-73-71) at the Golfweek D-III Fall Preview (Oct. 13-15) placed him 10th in the 90-player field, and was the team's best score of the year for a 54-hole tournament while tying for seventh on Emory's all-time chart for a three-round score ... Fired a team-best 222 (70-76-76) at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 14-16), good for 22nd position on the leader board out of 150 entries ... Recipient of the Emory Athletic Department's McCord Award in recognition of an outstanding career or season performance in an individual-based sport ... Paced the team and tied for seventh in the 101-player field at the Callaway Gardens Invitational (Mar. 1-2) with a 36-hole score performance of three-over par 147 (73-74) ... Member of the Georgia Cup Team ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Apr. 21) after posting a team best seven-over-par score of 149 (77-72) that tied for17th place in the 90-player field at the Navy Spring Invitational (Apr. 18-19) ... Shot par or better on four occasions.  

Junior (2012-13):
Played in all 11 of the team's competitions and held down the No. 2 spot on the Emory list with a 75.36 strokes-per-round average ... Led the squad with five round of par or better ... Brought home Third Team All-America acclaim ... Outstanding performance at the NCAA D-III Championships where his final effort of 289 (75-70-73-71) established an individual school record at the national tourney, bettering the previous standard of 291 held by Charles Raindre (2011) ... Carded a second-round score of one-under par 70 at the NCAAs, tying the Emory record for the best 18-hole mark at nationals ... Concluded the NCAA Championships tied for third place out of the 210 players who started the event, the second-best showing ever by an Emory player, behind only Lee Palms' first-place performance in 1991 ... Named UAA Golfer of the Week for the second time during the year following his run at the NCAA Championship .... Was the Eagles' No. 1 scorer in four of their 10 tournaments including an overall eighth-place finish out of 90 players at the Golfweek D-III Preview with a mark of four-over par 217 (73-74-70) that tied for seventh place on the school's chart for a 54-hole competition and which allowed him to earn UAA Golfer of the Week recognition ... Final-round performance of one-under 71 at the Gordin Classic (Oct. 12) tied for the third-lowest score in the 60-player field ... Finished with an opening-day effort of even-par 71, tying for the third-best outing out of 87 golfers, and ended up tied for ninth place with teammate Will Roth with a 36-hole score of 147 at the Royal Lakes/Oglethorpe Fall Invitational (Oct. 8-9) ... Second Team All-UAA ... Helped Emory to a fourth-place finish out of 30 teams by leading the team and placing 12th overall out of 150 players at the 54-hole Jekyll Island Invitational (Mar. 15-17) with an effort of 224 (75-73-76) ... Member of the Georgia Cup All-State Team ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.  

Sophomore (2011-12):
Played in all 10 of the team's tournaments and ranked second on the squad with a 75.25 strokes-per-round average, good for 14th place on Emory's seasonal chart ... Earned First Team All-UAA honors after tying for third place at the conference championship with a 36-hole effort of even-par 144 (72-72) ... Member of the Georgia Cup All-State Team ... Posted six rounds of par or better ... Helped Emory to a runner-up finish out of 14 teams at the Al Jones Memorial (Oct. 3-4) by leading the team with a 36-hole score of 145 (68-77), fourth out of 75 players, with his first-round score a career best and that would tie as the best single-round outing by an Emory player during the year ... Finished 25th overall out of 150 players at the Jekyll Island Invitational (Mar. 16-18) with a 54-hole effort of 220 that included a final-round performance of four-under 68 that tied for the day's best score and that tied for the No. 6 spot on the school's all-time single-round ladder.

Freshman (2010-11):
Fine rookie season that saw him compete in nine of the team's 10 tournaments ... His 74.21 strokes per round was second on the team, third on the school's seasonal list and tops all-time for an Emory freshman ... First freshman golfer in school history to earn All-America honors after capturing a third-team berth following his 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Selected to the Ping All-Southeast Region Team ... Tabbed as the Southeast Region representative to the Ping All-Freshman Team ... Member of the Georgia Cup All-State Team ... Named UAA Golfer of the Week following his performance at the Emory Spring Invitational (Apr. 11-12) where he claimed medalist honors in the 89-player field with a two-over par 142 (73-69) with his final total the best 36-hole score turned in by an Emory player during the year ... His second-day score at the Emory Invitational tied for the best 18-hole showing by an Eagle during the season ... Shot par of better on five occasions ... Tied Ryan Dagerman for the top spot on the team and tied for third overall out of 59 players at the Wynlakes Wynter Nationals (Feb. 21-22) ... Shot a two-over par 218 (78-69-71) at the Jekyll Island Invitational that ranked 14th in the 150-player field.

High School:
Four-year member of the golf team at Sugar Land High School ... Was coached by Greg Manthei ... Served as team captain his junior and senior seasons ... Was named his squad's MVP his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... Averaged 75.0 strokes per round his final year ... Houston Junior Amateur champion ... Texas Junior champion ... Was a member of the Jackie Burke Cup team.

Personal:
Born June 1, 1992 ... Son of Christina Chen ... Business major.

Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2013-14 22 1648 74.91 69
2012-13 25 1884 75.36 70
2011-12 24 1806 75.25 68
2010-11 23 1707 74.2 69
Totals 94  7045  74.94 68