29th Apr 2019 | China Open
China Open Tip: Yechun 'Carl' Yuan
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Won on PGA Tour China Series as an amateur and big hitting 22-year-old is a talent. Shown capability to step up in grade with third place on Web.com Tour and T3 on last start in China.
Ashun Wu and Haotong Li have both won their national open in recent years and their performances could pave the way for many future champions. At the time of writing Xinjun Zhang looks like winning on the Web.com Tour and is just another sign that Chinese golf is on the up.
The PGA Tour China Series is getting stronger every year but the quality is still underrated by the bookmakers. Regular readers will know how highly I rate Charlie Saxon who finished second on the PTCS Order of Merit last season but there was another talented youngster making his way - Yechun ‘Carl’ Yuan.
The big hitting 22-year-old won the Qingdao Championship as an amateur (Saxon was back in 13th) birdieing his final two holes to secure victory by a solitary stroke. In 11 starts last year he only missed the cut once and he’s managed the step up in grade on the Web.com Tour this season, with an excellent third at the Panama Championship.
Averaging 315-yards off the tee he can pound a golf ball but there is also finesse to his game. He ranks 23rd on the Web.com Tour in putting average and 16th in the all-around ranking. Rather than stay in the USA he warmed up for the China Open with a T3 at the Bo Ao Open last week, which suggests he’s taken an assault on his national title seriously.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 18:49 29th Apr, 2019 but subject to change