St. John's University Athletics
Chen Takes Home Pair of Metropolitan Golf Association Titles
6/24/2022 12:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
Red Storm golfer earns medalist honors at Long Island Amateur and Public Links Championship
QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John's men's golf standout Peicheng Chen took home tournament titles for the 74th Metropolitan Golf Association Public Links Championship at Rock Spring Golf Club and the 99th Long Island Amateur Championship at The Seawane Club.
The Beijing native has had a scorching summer, shooting a Bethpage Yellow course record (62) to qualify for the Public Links Championship. He capitalized on the opportunity orchestrating a comeback victory at Rock Spring Golf Club. After opening with a 73 the rising sophomore posted a final round 65 to take home medalist honors at the Public Links Championship. The Red Storm standout proved clutch down the stretch, as he sunk three birdie putts over the final five holes to earn medalist honors.
A week later, Chen kept his momentum going, as he began the Long Island Amateur as the eighth-seed at the match play event. The rising sophomore played 89 holes of golf over the span of four days, closing out the tournament with a 7 & 5 victory over second-seeded Sam O'Hara in a 36-hole crusade.
Chen's Long Island Amateur title marked the second-straight year a Red Storm player earned medalist honors at the event. Tyler Gerbavsits came away with the crown last season.
Both Chen and Gerbavists were a part of the Johnnies' squad last season that posted their best finish at the BIG EAST Championships since the 2015-16 campaign, placing sixth at the conference's marquee tournament in April.
The Beijing native has had a scorching summer, shooting a Bethpage Yellow course record (62) to qualify for the Public Links Championship. He capitalized on the opportunity orchestrating a comeback victory at Rock Spring Golf Club. After opening with a 73 the rising sophomore posted a final round 65 to take home medalist honors at the Public Links Championship. The Red Storm standout proved clutch down the stretch, as he sunk three birdie putts over the final five holes to earn medalist honors.
A week later, Chen kept his momentum going, as he began the Long Island Amateur as the eighth-seed at the match play event. The rising sophomore played 89 holes of golf over the span of four days, closing out the tournament with a 7 & 5 victory over second-seeded Sam O'Hara in a 36-hole crusade.
Chen's Long Island Amateur title marked the second-straight year a Red Storm player earned medalist honors at the event. Tyler Gerbavsits came away with the crown last season.
Both Chen and Gerbavists were a part of the Johnnies' squad last season that posted their best finish at the BIG EAST Championships since the 2015-16 campaign, placing sixth at the conference's marquee tournament in April.
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