St. John's University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Chen, Peicheng
Peicheng Chen Interview
Tuesday, April 30
John "Doc" Gimmler Golf Practice Facility Naming Ceremony
Monday, December 17
Peicheng Chen
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Beijing, China
- High School:
- Beijing No. 80
Bio
As a Senior (2024-25): All-BIG EAST First Team Selection… All-PING Northeast Region Team… Second-straight NCAA Regionals automatic qualifier… Earned three BIG EAST Golfer of the Week nods (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Feb. 20)... Played in 11 tournaments for the Red Storm… Logged eight top-10 finishes and three first-place wins… Shot a 5-under, 206 (65-69-72), to come in first at The Doc Gimmler (Sept. 16-17)... Carded a 4-under, 212 (71-71-70), to place first during the UCONN Invitational at GreatHorse (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)... Recorded a 1-under, 209 (69-73-67), to tie for third place at the Bucknell Invitational (Oct. 13-15)... Registered a 6-under, 210 (70-68-72), to win the Van Harte Orange County Collegiate Classic (Feb. 10-11)... Posted a 4-under, 212 (75-71-66), to come in third in the 2025 BIG EAST Championship (April 26-28)... Earned the best finish by a St. John’s golfer at an NCAA Regional this century after posting a 3-over, 213 (70-74-69)... Became the first Johnnie to make consecutive NCAA Regional appearances since U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Keegan Bradley… Named to the 2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
As a Junior (2023-24): 2024 BIG EAST Individual Champion... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection... All-PING Northeast Region Team... Earned the John T. "Doc" Gimmler Men's Golf MVP Award... NCAA Regionals automatic qualifier... Second-straight St. John's golfer to win BIG EAST title (Jack Simon, 2023) and the program's ninth-ever BIG EAST Medalist... Logged five top-10 finish and eight team-best placements in 11 stroke play events... Carded a 2-under, 214 (73-69-72) over 54 holes to claim the conference crown in Hardeeville, S.C. (Apr. 27-29).... Tallied 11 rounds under par and a team-low 72.8 stroke average... Carded runner-up finish and season-best 54-hole score of 8-under, 205 (68-68-69) at the Southern Invitational (Apr. 1-2)... Shot a season-low 66 at the opening round of The Doc Gimmler (Sept. 9)... Finished fifth at the Robert Kepler Collegiate hosted by Ohio State (Apr. 19-21)... Shot a 2-under, 208, at the Vanharte Orange County Classic in California to tie for ninth place... Tied for 16th place at the Ross Intercollegiate (March 11-12) and Gulf Coast Collegiate (Feb. 26-27)... Went 2-1 at BIG EAST Match Play (Feb. 5-6)
As a Sophomore (2022-23): Named to the All BIG EAST First Team… Selected to the PING All-Northeast Region Team … Received the John T. “Doc” Gimmler Golf MVP Award... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sep. 28) … Logged a career-best 71.9 stroke average... Claimed two first place finishes in the MacDonald Cup (Sep. 25) and the Southern Invitational (Apr. 4) … Placed third in the Doc Grimmer posting a season low total of 199 in the three rounds (Sep. 11) …Recorded six top-10 finishes in 11 appearances... Won the New York State Open, one of the Metropolitan Golf Association's premier amateur events after shooting 6-under at Bethpage Black... GCAA All-America Scholars
As a Freshman (2021-22): Led the Red Storm with an average stroke-play score of 73.08... Named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week (Sep. 8)... Finished second at the Nassau Invitational (Oct. 26)... Placed second at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational with a three-round score of 1-under (Sep. 5)... Recorded a fourth place finish at the 2022 Shark Invitational (Apr. 12)
Before St. John’s: Won the China Amateur Open in Beijing and Shandong in 2019… Competed in the Super Lychee Golf Series and the China Amateur Open in 2020… Shot a 63 at the 2020 China Amateur Open in Shanghai to break the course record.. Was ranked 355 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR)… Ranked first in the China Amateur Golf Ranking or three weeks in 2020.
Personal: Son of Li Chen and Yimin Dong… Father was a member of the Chinese national skydiving team… Lists his father as most influential person in his athletic career… Hobbies include fishing and playing basketball.
As a Junior (2023-24): 2024 BIG EAST Individual Champion... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection... All-PING Northeast Region Team... Earned the John T. "Doc" Gimmler Men's Golf MVP Award... NCAA Regionals automatic qualifier... Second-straight St. John's golfer to win BIG EAST title (Jack Simon, 2023) and the program's ninth-ever BIG EAST Medalist... Logged five top-10 finish and eight team-best placements in 11 stroke play events... Carded a 2-under, 214 (73-69-72) over 54 holes to claim the conference crown in Hardeeville, S.C. (Apr. 27-29).... Tallied 11 rounds under par and a team-low 72.8 stroke average... Carded runner-up finish and season-best 54-hole score of 8-under, 205 (68-68-69) at the Southern Invitational (Apr. 1-2)... Shot a season-low 66 at the opening round of The Doc Gimmler (Sept. 9)... Finished fifth at the Robert Kepler Collegiate hosted by Ohio State (Apr. 19-21)... Shot a 2-under, 208, at the Vanharte Orange County Classic in California to tie for ninth place... Tied for 16th place at the Ross Intercollegiate (March 11-12) and Gulf Coast Collegiate (Feb. 26-27)... Went 2-1 at BIG EAST Match Play (Feb. 5-6)
As a Sophomore (2022-23): Named to the All BIG EAST First Team… Selected to the PING All-Northeast Region Team … Received the John T. “Doc” Gimmler Golf MVP Award... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sep. 28) … Logged a career-best 71.9 stroke average... Claimed two first place finishes in the MacDonald Cup (Sep. 25) and the Southern Invitational (Apr. 4) … Placed third in the Doc Grimmer posting a season low total of 199 in the three rounds (Sep. 11) …Recorded six top-10 finishes in 11 appearances... Won the New York State Open, one of the Metropolitan Golf Association's premier amateur events after shooting 6-under at Bethpage Black... GCAA All-America Scholars
As a Freshman (2021-22): Led the Red Storm with an average stroke-play score of 73.08... Named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week (Sep. 8)... Finished second at the Nassau Invitational (Oct. 26)... Placed second at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational with a three-round score of 1-under (Sep. 5)... Recorded a fourth place finish at the 2022 Shark Invitational (Apr. 12)
Before St. John’s: Won the China Amateur Open in Beijing and Shandong in 2019… Competed in the Super Lychee Golf Series and the China Amateur Open in 2020… Shot a 63 at the 2020 China Amateur Open in Shanghai to break the course record.. Was ranked 355 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR)… Ranked first in the China Amateur Golf Ranking or three weeks in 2020.
Personal: Son of Li Chen and Yimin Dong… Father was a member of the Chinese national skydiving team… Lists his father as most influential person in his athletic career… Hobbies include fishing and playing basketball.