2018-19 Men's Golf Roster
Tailin Song
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
- High School:
- Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)
2017-18: Played in the Tar Heel Intercollegiate and UNCG Grandover Collegiate • Shot a season-best 74 • Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll for the third year.
2016-17: Won UNC’s Mike McLeod Award for top academics and community service • Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll • Played in four events and averaged a 74.00 in 10 rounds • Shot a season-low 68 in the first round in the Elon Phoenix Invitational • Also posted 71s in the second and third round at Elon • Finished tied for 15th at 3-under • Tied for 17th at the Seahawk Intercollegiate after rounds of 75-77-73.
2015-16: ACC Honor Roll • Played in three events as an individual • Averaged 76.25 strokes • Shot a season-low 69 in the opening round of the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass Valley.
Prep: Finished 24th at the 2015 California high school state championships • Helped Torrey Pines High School (San Diego) finish second • Torrey Pines won four straight CIF titles and was three-time league champions • Champion at the 2014 San Diego Country Club Tournament • Tied for first at the 2013 San Diego Section CIF Championship and finished fifth at the 2013 California State Championship • Played for Coach Chris Drake • Team captain, senior of the year and player of the year in 2015.
Amateur: Runner-up in 2014 at the San Diego Junior Amateur Championship and the FCG Future Championship • Sixth in 2014 at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship at Torrey Pines • Has seven top-10 finishes in the last two years on the SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup Series.
Personal: Born Tailin Song in Shenzhen, China • Pronounced TIE-lynn • Son of Yanjun Song and Liping Liu • Birthday is June 13 • Majoring in economics and Chinese • Enjoys tennis, swimming and table tennis • Hobbies include working out • Best food he makes is tomato and egg fried rice • Enjoys listening to EDM and country music • Favorite non-golfer athlete is Stephen Curry • Low career round was 65 in China • Favorite course is Rancho Santa Fe Country Club because it is very challenging and always in perfect shape • Favorite golfer is Jason Day • Best friend at another school is Jamie Cheatham at California • Best advice is from his swing coach, Chris Mayson – “Get off the range” • Go-to club under pressure is his 3 wood • Best shot ever was a dunk with a wedge from 143 yards • Would like a lesson from Sean Foley • Dream pairing includes Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson.
