Career
In September 2014, Jin became the first amateur to lead a Professional Golf Association Tour China event. He birdied the 17th hole Sunday at Nine Dragons Golf Club while leader, Brazil"s Lucas Lee, made three bogeys over his final three holes. Jin"s victory in the Championship earned him entry into the Volvo China Open, a European Tour event.
Jin has also played, and made cuts on, the OneAsia Tour and the Asian Tour.
In December 2015, Jin tied for 11th at the Asian Tour"s Thailand Golf Championship for his best career finish outside of China. In his Professional Golf Association Tour China career, through the 2015 season, Jin has played 18 events, making the cut 13 times and recording six top-10s, including the victory.
Jin entered the United States. Junior Amateur in Bluffton, South Carolina as the top-ranked player in the field, but he lost in the first round of match play to Norway"s Kristoffer Reitan. In November 2015, the University of Southern California Trojans announced that Jin had signed a national letter of intent to play collegiate golf there, beginning in 2016.
In this tournament, he shot a course record 62 in the first round.
2011 Household Bank National Junior Championship Final Professional Golf Association Tour China wins.
