Player: Tianyi Xiong


Tianyi Xiong
Hometown: Shenzhen
University: University of Arizona
Graduation Year: 2027
Area of Study: Undergraduate
Person Honored: Brian L. Guerrero

Freshman (2023-24): Member of Pac-12 All-Freshman Team… Carded the lowest round ever by an Arizona freshman with a 9-under round of 63 in second round of the Arizona N.I.T… Finished runner-up at Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate to teammate Tiger Christensen… His 12-under performance at the Arizona N.I.T. was lowest 54-hole score of freshman season… Posted a trio of top-10 finishes… Recorded four rounds of 68 or lower over six total rounds in back-to-back events… Arizona’s lowest score at Thunderbird Collegiate in Phoenix with ninth place finish.

Prior to Arizona: Decorated international amateur career that included 17 top-10 finishes at WAGR-sanctioned events… Recorded a trio of marquee wins in 2023 that include the China Amateur Golf Open Series 12, CLPGQ Xiamen Series and the Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championships, which saw him by three strokes at Mission Hills Golf Club… Another notable finishes also include top-10 performance at 2022 AJGA Junior Am at Peach Tree Golf & Country Club in Marysville, California where future UA teammate Zach Pollo also finished in top 10…. Earned podium finish at 2022 South Australian Amateur.