Champion Results in Majors

Champion Results in Majors

Finishes in the Open by AAC Champion/Runner(s)-up

Name

Place

Year

Position

Total

Eric Chun

Eric Chun (2009 Runner-Up)

2010

MC

147

Yuxin Lin

Yuxin Lin (2017 Champion)

2018

MC

154

Takumi Kanaya

Takumi Kanaya (2018 Champion)

2019

MC

149

Yuxin Lin

Yuxin Lin (2019 Champion)

2021

T74

286

Takumi Kanaya

Takumi Kanaya (2019 Runner-Up)

2021

MC

142

Keita Nakajima

Keita Nakajima (2021 Champion)

2022

MC

147

Harrison Crowe

Harrison Crowe (2022 Champion)

2023

MC

156

Best Finish at The Open by a Past AAC Participant

Player

AAC Participation

Best AAC Finish

Participation at The Open

Best Open Finish

Cameron Smith

2011, '12

4 (2011)

2017-'19, 2021-'22

Win (2022)

Past AAC Participants to compete in the Open as a Professional

Player

AAC Participation

Best AAC Finish

Open Participation

Best Open Finish

Yosuke Asaji

2009, ’10, ‘11

3 (2010)

2019

T67 (2019)

Haydn Barron

2021

T21 (2021)

2023

MC

Danthai Boonma

2012, ‘13

T25 (2013)

2018

MC

Ben Campbell

2010, '11

3 (2011)

2022

MC

Cameron Davis

2015, ‘16

T2 (2015)

2018

T39 (2018)

Ryan Fox

2009, ’10,’11

T17 (2011)

2015,’17-'19, '21-'23

T16 (2019)

Yoshinori Fujimoto

2010

T9 (2010)

2012, ‘19

T54 (2012)

Gavin Green

2009

MC

2018

T61 (2018)

Lucas Herbert

2013, ’14, ‘15

T4 (2013)

2018, '21-'23

T15 (2022)

Kazuki Higa

2016

10 (2016)

2022, '23

MC

Daniel Hillier

2016, ’17, ’18

T6 (2017)

2021, '23

MC

Nathan Holman

2012

T7 (2012)

2016

MC

Mikumu Horikawa

2012, ’13, ‘14

2 (2014)

2019

MC

Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond

2010

MC

2018, ‘19, '21, '23

T46 (2021)

Sadom Kaewkanjana

2015-'18

8 (2018)

2022

T11 (2022)

Takumi Kanaya

2016, '18, '19

Win (2018)

2019, '21-'23

MC

Yuto Katsuragawa

2019

T8 (2019)

2022

T47 (2022)

Masahiro Kawamura

2010, ‘11

T7 (2011)

2018

T39 (2018)

Taichi Kho

2017, '21, '22

2 (2021)

2023

MC

Siwoo Kim

2011

T46 (2011)

2017, ’18-'19, '22-'23

T15 (2022)

Satoshi Kodaira

2010

T22 (2010)

2013, ’16, ‘18

T35 (2018)

Kyounghoon Lee

2009, '10

T4 (2010)

2022, '23

MC

Min Woo Lee

2017, ’18

T3 (2017)

2021-'23

T21 (2022)

Bryden Macpherson

2009

MC

2011*, ‘14

MC

Hideki Matsuyama

2010, '11, '12

Win (2010, 2011)

2013-'19, '22-'23

T6 (2013)

Connor McKinney

2021, '22

T18 (2021)

2023

MC

David Micheluzzi

2018, '19

T15 (2019)

2023

MC

Keita Nakajima

2017, '18, '19, '21

Win (2021)

2022*, '23

MC

Cheng-Tsung Pan

2012, ’13, 14

2 (2012)

2014*, ‘19, '21

MC

Anthony Quayle

2016

T38 (2016)

2022

T15 (2022)

Poom Saksansin

2009, ’10, ’12,’13

T12 (2013)

2021

T76 (2021)

Cameron Smith

2011, ‘12

4 (2011)

2017-'19, '21-'23

Win (2022)

Travis Smyth

2015, '16, '17

T12 (2015)

2023

MC

Shinji Tomimura

2011

T12 (2011)

2015

MC

Gunn Yang

2014, ’15, ‘16

T15 (2016)

2015*

MC

*Competed in The Open as an amateur

AAC Champion/Runner-Up Results at the Open Qualifying Series

Name

Year

Position

Eric Chun (Runner-up)

2010

Qualified as the fourth of four qualifiers (Saujana Golf & Country Club)

Changwon Han (Champion)

2010

Did not qualify (Saujana Golf & Country Club)

Hideki Matsuyama (Champion)

2011

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Tarquin MacManus (Runner-up)

2011

Did not attempt to qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Hideki Matsuyama (Champion)

2012

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Soomin Lee (Runner-up)

2012

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Tianlang Guan (Champion)

2013

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Cheng-Tsung Pan (Runner-up)

2013

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Changwoo Lee (Champion)

2014

Did not attempt to qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Shohei Hasegawa

2014

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Antonio Murdaca (Champion)

2015

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Mikumu Horikawa (Runner-up)

2015

Did not attempt to qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Cheng Jin (Champion)

2016

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Ryan Ruffels (Runner-up)

2016

Did not qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Cameron Davis (Runner-up)

2016

Did not attempt to qualify (Amata Spring Country Club)

Brett Coletta (Runner-up)

2017

Did not qualify (Sentosa Golf Club)

Curtis Luck (Champion)

2017

Did not qualify (Royal Sydney Golf Club)

Andy Zhang (Runner-up)

2018

Did not qualify (Sentosa Golf Club)

Keita Nakajima (Runner-up)

2019

Did not qualify (The Lakes Golf Club)

Rayhan Thomas (Runner-up)

2019

Did not attempt to qualify (The Lakes Golf Club)

Takumi Kanaya (Runner-up)

2020

Qualified as the second of three qualifiers (The Australian)

Taichi Kho (Runner-up)

2022

Did not qualify (St. Annes Old Links)

Bo Jin (Runner-up)

2023

Did not attempt to qualify

Finishes in the Masters by AAC Champion the Following Year

Name

Year

Postion

Scores

Total

Changwon Han

2010

MC

79 76 - -

155

Hideki Matsuyama

2011

T27

72 73 68 74

287

Hideki Matsuyama

2012

T54

71 74 72 80

297

Tianlang Guan

2013

58

73 75 77 75

300

Changwoo Lee

2014

MC

80 73 - -

153

Antonio Murdaca

2015

MC

78 73 - -

151

Cheng Jin

2016

MC

79 78 - -

157

Curtis Luck

2017

T46

78 72 75 72

297

Yuxin Lin

2018

MC

79 80 - -

159

Takumi Kanaya

2019

T58

73 74 68 78

293

Yuxin Lin

2020

MC

79 73 - -

152

Keita Nakajima

2022

MC

72 79 - -

151

Harrison Crowe

2023

MC

75 77 - -

152

Jasper Stubbs

2024

MC

80 76 - -

156

AAC Champions Who Finished Low Amateur at the Masters

Name

Year

Postion

Hideki Matsuyama

2011

T27

Tianlang Guan

2013

58

Lowest Round at the Masters by AAC Champion as an Amateur

Name

Year

Round

Score

Hideki Matsuyama

2011

Third

68

Takumi Kanaya

2019

Third

68

Best Finish at the Masters by a Past AAC Participant or Champion

Name

AAC Participant

AAC Champion

Masters Participation

Best Masters Finish

Hideki Matsuyama

2010-12

2010, 2011

2011-2012*, 2014-23

1 (2021)

Past AAC Participants / Non-Champions to Compete in the Masters

Player

AAC Participation

Best AAC Finish

Masters Participation

Best Masters Finish

Cameron Smith

2011, 2012

4 (2011)

2016-24

T2 (2020)

Siwoo Kim

2011

T46

2017-23

T12 (2021)

Satoshi Kodaira

2010

T22

2018, 2019

T28 (2018)

Oliver Goss

2012, 2013

3 (2012)

2014*

49 (2014)

Bryden Macpherson

2009

MC

2012*

MC (2012)

Gunn Yang

2014-16

T15 (2016)

2015*

MC (2015)

Takumi Kanaya

2018, 2019

Win** (2018)

2019*, 2022

T58* (2019)

Cheng-Tsung Pan

2012-14

2 (2012)

2020, 2021

T7 (2020)

Jazz Janewattananond

2010

MC

2020

T51 (2020)

Cameron Davis

2015, 2016

T2 (2015)

2022, 2024

T12 (2024)

Lucas Herbert

2013-15

T4 (2013)

2022

MC (2022)

Min Woo Lee

2017, 2018

T3 (2017)

2022-24

T14 (2022)

Kyounghoon Lee

2009, 2010

T4 (2010)

2022-23

T23 (2023)

Ryan Fox

2009-11

T17 (2011)

2023

T26 (2023)

Kazuki Higa

2016

10 (2016)

2023

MC (2023)