Nguyen is making his first Championship start in 2026, Earlier this year, the University of Southern California commit recorded top-four performances in two professional events in Thailand and was part of the International team in the Junior Presidents Cup near Chicago. In 2025, he won six World Amateur Golf Ranking events, including the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final in Vietnam and Thailand Open Amateur, and finished runner-up in both the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Boys’ Junior Championship in Hong Kong, China and Malaysian Open Amateur.