Shawn Lu

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawai’i
High School:
Moanalua HS

CAREER: Finished his five-year Oregon State career with a scoring average of 72.81 … His scoring average of 72.81 is the 10th best in Oregon State history … Played 129 rounds, tied for the sixth most in Oregon State history … Had nine top-10 finishes, tied for the 10th most in Oregon State history … Shot 39 sub-par scores … Shot 19 rounds in the 60’s … Best score was a 7-under 63 in the first round of the Maui Jim Intercollegiate as a junior … Best three-round score was a 9-under 204 at the Thunderbird Collegiate as a super senior … Won the individual title at the Hamptons Intercollegiate as a senior … Won the individual title at the Husky Individual as a senior … On Oregon State’s single-season scoring list, he is eighth (71.55, 2020-21), 16th (72.35, 2017-18), 24th (72.59, 2018-19) and 36th (72.81, 2019-20) … Named to the Division I PING All-Region West Team in 2021 … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team in 2021 … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team in 2018 … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2019.

SUPER SENIOR (2020-21): Played in seven tournaments … Had a scoring average of 71.55 in 22 rounds, the eighth best in Oregon State single-season history … Named to the Division I PING All-Region West Team … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team … Had four top-10 finishes … Shot 10 sub-par rounds … Shot five rounds in the 60’s … Best score was a 6-under 65 in the first round of the Thunderbird Collegiate … Best finish was a tie for sixth place at the Duck Invitational (+3, 216) … Best three-round score was a 9-under 204 at the Thunderbird Collegiate where he finished in a tie for ninth place … Finished in a tie for eighth place at the Pac-12 Championship (-7, 281) … Finished in a tie for 10th place at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional (-6, 210) … Finished in 12th place at the Bandon Dunes Championship (-1, 212) … Played three rounds at the NCAA National Championship and had scores of 77-74-74.

SENIOR (2019-20): The 2019-20 season was canceled after three spring tournaments due to COVID-19 … Played in six of the eight tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.81 in 16 rounds … Shot three sub-par rounds … Won the individual title at the Husky Individual (-4, 140) … Won the individual title at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (+4, 220) … Best score was a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Husky Individual … Best three-round score was a 2-over 215 at the Oregon State Invitational where he finished in a tie for 13th place … Finished in a tie for 34th place at the Bandon Dunes Championship (+4, 217).

JUNIOR (2018-19): Played in 11 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.59 in 34 rounds … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention … Shot 11 sub-par rounds … Best score was a 7-under 63 in the first round of the Maui Jim Intercollegiate … Best three-round score was a 5-under 205 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate where he finished in a tie for 17th place … Best finish was a tie for 14th place at the Showdown In The Rockies (+1, 217) and the El Macero Classic (+3, 219) … Finished in a tie for 16th place at the Duck Invitational (+4, 220) … Finished in a tie for 43rd place at the Pac-12 Championship (+12, 296) … Finished in a tie for 43rd place at the NCAA Regionals (+5, 221).

SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Played in all 11 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.35 in 34 rounds … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … Shot 12 sub-par rounds … Best score was a 7-under 64 in the second round of the Saint Mary’s Invitational … Best three-round score was a 4-under 209 at The Goodwin … Best finish was a tie for fifth place at the Duck Invitational (-1, 212) … Finished in a tie for 10th place at The Goodwin (-4, 209) … Finished in a tie for 21st place at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (-3, 210) … Finished in a tie for 24th place at the Southwestern Invitational (+8, 224) … Finished in a tie for 27th place at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational (E, 213) … Finished in a tie for 41st place at the Pac-12 Championship (+3, 287).

FRESHMAN (2016-17): Played in eight tournaments … Had a scoring average of 75.04 in 23 rounds … Shot three sub-par rounds … First collegiate tournament was The Jackrabbit where he finished in a tie for 22nd place (+2, 218) … Best score was a 1-under 71 in the second and third rounds at the Bandon Dunes Championship and the third round at the El Macero Classic … Best three-round score was a 2-over 218 at The Jackrabbit and the Bandon Dunes Championship … Best finish was a tie for 10th place at the El Macero Classic (+8, 224) … Finished in a tie for 20th place at the Bandon Dunes Championship (+2, 218) … Finished in a tie for 61st place at the Pac-12 Championship (+18, 228).

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Won the 2015 Hawai’i State Amateur Championship by six shots … Finished seventh at the AJGA Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship in 2015 … Claimed medalist honors at the AJGA Preseason Junior and Junior Americas Cup in 2014 … Helped Team Hawai’i win the title at the 2014 Junior Americas Cup.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawai’i in 2016 … Lettered all four years in golf … Won the high school state championship individual title in 2016 … Helped his team win the high school state championship title in 2016 … Named co-captain as a junior and senior … Was the low amateur at the 2016 Mid Pac Open … Was a qualifier for the 2015 Governor’s Cup Sony Open.

PERSONAL: Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i … Son of Scott and Serena Lu … Father is a realtor and mother works for City Café, Inc. … Has one sister, Shayna … Hobbies are hanging out with friends and listening to music … Chose Oregon State because “I really liked the environment when I visited. I felt at home on campus and that is a really good feeling. I also really liked our golf team, our practice facilities and I believed that it could get me to the next level. Lastly, I really like our coaches because they understand what it is like to be a college athlete and I feel they have the knowledge and ability to help me get my game where it needs to be” … Majoring in international business.