Tim Chan

Bavake Sihota

/ Men's Golf

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hong Kong, China
High School:
Loretto School

Statistics & Rankings: Scoreboard/Clippd (NCAA) | World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)

EMU: Returns for his final collegiate season after leading the team with a 72.8 stroke average in 2024-25, which ranks as the 12th-best in program history… Holds the school record after firing 63 in the second round of the White Sands Bahamas NCAA Men’s Invitational (Oct. 25) while his tournament score of 202 ranks second in EMU history for a 54-hole event.

2024-25: Led the team with a season average of 72.8, the 12th-best in program history… Posted the best score on the team at two events, including a tie for eighth place at the season-opening Southern Dunes Collegiate (Sept. 9-10) by shooting 5-under 211 (71-70-70)… Added his second team-leading finish at the White Sands Bahamas Men’s NCAA Invitational (Oct. 24-26) with a third place finish at 14-under 202 (69-63-70)… His second-round score of 63 broke the school record of 64 recorded six times previously by five players with Tyler Lewis the most recent at the Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 26, 2018)… Additionally, his 202 strokes in the Bahamas stands as the No. 2 score in program history behind Lewis’ 200 at the Loyola event… Named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Nov. 1) following his play in the Bahamas… Tied for 13th at the MAC Championships to help the team to third place… Shot 4-over 220 (75-67-78) to record the third-best 54-hole conference score in program history… His second-round 67 also ranked as the third-best in a MAC tournament in EMU history… Following the season, he placed in several events in Great Britain, highlighted by tying for seventh at the Scottish Men’s Open Championship (May 30-June 1) at North Berwick GC… Added a top 10 finish at the St. Andrews Links Trophy after tying for 49th at the Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship.

VCU: 2023-24: Played in 27 rounds with an average of 72.78... Posted a low round of 66 in the third round of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional... Notched 11 rounds of par-or-better... Tied for third was an individual at the Los Vaqueros Intercollegiate with a 213 (74-67-72)... Finished in a tie for 11th at the Hal Williams Collegiate with a 209 (68-69-72)... Notched a 17th-place showing at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 221 (69-75-77)... As a team, VCU shot a combined 20-under in a convincing, wire-to-wire victory... The Rams' 25-stroke win was the largest margin of victory in the A-10 Championship since Virginia Tech scored a 36-stroke victory in 1997... Tied for 21st at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional with a 208 (72-70-66)... VCU recorded the lowest single-round total in school history on the final day of the NCAA Regionals, as the Rams placed eighth overall at nine-under...

NEW MEXICO JC: 2022-23: Helped the squad to five team tournament titles... Played in 34 rounds with a scoring average of 73.62... Notched seven top-20 finishes... Tied for fourth at the TankLogix Collegiate with a six-under 207 (73-66-68)... Tied for fourth at The Happening with a three-under 139 (70-69)... Finished at seven-under 137 (66-71) in a tie for fourth at the T-Bird Invitational... Posted a tie for seventh at the Herb Wimberly Junior College with a 218 (74-72-72)...

PERSONAL: Full Name: Cham Nok Him... Son of Alan and Grace Chan... Has one brother, Hayden... Began playing golf at age five... Speaks Cantonese and studied in Scotland for four years... Business Marketing major.