Washington State University Athletics

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
2019-20 | Senior
Appeared in five of seven tournaments for the Cougs during his senior year … Led the team in scoring average at 72.80 per round … Placed 15th-or-better in three of the five tournaments he competed in … Best finish of the year came at the Bandon Dunes Championship (March 8-10), where he finished in a tie for 12th after carding 213 (E) … Carded par or under-par in four rounds during the year … Shot a season-best round of 68 at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (Oct. 21-23) in the tournament’s final round.

2018-19 | Junior
Appeared in all 11 of the Cougars’ tournaments on the season…best finish came in the first tournament of the spring season at the UC Irvine Invitational (Feb. 11-12), placing 22nd with a score of 224 (+8)…shot best round of 70 three times, at the Saint Mary’s Intercollegiate (Nov. 5-7), the John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 21-23) and the National Invitation Tournament (March 18-19)…shot even to par at the National Invitation Tournament for his best three-round score relative to par…had a 75.00 strokes average and shot three rounds under par…named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. 

2017-18 | Sophomore
Made appearances in three of the first five tournaments for the Cougars…tied for eighth as an individual in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (Sept. 11-12)…carded a 207 (-6)…competed in one spring tournament for WSU…carded a 233 (+17)…finished tied for 107th…ranks number one all-time at WSU for lowest round score with 62 strokes (-9) at the 2017 Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (second round)…set career low average score of 75.50.

2016-17 | Freshman
Competed in six of WSU’s 13 tournaments during the season…tied for fifth at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (Sept. 12-13), which is a career-best finish and best three-round score at 212 (-1)…also had best single round at 69 (-2) in the second round…tied for 34th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Sept. 23-24)…76.06 scoring average.

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High School
Won six tournaments in past four years, including the 2013 Saujana Amateur Open, the HSBC Youth Golf Challenge and the Philippines International Junior Golf Championship in 2012, and the Melaka Amateur Open in 2011…qualified to play at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic, a pro event, in 2012…graduated from Singapore Sports School in November of 2013…National representative for the Singapore Golf Association …runner-up at the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Open…team was first runner-up at The Putra Cup (Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship)…shot a career-best 65 (-7) at the HSBC Youth Golf Challenge in 2014.

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Personal
Born Nicklaus Chiam Yew Chun August of 1995 at Singapore…mother Audrey Yeo Siew Xiang…brothers Sebastian Chiam Yew Bing and Kristopher Chiam Yew Koon...enjoys bowling, tennis and badminton…majoring in international business at Washington State.