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Cal Career Stats
GENERAL: Will likely redshirt while recovering from a wrist injury ... game continued to improve during the fall portion of his 2011-12 rookie season ... a hard worker with a solid game that includes notably strong ball striking and iron play.
2011-12 (AS A FRESHMAN): Has not played.
AMATEUR:
2012 - Reached the semifinals of match play at the San Francisco City Championship.
2011 - Fourth at Alister MacKenzie Cup (71-36 - 107) and Palo Alto City Championship (72-68 - 140) ... 13th at Alameda Commuters (70-73-71-75 - 289) ... reached Round of 16 of match play at California Amateur ... tied for 19th at Silicon Valley Amateur (77-73 - 150) ... ranked as high as No. 93 according to Golfweek.
2010 - Second at Castlewood AJGA (68-72 - 140) ... tied for third at Diablo Valley Amateur (68-72 - 140) ... reached semifinals of match play at San Mateo County Championship ... tied for 11th at Monterey Bay Championship (79-81 - 160) ... tied for 13th at Christmas Classic (70-74 - 144).
2009 - NCGA Junior Player of the Year ... drained a 25-foot putt on the first playoff hole to win Junior All-Star at Lake Havasu (69-65-74 - 218) ... won three straight NCGA Junior Tour events at Poplar Creek (70-65 - 135), Oakmont Country Club (68-68 - 136) and Poppy Hills (72-74 - 146) ... second at Castlewood (70-68-67 - 207) behind current Cal teammate Michael Weaver and at Gary Monisteri San Mateo County (199) ... 11th at Christmas Classic (71-73 - 144).
2008 - Won three straight California Junior Tour events at Coyote Creek (71-71 - 142), Del Monte (67-76 - 143) and Eagle Ridge (76-75 - 151).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School ... Most Valuable Player of his squad for each of his final three prep campaigns ... led his team to a pair of West Catholic Athletic League titles in his final two prep seasons, earning first-team All-WCAL honors as a senior ... also a record-breaking prep swimmer, setting a national mark as part of a 200-meter medley relay squad and a Pacific record in the 100-meter butterfly (1:11.27) ... named to the Principal's Honor Roll for three years.
OTHER: Full name is Shotaro Brian Ban ... undeclared major ... parents are Hideyuki Ban and Susan Chang ... born August 13, 1993, in San Jose, Calif.
GETTING TO KNOW SHOTARO:
Nickname ... Shotime
What people don't know about me is ... that I like to meet new people
The reason I love golf is ... there is a new challenge every single day, and it never gets old
The teammates I admire most are ... Max Homa and Michael Kim
The favorite golf course I have played is ... Spyglass Hill
The reasons I chose Cal are ... the environment and the people, and the university gives me so many opportunities that many schools could not
Since coming to Cal I have learned ... to be more open and caring and also have a good worth ethic
What sets Cal golf apart from other collegiate golf programs is ... our team is so close and we have really good chemistry
My favorite golf movie is ... The Greatest Game Ever Played
If I were not playing college golf, I would be ... swimming collegiately
The best advice I've ever received is ... no regrets
One moment in history I wish I could have seen is ... Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
My best advice to youngsters would be ... to live life with no regrets
LAST UPDATED: May 10, 2012
