Fourth-year senior who returns after sitting out the spring season due to injury ... a 2013-14 Ping All-Northeast Region selection ... west coast product with a great deal of physical talent and a positive attitude ... has competed in 21events, playing 58 rounds ... advanced to match play and the round of 32 at the 2014 USGA Amateur Championship after carding a 144 (72-72) during stroke play to make the cut ... a 2013-2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic honoree ... was the 2012 All-Santa Clarita Boys Golfer of the Year.
Shutte on Chang: “Jonathan should be the leader of the team. He’s a strong player and has a strong personality. He competed so well last fall but then he was injured, so to have a player of his caliber come back, it gives the program a boost. He’s excited about finishing off goals at Rutgers the right way."
SPRING 2016: Competed in 16 rounds during the spring season, finishing with a 75.25 18-round average ... produced a tied-for-43rd 227 scorecard (76-75-76) during the Big Ten Championship (April 22-24) ... finished tied for 19th with a 218 (72-75-71) at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (April 16-17) ... carded a 147 (71-76) to finish tied for 29th at the Princeton Invitational (April 9-10) ... finished 66th with a 13-over-par 157 (78-79) at the Seahawk Intercollegiate (March 20-21) … concluded tied for 40th with a 14-over-par 227 (76-74-77) at the Bob Sitton Invitational (March 15-17) … contributed a tied-for-28th scorecard with a 12-over-par 228 (75-74-79) at the Colleton River Collegiate (March 7-8) … had individual wins against Nebraska (1-UP), Michigan State (3&2) and Michigan (2&1) during the Big Ten Match Play Championship, helping RU secure a team win against the Wolverines in the opening round (Feb. 12-13).
FALL 2015: Named Big Ten Player to Watch ... shot a 157 (77-80) to finish 46th at the Maryland Invitational ... carded a 146 (76-70) to finish tied for 17th at the Macdonald Cup (10/2-10/3) ... shot a 229 (76-73-80) to finish tied for 39th at the Badger Invitational (9/27-9/29) ... collected a third-place finish with a seven-under-par 209 (70-66-73) at the Hartford Hawks Invitational (9/21-22) ... finished T-22nd with a 219 (70-76-73) during the Rutgers Invitational (9/11-12).
SPRING 2015: Did not compete due to injury.
FALL 2014: Participated in all five tournaments for Rutgers, totaling 14 rounds ... shot a team-low 151 (74-77), finishing fifth at the Lehigh Invitational (10/18-19) ... led the team with a 220 (75-70-75) scorecard, good for T-9th at the Maryland Invitational (10/13-14) ... finished T-17th at the Badger Invitational (9/28-30) ... produced a 214 (70-74-70) scorecard at the Rutgers Invitational, placing T-11th ... concluded T-12th with a 214 (73-70-71) scorecard at the Wolverin Intercollegiate (9/6-7).
SPRING 2014: Competed in six of seven events and finished strong, pacing the team in each of their final four events ... tied for 33rd at the American Athletic Conference Championship, leading RU with a 227 ... shot a 2-under 211 (68-72-71) to finish third in the Rutherford Intercollegiate ... carded a 5-under 66 in the second round of the Princeton Invitational, en route to a 13th-place 213 ... paced RU at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate with a 222, tied for 27th individually.
FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds ... earned four top-20 finishes on the season ... tied for 15th at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 219 (73-70-76) ... carded a 222 (76-71-75) to finishtied for 11th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational ... paced the Scarlet Knights at the Badger Invitational, posting a 221 (74-75-72) to finish tied for 14th in the 74-player field ... recorded a 221 (73-72-76) at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate ... placed tied for 17th at the Lehigh Invitational, recording a 159 (81-78).
SPRING 2013: Competed in all five events, playing 13 rounds ... tied for 10th with a 227 (76-75-76) at the Whiting Turner Towson Invitational ... had an eagle at the Big East Championship.
FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds ... went 2-1 in the STX Match play, defeating his FDU, and Stevenson opponents ... paced the Scarlet Knights at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a one-under 212 (73-68-71) to place third in the 83-competitor field and had tournament-best minus two in par three scoring, while also finishing minus one on par fours ... placed tied for 27th out of 88 in the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 228 (74-73-81) ... placed tied for 22nd out of 28 at the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 165 (92-73) ... tied for 16th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 151 (77-73).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Valencia HS, where he was a three-time team captain and most valuable player under head coach Robert Waters ... was the Foothill League Most Valuable player as a sophomore and senior, with a 69 and 68, respectively ... as a senior, earned individual medalist honors in four of six Foothill League matches and had a 72.8 stroke average ... in the post-season, shot a two-over 74 at TPC Valencia to finish with a 36-hole total of 148 to capture his third consecutive Newhall Land Cup title ... a nationally-ranked AJGA competitor with numerous top finishes in both regional and national junior tournaments ... played four events on the FCWT Junior Tour in 2011-12, making all four cuts and placing tied for ninth at the Classic Club 36 holes ... at the AJGA ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior, he finished 17th with a 220 (74-73-73), his second top 20 finish in five AJGA events in the spring of 2012 ... is the Rancho Vista course record holder with a 64.
PERSONAL: Son of Young and Tae Chang ... interested in Psychology.
