Virginia
2025-26 Honors (Graduate Student)
ACC Golfer of the Month (April)
2025-26 (Graduate Student)
• Won back-to-back tournaments, The Calusa Cup (April 6-8) and his final home tournament, the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (April 13-14). He became the first Cavalier ever to win individual titles in consecutive weeks.
• No. 19 on the PGA Tour University Ranking entering the spring season (Feb. 4)
• Opened the fall with a T-15 finish at the Invitational at the Honors Course (9/15-16) shooting a 1-over, 217 (74-70-73)
• Was the top individual at The Calusa Cup (April 5-7), his second career win. Went bogey free over his final 41 holes and shot a career-low, 204 (72-65-67). The 204 cleared the field by four strokes and set a tournament record. His 65 in the second round was also the best of his collegiate career.
• Placed T-9th with a 3-under 213 (67-72-74), helping UVA capture the team title at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (10/24-26). His 67 in round one featured five birdies and an eagle.
• Shot a 10-under, 201 (66-70-70) to finish T-9 and help Virginia win the Puerto Rico Classic (2/9-11). The 54-hole score matched a career-low and his first round 66 also tied a career-best.
• Held the 36-hole lead at the Southern Highlands Collegiate after a 66 and a 71. It marked the second-straight tournament he matched a career-low (66) in the opening round. Finished T-11, his third-straight T-20 finish.
• Turned in a final round 68 at The Hayt to finish tied for 20th, his fifth in his first six starts. Moved up up 21 spots, second to only teammate Josh Duangmanee for the biggest climb in the final round.
• Finished T-8th, a season best at the Pauma Valley Invitational that featured nine top-25 teams. Shot a 5-under, 208 (70-70-68). Totaled 14 birdies over the three rounds, the fourth most of anyone in the 92-player field.
• Won the Calusa Cup (April 6-8) with a 12-under, 204 (72-65-66), clearing the field by four strokes. Played his final 41 holes of the 54-hole event without a bogey to complete his second individual win of his collegiate career.
• In his final home tournament, claimed co-medalist honors at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (April 13-14) with William Sides (SMU). He and Sides established a 54-hole, LCM tournament record with a 16-under, 197 (66-66-65). His final round of 65 matched a career low established the week prior at the Calusa Cup. Chang led the field of 72 with 21 birdies in the 54-hole event.
• Turned in his ninth top 20 of the season and was even par (73-70-73, 217) or better for his eighth-straight tournament at the 2026 ACC Championship.
2024-25 Honors (Senior)
Division I Ping All-America Team Honorable Mention
PING East All-Region Team
GCAA/Cobalt All-America Scholar
ACC All-Academic Team
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
All-ACC
2024-25 (Senior)
• Was the ACC’s top-finisher in stroke play at NCAA Championship (T-7) after shooting a four-round total of 284 (-4).
• Won two matches in NCAA match play competition, topping Brendan Valdes (Auburn) 5&3 and Zac Swanwick (Florida) 1UP.
• Won his first collegiate tournament, topping the field at the NCAA Reno Regional with a 10-under, 206. Became second Cavalier ever to win an NCAA Regional Championship. He led the 54-hole tournament wire-to-wire which featured back-to-back 68s followed by a final round 70.
• Picked up match play victories in the ACC Quarterfinal vs. Georgia Tech (1 UP) and in the ACC Final vs. UNC (2&1).
• At the Puerto Rico Classic (2/10-12) turned in his third career top-10 finish (T-9) and was UVA’s top player. His 54-hole total of 206 was a career best. In the final round recorded his first ever hole-in-one on the par-3, 167-yard 16th hole.
2023-24 (Junior)
• Ranked No. 132 in the final fall Spikemark rankings
• Joined the Cavalier program after competing for the UVA Club team the past two years
• Capped the fall by helping UVA to the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate title with a ninth-place finish
• Posted his best career finish (ninth) by shooting -5, 211 at GCGC
• His final score (211) and first-round performance (-5, 67) at GCGC were both career bests
• Made his UVA debut at Texas Valero Collegiate where he finished 10th (-2, 214)
• Was 12th at Highlands Invitational, shooting -5, 211
• One of four Cavaliers to tie for 16th (+1, 217) at Hamptons Intercollegiate
• Was 64th at Puerto Rico Classic (+1, 217)
• Finished 25th at Hayt Collegiate (+5, 221)
• Tied for 22nd at Linger Longer Invitational (-2, 214)
• Placed 66th at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (+13, 226) for UVA A-team
• Named to All-ACC Academic team
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
Amateur Golf and Personal Information
• Finished ninth at 2024 Northeast Amateur
• Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
• Started playing golf while attending Oakham School in England
• First name is Rui, but goes by Paul
• Majoring in computer science at UVA
Paul Chang’s Career Statistics
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1731 | 72.13 | 67 |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 2585 | 71.81 | 66 |
| 2025-26 | 30 | 2111 | 70.37 | 65 |
| Totals | 90 | 6210 | 71.41 | 65 |
Paul Chang’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, NCAA Reno Regional, May 14, 2025; Calusa Cup, April 7, 2026; Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, April 13-14
Career Top-10 Finishes: 11
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 197, Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, April 13-14
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65, Calusa Cup, April 7, 2026; Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, April 13-14