IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine sophomore-to-be Jonathan Kang won the 2017 U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying at Oakmont Country Club.

Kang shot a 6-under-par 136 (67-69) over 36 holes.

With the win, Kang will now compete in the 117th U.S. Amateur Championship, scheduled for Aug. 14-20, 2017 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif.

If Kang wins at Riviera or finishes as the runner-up, it would grant him automatic exemption to compete in the 2018 Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open.

Riviera will be hosting its third USGA championship, having hosted the 1948 U.S. Open, won by Ben Hogan, and the 1998 U.S. Senior Open, won by Hale Irwin. Bel-Air will be hosting its third USGA championship after previously serving as the site of the 1976 U.S. Amateur, won by Bill Sander, and the 2004 U.S. Senior Amateur, won by Mark Bemowski.

Kang played in in 24 rounds last year as a freshman and owned a 75.46 scoring average. He had a season-best ninth place (210) showing at the Cullum Invitational where he posted a career-best 69 on the first day.