What’s long been missing from Seattle Weekly is a heavy reliance on golf references. We will now rectify the omission in this encomium for star UW golfer Cheng-Tsung Pan. The backswing of Pan’s life takes us to Taiwan, where he learned the game because his mom was a caddy at a local course. Pan cleared the water hazard that is the Pacific Ocean at age 15, coming to the U.S. to walk the links for Florida’s sports-focused IMG Academy, and now for UW. Pan just finished his sophomore season, and he surely won’t be taking a mulligan. For the second consecutive year, Pan shot his way onto the All-America team. At the U.S. Open, Pan made the pros look like duffers, rising as high as third place before heading to the clubhouse with the best score among amateurs. Then, in late June, Pan claimed the #1 spot in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. If Pan can stay atop the leaderboard through the end of the summer, he’ll earn tee times in both the 2014 U.S. Open and British Open.