Former U.S. Am champ's albatross sends team to NCAAs

Seemingly forgotten after his stunning U.S. Amateur victory two years ago, San Diego State sophomore Gunn Yang hit the decisive shot Wednesday that sent his team to the NCAA Championship.

Yang made an albatross from 218 yards to help the Aztecs advance to the NCAA finals after beating Texas A&M in a team playoff for the fifth and final spot at the Albuquerque (N.M.) regional.

“It was the best shot I have ever witnessed under the circumstances," San Diego State coach Ryan Donovan said Wednesday night. "He really wanted the team to qualify."

At No. 776 in the world, Yang was one of the most unlikely U.S. Amateur champions in history when he won in 2014. He took a year off from school to play…