Rose Zhang

Rose Zhang (born May 24, 2003[1]) is an American amateur golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and was on the gold medal team at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Rose Zhang
Personal information
Born (2003-05-24) May 24, 2003
Arcadia, California
Height5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceIrvine, California
Career
CollegeStanford University
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT11: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT40: 2022
Women's British OpenT28: 2022
Evian ChampionshipT58: 2021
Achievements and awards
Mark H. McCormack Medal2020, 2021, 2022
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaMixed team

Personal life

Zhang was born in Arcadia, California and resides in Irvine, California.[1]

She began golfing at the age of 9.[2]

Zhang attended Pacific Academy and enrolled at Stanford University in 2021.[3][4]

Amateur career

In 2019, Zhang was one of the youngest competitors in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. She was named by American Junior Golf Association as the 2019 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year.

She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at 16 years of age.

At the 2019 Pan American Games, she was on the winning U.S. mixed-gender team and placed eighth in the individual competition.[5][6]

Zhang won the U.S. Women's Amateur in August 2020 after defeating Gabriela Ruffels in the final on the 38th hole.[7]

Following the win, Zhang rose to number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in September 2020 after finishing T-11 at the 2020 ANA Inspiration, an LPGA major.[8][9] She has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked amateur three times, at the end of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 seasons.[10][11][12]

In May 2022, Zhang won the individual NCAA Championship by 3 shots. On her 19th birthday she was presented with the Annika Award for best female college golfer of the year. She then clinched Stanford's second NCAA team title by winning the final match, 3 and 1.

In June 2022, Adidas announced its first name, image, and likeness deal with Zhang, making her the company's first student athlete. The multi-year deal was announced on the morning of Zhang entering the U.S. Women's Open.[13]

On April 1, 2023, Zhang won the Augusta National Women's Amateur in a playoff over Jenny Bae. The playoff ended on the second playoff hole where Zhang made par. She had a 5 stroke lead going into Saturday and shot 76.[14] Later in April, she passed Leona Maguire as the female golfer ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for the most weeks.[15]

Amateur wins
  • 2016 AJGA - CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda
  • 2017 Junior PGA Championship, Junior America's Cup
  • 2018 ANA Junior Inspiration, Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational, The PING Invitational
  • 2019 Toyota Junior World Cup, Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur, Rolex Girls Junior Championship, The PING Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior, Molly Collegiate Invitational, Windy City Collegiate Classic, Stanford Intercollegiate, Spirit International Amateur Championship (individual)
  • 2022 NCAA Championship[16]
  • 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur

Source:[9]

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament20212022
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open CUT T40
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship T58 T65
Women's British Open CUT T28
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000000
U.S. Women's Open00000021
Women's PGA Championship00000000
The Evian Championship00000022
Women's British Open00000021
Totals00000064
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2022 U.S. Women's Open – 2022 Women's British Open, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Source:[9]

References
  1. "Rose Zhang". TeamUSA.org.
  2. Berhow, Josh (March 29, 2019). "Rose Zhang's game has risen to new heights (just don't tell her that)". Golf.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Basheda, Lori (June 1, 2020). "Meet America's best junior golfer". Irvine Standard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2021–22 Women's Golf Roster – Rose Zhang". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. "Migliaccio, U.S. team bring home gold medals at Pan-Am Games". AmateurGolf.com. August 11, 2019.
  6. Romine, Brentley (October 28, 2019). "Players of year Maxwell Moldovan, Rose Zhang headline AJGA All-Americans". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Romine, Brentley (August 9, 2020). "Rose Zhang wins U.S. Women's Amateur after Gabriela Ruffels' repeat hopes end on lip-out". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Zhang becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. September 16, 2020.
  9. "Rose Zhang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  10. Dovsek, Averee (October 7, 2020). "Rose Zhang's late-summer hot streak results in WAGR bump, Mark H. McCormack Medal". Golfweek.
  11. "Zhang wins second McCormack Medal". R&A. August 11, 2021.
  12. "Rose Zhang Earns Third Mark H McCormack Medal". R&A. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  13. "Adidas signs its first name, image, likeness deal with female golfer". bizjournals.com. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  14. Melton, Zephyr (April 1, 2023). "Inside Rose Zhang's near-collapse — and eventual triumph — at Augusta National". Golf Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  15. "Rose Zhang sets new record as the world's leading women's amateur golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking. April 19, 2023.
  16. "No. 1 for a reason: Stanford freshman phenom Rose Zhang holds on to win individual title wire-to-wire at 2022 NCAA Championship". Golfweek. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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