![]() 1 Jin Young Ko of South Korea and fellow 2023 multiple winner Lilia Vu, who won the Chevron Championship - this year's first of five majors - headline the field. “It was more just validation for myself to say that, hey, I can compete at the highest level, and as long as I do what I need to, as long as I perform as well as I can, I’ll be able to be in contention week in and week out," she said. Golf is something she handles with ease, and winning her first event only added to her confidence as she readies for her first major as a pro. Socially, she is getting more tweets, including one from Warriors guard Steph Curry, one of her role models growing up. She credits that to her family and friends, who have not changed in their approach to her. ![]() Other than handling the demands on her time, Zhang believes she has not changed much. This week is more fine tuning for the fourth women's event in New Jersey in seven weeks. She hasn't done that recently because she was tired after a long college season and then the move into the pro ranks. Grinding for Zhang was going out on the range and smashing balls around for four hours. Therefore, I haven’t been able to grind like I usually have been." You have a lot more press interviews, conferences, and it does take a lot out of you and a lot out of your time and energy. ”There’s a lot more obligations that you have to do as a professional. ![]() “Biggest adjustment, I will say that I haven’t been able to work on my game as much as I was able to before as an amateur," Zhang said. When the questions followed, she was personable, humble, thoughtful and composed, a breathe of fresh air for any athlete. Walking up the microphone on Wednesday, there was a wide smile on her face. While that might intimidate some, not Zhang. ![]() She passed.Īfter some rest at home and little work on her game, Zhang returns to work Thursday, when she takes on a field that includes all 11 LPGA Tour winners this year in the second major in women's golf. What followed was whirlwind of national television appearances, phone and in-person interviews, endorsement offers and then back to Stanford for a study week and finals, including a tough computer science test, in which all she wanted was to get a passing grade. It made her the first LPGA Tour winner in a pro debut in 72 years. Zhang has gone from winning her second straight NCAA individual title to turning professional and then living up to all the hype by winning the Mizuho Americas Open earlier this month. (AP) - After stunning women's golf by winning in her first event as professional, Rose Zhang will try to take the next big step when she goes for her first major victory in the Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol.Īnd it's been just a month in the making for the 20-year-old Californian, who many believed was going to be the next big celebrity in her sport, similar to when Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa returned in a two-year span ending in 2010. ![]()
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