Rose Zhang has been a golfing sensation this summer. She is a LPGA rookie and each week she seems to achieve a new goal.
Zhang won the individual 2023 NCAA title. The Mizuho Americas Open was her first LPGA tournament as a professional. Then, she had three top-10 finishes at her first three majors.
What about this week? The international border was the milestone.
“I’m so excited. Zhang, who was in Canada for the CPKC Women’s Open held at Shaughnessy Country Club & Golf Club in Vancouver, said: “This is my first time in Canada.” “That’s saying a lot, because I’m originally from Southern California. There are a lot Canadians there in the winter months when they practice.
It’s gorgeous now that I am here. The weather is perfect. The golf course is in excellent condition. “I’m so excited to see people out there having fun.
Zhang, as she has done with such ease in the past, had even more fun on Thursday’s first round. After a slow start, the phenom shot a 33 in difficult conditions on her second nine, and finished the day in second place.
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Zhang, who had two of her three last events as her worst out of the dozen she has competed in on tour so far, was glad to fight through and secure her place in the top tier.
“I feel really good. “I had some errant shots from the beginning, which is something you can’t afford on this narrow golf course,” she said. “I had some lucky bounces and lucky outs that I took advantage of. I’m so happy with how today went. “Just keep it up for the next few days.”
She knew that going off Friday afternoon could change the game. She has been able to handle the challenge almost every week during her brief tenure on the LPGA. Zhang, despite missing the cut in one of six events she played, the Dana Open has earned more than $1 million this season.
She said that she will be ready to face whatever comes her way on Friday.
You can never be too comfortable on this golf course. She said that conditions would change every day. “I’m aware that the wind will pick up in the late afternoon. Tomorrow’s tee-time, I’m just going to keep doing what I am doing and prepare myself for that.”
