Rose Zhang — one of the adorned beginner golfers of all time — introduced Friday she is going to flip professional at subsequent week’s Mizuho Americas Open.
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Rose Zhang has penned one of many most storied beginner golf careers of all time. Now, she’s taking her abilities to the following stage.
Zhang introduced Friday on Instagram she is going to forgo her last two years of school eligibility to show skilled. She’ll make her professional debut on the Mizuho Americas Open subsequent week at Liberty Nationwide.
“The countless love, assist and inspiration from so many individuals introduced me thus far of my golf profession,” Zhang wrote. “From my teammates to my coaches and trainers, to my pals and my household – you’ve gotten all been integral in my journey, shaping me as an individual and participant whereas making sacrifices for my success. You will have made it attainable for me to pursue my goals.”
The 20-year-old turns professional after one of the profitable beginner careers within the historical past of the sport. In her two years at Stanford, Zhang gained 12 tournaments — breaking the Cardinal document beforehand held by Tiger Woods, Maverick McNealy and Patrick Rodgers — together with back-to-back NCAA particular person titles. She additionally gained the U.S. Ladies Junior, the U.S. Ladies’s Novice and the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Novice.
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After a profitable freshman marketing campaign wherein she gained 4 occasions, Zhang stunned many final summer time when she opted to return to highschool for a second 12 months.
“It’s at all times been the plan — I’ve at all times wished to remain a minimum of a pair years earlier than I resolve something,” Zhang mentioned on the time. “One other 12 months gained’t harm anybody. I’m actually excited to see and expertise extra issues at Stanford.”
Final month, Zhang broke the document for many weeks because the top-ranked golfer within the World Novice Golf Rating. She turns professional having sat atop the rating for 141 consecutive weeks, besting the earlier mark set by Leona Maguire.
Zhang may have a busy summer time forward as she wades her method into skilled golf. Along with her begin at Liberty Nationwide, Zhang can even play within the 4 remaining main championships (U.S. Ladies’s Open, KPMG Ladies’s PGA, Evian, AIG Ladies’s Open), the Dana Open, the Canadian Open and the Queen Metropolis Championship.
“I respect everybody who continues to imagine and assist in me as I shall be embarking on this new chapter in my life,” Zhang mentioned. “With religion in God’s plan, I’m stoked for what’s to come back.”
