PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – 2022 National Champion and National Golfer of the Year Rose Zhang has played about as well as one could to begin her sophomore campaign. The Irvine, Calif. native set the Pebble Beach Golf Links women's scoring record on Saturday with a 9-under 63, carding seven birdies, an eagle and 10 pars.
Zhang's 13-under 131 through two rounds ties Rachel Heck's 36-hole school record, which was set at the 2022 Gunrock Invitational at Del Paso Country Club. Zhang's 9-under 63 was a new Pebble Beach competitive scoring record, besting Brittany Lincicome's 64 set at the 20221 Pebble Beach Invitational. The men's course record is a 61, which former Texas Tech golfer Hurly Long shot in 2017. Tom Kite (1983), David Duval (1997) and Patrick Cantlay (2021) have each shot 62 in a professional tournament.
Through it all, Stanford, at 7-under through two rounds, leads the elite field at the Carmel Cup. The Cardinal holds a nine-stroke lead over second place Texas A&M. The Cardinal's 5-under 355 round on Saturday was the only team with a below-par round and eight strokes clear of the next best round.
Freshman Megha Ganne sits in third place at 6-under 138, just two strokes off second place. Junior Sadie Englemann is tied for sixth with a 1-under 143, placing the Cardinal squarely in front with 18 holes left to play.
The Cardinal will tee off beginning at 8:02 a.m. Sunday.
Carmel Cup (Pebble Beach Golf Links, par 72)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanford | 358 (-2) | 355 (-5) | -- | 713 (-7) |
| 1. Rose Zhang | 68 (-4) | 63 (-9) | -- | 131 (-13) |
| 3. Megha Ganne | 69 (-3) | 69 (-3) | -- | 138 (-6) |
| T6. Sadie Englemann | 70 (-2) | 73 (+1) | -- | 143 (-1) |
| T19. Rachel Heck | 76 (+4) | 73 (+1) | -- | 149 (+5) |
| T29. Caroline Sturdza | 75 (+3) | 77 (+5) | -- | 152 (+8) |
| T36. Brooke Seay | 77 (+5) | 77 (+5) | -- | 154 (+10) |