Rose Zhang Season 2022-23
Height5-7
Academic YearSophomore
HometownIrvine, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Three-time McCormack Medal winner (2020-22)
- NCAA Team Champion (2022)
- Two-time NCAA Individual Champion (2022-23)
- Two-time ANNIKA Award winner (2022-23)
- Two-time WGCA Golfer of the Year (2022-23)
- Two-time Golfweek Player of the Year (2022-23)
- Two-time Honda Sport Award for Golf winner (2022-23)
- Two-time Pac-12 Golfer of the Year (2022-23)
- Two-time WGCA First Team All-American (2022-23)
- Two-time Golfweek First Team All-American (2022-23)
- Two-time All-Pac-12 First Team (2022-23)
- WGCA Freshman of the Year (2022)
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
- CSC Academic All-America First Team (2023)
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2022)
- Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion (2023)
- U.S. Women's Amateur Champion (2020)
- U.S. Girls Junior Champion (2021)
- Scoring average: 69.24 (NCAA career scoring average record)
- Rounds: 62
- Total Strokes: 4,293
- Wins: school-record 12 in 20 events (2021 Molly Intercollegiate, 2021 Windy City Collegiate, 2021 Stanford Intercollegiate, 2022 NCAA Championships, 2022 Carmel Cup, 2022 Stanford Intercollegiate, 2022 Pac-12 Preview, 2023 Therese Hession Regional Challenge, 2023 Juli Inkster Invitational, 2023 Pac-12 Championships, 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, 2023 NCAA Championships)
- Top-10 Finishes: 19
- Top-20 Finishes: 20
- Rounds at Par or Better: 54/62
- Rounds in the 60s: 33/62
- Low round: -9 (2022 Carmel Cup 2nd Round, 63) Pebble Beach Golf Links women's course record
- Low tournament: -19 (2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, 197) Stanford 54-hole record and lowest NCAA Regional score in NCAA history
- On April 19, 2023, reached 136 consecutive weeks as the world's leading female amateur golfer, surpassing the previous record of 135 set by Leona Maguire of the Republic of Ireland in 2018
As A Sophomore (2022-23) • NCAA Individual Champion
- ANNIKA Award winner
- WGCA Golfer of the Year
- Honda Sport Award for Golf winner
- Pac-12 Golfer of the Year
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- WGCA First Team All-American
- Golfweek Player of the Year
- Golfweek First Team All-American
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- CSC Academic All-America First Team
- Scoring average: 68.80 (NCAA single-season record)
- Rounds: 31
- Total Strokes: 2,133
- Wins: 8 of 10 events, tied for most in women's collegiate golf history and matching Tiger Woods for the most in school history (2022 Carmel Cup, 2022 Stanford Intercollegiate, 2022 Pac-12 Preview, 2023 Therese Hession Regional Challenge, 2023 Juli Inkster Invitational, 2023 Pac-12 Championships, 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, 2023 NCAA Championships)
- Top-10 Finishes: 9
- Top-20 Finishes: 10
- Rounds at Par or Better: 28/31
- Rounds in the 60s: 18/31
- Low round: -9 (2022 Carmel Cup 2nd Round, 63) Pebble Beach Golf Links women's course record
- Low tournament: -19 (2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, 197) Stanford 54-hole record and lowest NCAA Regional score in NCAA history
- On April 19, reached 136 consecutive weeks as the world's leading female amateur golfer, surpassing the previous record of 135 set by Leona Maguire of the Republic of Ireland in 2018
As A Freshman (2021-22) • NCAA Team Champion, NCAA Individual Champion
- ANNIKA Award winner
- WGCA Golfer of the Year
- Honda Sport Award for Golf winner
- WGCA Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 Golfer of the Year
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- WGCA First Team All-American
- Golfweek Player of the Year
- Golfweek First Team All-American
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Scoring average: 69.68
- Rounds: 31
- Total Strokes: 2,160
- Wins: 4 of 10 events (2021 Molly Intercollegiate, 2021 Windy City Collegiate, 2021 Stanford Intercollegiate, 2022 NCAA Championships)
- Top-10 Finishes: 10
- Top-20 Finishes: 10
- Rounds at Par or Better: 26/31
- Rounds in the 60s: 15/31
- Low round: -8 (2022 Juli Inkster Invitational 3rd Round, 64)
- Low tournament: -16 (2021 Stanford Intercollegiate)
- Best finish: 1st (Four Times)
- 1st at the Molly Intercollegiate (73-72-68=213, -3)
- 1st at the Windy City Collegiate (72-70-70=212, -4)
- 1st at the Stanford Intercollegiate (65-65-67=197, -16)
- Tied for 4th at the Lamkin Invitational (69-73-75=217, +1)
- 2nd at the Gunrock Invitational (66-68-68-202, -14)
- 2nd at the Juli Inkster Invitational (72-69-64-205, -11)
- Tied for 10th at the Ping/ASU Invitational (70-69-64=213, -3)
- 2nd at the Pac-12 Championships (69-70-66=205, -8)
- 2nd at the NCAA Stanford Regional (69-70-66=205, -8)
- 1st at the NCAA Championships (68-70-69-75=282, -6)
- Lost her quarterfinal match vs. No. 8 Georgia, 1up
- Won her semifinal match vs. No. 5 Auburn, 5&4
- Won her championship match vs. No. 2 Oregon, 3&1
- Also won the Spirit International individual and team titles with teammate Rachel Heck and Team USA
- T12th at 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur
- Finished T40th in U.S. Women's Open (June 2-5) at Pine Needles
- Helped Team USA to 15.5-4.5 win in 2022 Curtis Cup at Merion
- Played for Team USA at the Arnold Palmer Cup (July 1-3) in Geneva, Switzerland
- Made cut at 2022 Evian Championship (July 21-24)
- Low amateur and Smyth Salver winner at AIG Women's Open (Aug. 4-7)
- Represented Team USA at World Amateur Team Championship (Aug. 24-27)
Prior To Stanford
- Graduated from Pacific Academy in Irvine, Calif.
- Two-time McCormack Medal winner, given to the world's top amateur golfer
- Two-time Rolex Junior Player of the Year
- Joins Lydia Ko (2011-13), New Zealand, and Leona Maguire (2015-17), of the Republic of Ireland as multiple recipients of the McCormack Medal
- Competed in four LPGA major championships in 2021, making the cut in the Amundi Evian Championship
- Represented Team USA at the 2021 Curtis Cup
- 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion
- Finished third at the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur
- Earned runner-up finish in the LPGA Symetra Tour's Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic
- 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
- Just the eighth player to win both the U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur, but the first to win the Amateur before the Junior
- Won the 2020 Rolex Girls Junior Championship
- 2020 ANA Inspiration Low Amateur, breaking Michelle Wie's scoring record (T11th)
- 2019 winner at the Toyota Junior World Cup, Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational and Rolex Tournament of Champions
- Represented Team USA at the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup and Pan-American Games
- Four-time Curtis Cup Player of the Year for Southern California
Personal
- Daughter or Haibin Zhang and Li Cai
- Sister to Bill Sida Zhang
- Born in Arcadia, Calif.
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Five First Team Academic All-Americans
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Repeat Honda Sport Honor
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Pebble Beach Scoring Record
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The Path To Repeat
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A Season To Remember
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Zhang Honda Award for Golf 2022
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Walker Named National Coach Of The Year
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Stanford Sweeps Conference Awards
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National Championship Bound
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Back-To-Back Champs
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Playing In Front
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Card, Zhang Leads After Day One
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The Anchor
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Ticket Punched
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Job's Not Done
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Solid Start
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Tied For Second
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Round Two Suspended
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Four Selected To Arnold Palmer Cup
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Day One Leaders
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Cardinal Concludes 2022 ANWA
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Krauter's Career-Best Finish
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Zhang Leads Cardinal On Day Two
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Chasing The Sun Devils
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Zhang, Seay Lead Near Comeback
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Records Shattered
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A Perfect Fall
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Depth Fuels Cardinal Lead
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Champions Again
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