The first words from Rose Zhang after the 20-year-old Californian capped off one of the more remarkable 13-day stretches in golf were telling.
Hype rules the day in a society built around social media, and Zhang is one of the rare athletes who delivered. The Stanford sophomore won her second straight NCAA title and then 13 days later was awash in wonder when she won the Mizuho Americas Open in her professional debut.
“I honestly didn’t even expect to make the cut,” she said Sunday evening as she sat next to a trophy stuffed with a bouquet of roses. “And the reason why I say this is because I don’t think about my expectations a lot. I think about playing the golf course. I think about trying to shoot the best score that I can. The expectation for me winning did not even cross my mind.
She earned $412,500, though money is not motivation and doesn’t compare to endorsements with the likes of Callaway, Adidas, Delta, Rolex, Beats by Dre.She made an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, then it was back to Stanford to move out of her dorm and get through finals. She will be a full-time player and still intends to finish a communications degree, just as Wie West eventually did.
Megha Ganne, who challenged for a U.S. Women’s Open title at Olympic Club as a teenager, was Zhang’s teammate at Stanford. She was asked earlier in the week what the golf world should expect from Zhang. The winning shot effectively was a 4-hybrid from Zhang that settled 10 feet away from a back pin on the 18th green. Ultimately, she needed two putts for the win. What followed was a celebration already familiar to those who have seen Zhang.
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