Rose Zhang (born May 24, 2003) is an American amateur golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and was on the gold medal team at the

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Personal life

Zhang was born in

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and resides in

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. She began golfing at the age of 9. Zhang attended Pacific Academy and enrolled at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

in 2021.

Amateur career

In 2019, Zhang was one of the youngest competitors in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. She was named by

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as the 2019 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at 16 years of age. At the

, she was on the winning U.S. mixed-gender team and placed eighth in the individual competition. Zhang won the U.S. Women's Amateur in August 2020 after defeating Gabriela Ruffels in the final on the 38th hole. Following the win, Zhang rose to number 1 in the

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in September 2020 after finishing T-11 at the 2020 ANA Inspiration, an LPGA major. She has won the

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as the top-ranked amateur three times, at the end of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 seasons. In May 2022, Zhang won the individual

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by 3 shots. On her 19th birthday she was presented with the Annika Award for best female college golfer of the year. She then clinched Stanford's second NCAA team title by winning the final match, 3 and 1. In June 2022, Adidas announced its first name, image, and likeness deal with Zhang, making her the company's first student athlete. The multi-year deal was announced on the morning of Zhang entering the U.S. Women's Open.

Amateur wins

*2016 AJGA - CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda *2017 Junior PGA Championship, Junior America's Cup *2018 ANA Junior Inspiration, Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational, The PING Invitational *2019 Toyota Junior World Cup, Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions *2020 U.S. Women's Amateur, Rolex Girls Junior Championship, The PING Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions *2021

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, Molly Collegiate Invitational, Windy City Collegiate Classic, Stanford Intercollegiate, Spirit International Amateur Championship (individual) *2022

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U.S. national team appearances

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: 2017 (winners), 2019 (winners) *

Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 ...

: 2018 (winners) *

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

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(winners),

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(winners) * Spirit International Amateur: 2021 (winners) *

Arnold Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Rose American female golfers Amateur golfers Stanford Cardinal women's golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Pan American Games medalists in golf Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Golfers from California Sportspeople from Irvine, California People from Arcadia, California 2003 births Living people 21st-century American women