New season, same Rose Zhang.
The Stanford superstar kicked off her sophomore season with a new course record and later dominating victory on one of world’s most iconic venues. Zhang shot 9-under 63 on Saturday at Pebble Beach Golf Links, site of the season-opening Carmel Cup, before shooting 72 Sunday to cap her five-shot win over teammate Megha Ganne.
Behind Zhang’s 13-under performance, the reigning national champion Cardinal shot 12 under to beat runner-up Texas A&M, a national semifinalist from last spring, by 13 shots.
Zhang fell short of Rachel Heck’s 54-hole program scoring record of 18 under as she offset four bogeys with two bogeys and a double on Sunday, but she’ll still leave the Monterey Peninsula with the women’s competitive course record at Pebble.