Rose Zhang and the Solheim Cup: the possibilities have been tossed around ever since the young star turned pro in the spring, but Zhang's chances at playing in Spain are now fully in her hands after finishing T-9 at the U.S. Women's Open this past weekend.
As of Monday, Zhang is now No. 9 in the U.S. Solheim Cup standings, which means if the qualifying period were to end today, she'd make the team as one of the top two U.S. players in the Rolex World Rankings not already qualified based on LPGA Solheim Cup points.
While the 20-year-old's cold putter kept her from making a real push at Pebble Beach over the weekend, her performance was still enough to surpass both Angel Yin and Cheyenne Knight in the world rankings to No.