SPRINGFIELD N.J. — There was only one way Rose Zhang could become eligible for September's Solheim Cup in Spain.
She needed an LPGA win before then, and in her first professional start three weeks ago at the Mizuho Americas Open, the 20-year-old emerged victorious, becoming the first woman to accomplish that feat since Beverly Hanson in 1951.
That caught the U.S. Solheim Cup captain's eye.
"I've texted with Rose a little bit since her win, just needed her to try some clothes on and stuff like that," Stacy Lewis told GolfChannel.com at KPMG Women's PGA media day, June 12.