Rose Zhang wins the Therese Hession Regional Challenge‼️
She now has eight victories in 15 career events!
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— Stanford Women’s Golf (@StanfordWGolf) February 14, 2023
Donning the Stanford black and cardinal, Rose Zhang has teed it up in 15 college events. She has won eight of them. Her worst finish? T-12.
Zhang, the top-ranked amateur in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, continued her dominance of women’s college golf, capturing the individual title at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge on Tuesday for her fourth win this season, matching her total from last year, when she won the NCAA individual championship.
Consecutive rounds of 68 to open was enough to give Zhang a cushion heading into the final round at Palos Verdes Golf Club in California, and she fired an even-par 71 to close out her victory at 6-under 207. She finished three shots ahead of Oregon’s Ching-Tzu Chen, Baylor’s Silje Ohma and Texas’ Sophie Guo.
However, in the team competition, Oregon came from behind to beat the top-ranked Cardinal, finishing at 6 over and capturing a five-shot win. Oregon shot 4 under in the final round, the only team to finish under par, and carded the best round of the week from any team by two shots.
The win is Oregon’s first of the season and seventh overall for coach Derek Radley, all coming since the spring of 2021. The Ducks also won the tournament last year, too.