Zhang becomes 1st LPGA Tour player to win pro debut in 72 years

NCAA champ Zhang becomes first LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years – Garden City Telegram

BY TOM CANAVAN Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first LPGA Tour winner in her pro debut in 72 years, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second hole in a playoff against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday. The last female player to win as… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

NCAA champ Zhang becomes 1st LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years, wins Mizuho in playoff

Zhang held her face in disbelief after the winning putt fell as players celebrated with her by giving her red roses.

Reigning NCAA champion Rose Zhang becomes 1st LPGA golfer to win tournament in pro debut since 1951

Twenty-year-old golf phenom Rose Zhang etched her name in the history books yet again on Sunday, edging Jennifer Kupcho in a sudden death playoff at the Mizuho Americas Open to

Rose Zhang is the 1st golfer in 72 years to win LGPA event in same week as pro debut

Rose Zhang became the first golfer in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut. Zhang captured the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole.

NCAA champ Rose Zhang arrives on LPGA Tour with big hopes and leaves with a trophy

The first words from Rose Zhang after the 20-year-old Californian capped off one of the more remarkable 13-day stretches in golf were telling. “What is happening?” she said. More tantalizing is what happens next.

NCAA champ Rose Zhang 1st LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years, wins Mizuho in playoff

Rose Zhang lived up to all the pre-tournament hype as the next great women's golfer -- at least in her first week as a pro.