Dubbed the ‘female Tiger Woods’ by golfing contemporaries, Rose Zhang has been heralded the next big thing in women’s golf for the past year. But that’s not the only nickname she’s earned. Enter Anne Walker: Zhang’s coach and the head coach of Stanford University women’s golf team. Walker’s nickname for Zhang draws inspiration from her competitive composure, metronomic swing, and near-legendary consistency — ‘Mozart of golf’. And oh, is she a star on the greens. Zhang is not your average 21-year-old. She has become adept at juggling her soaring golf career, which is already making ripples on the LPGA, with
Dubbed the ‘female Tiger Woods’ by golfing contemporaries, Rose Zhang has been heralded the next big thing in women’s golf for the past year. But that’s not the only nickname she’s earned. Enter Anne Walker: Zhang’s coach and the head coach of Stanford University women’s golf team. Walker’s nickname for Zhang draws inspiration from her competitive composure, metronomic swing, and near-legendary consistency — ‘Mozart of golf’. And oh, is she a star on the greens. Zhang is not your average 21-year-old. She has become adept at juggling her soaring golf career, which is already making ripples on the LPGA, with
Rose Zhang has spent the past two months exclusively as a student at Stanford. Mike Mulholland, Getty Images CHANDLER, ARIZONA | After a two-month break from the LPGA Tour, Rose Zhang once again exchanged her student hat for her professional athlete lid. Following a winter quarter taking classes at Stanford University, she found it difficult to shake off the rust. In the first round of the Ford Championship at Whirlwind Golf Club, she shot 73 (+1), leaving her 10 shots behind the leader, Charley Hull. “I think I need a lot of technique work,” Zhang said. “ a lot
Follow GOLF
The Japan Times
