LPGA Phenom Rose Zhang Out of Season's First Major, Chevron Championship
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Two-time LPGA Tour winner Rose Zhang has officially withdrawn from the Chevron Championship, the first major of the season, to be played this week at Carlton Woods, Texas. According to a report from Golfweek, the two-time LPGA Tour winner has been dealing with a neck injury for several weeks.
Zhang herself had informed her fans of her ailment in an Instagram post in early April:
"I found myself struggling to compete in high spirits due to an injury," Zhang wrote. "Just remember, this isn't a sob story. While this period is unique and frustrating, I find great optimism in getting better and working hard to compete at the highest level."
She suffered the injury during the first round of the T-Mobile Match Play on April 3. Zhang was unable to recover and was forced to withdraw from her second-round match against Albane Valenzuela.
The injury persisted and Zhang was also forced to withdraw from the JM Eagle LA Championship.
Zhang has played in the Chevron Championship three times, twice in her illustrious amateur career. She finished tied for 60th in 2018, tied for 11th and won the low amateur award in 2020, and missed the cut in 2024.
The 21-year-old began her professional career in June 2023 and did so in style. She became the first woman to win her debut on the LPGA Tour since 1954 when Beverly Hanson accomplished the feat.
Since then, she has added to her resume another victory and nine top 10s, three of them in major championships.
Rose Zhang of the United States lines up a putt on the fifth green during the third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions 2025 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on...
Rose Zhang of the United States lines up a putt on the fifth green during the third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions 2025 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on February 01, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. MoreHowever, Rose Zhang has juggled her professional golf career with her studies at Stanford University, where she already broke many of Tiger Woods' records. This has forced her to miss numerous tournaments, especially early in the season.
In fact, she has played in only three tournaments in 2025. She tied for 10th at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in January and then did not return to the LPGA Tour for the next eight weeks. Her next start was the Ford Championship, where she missed the cut, and then the T-Mobile Match Play with the aforementioned result.
Zhang, who was once ranked in the world's top 10, is currently ranked 22nd in the world.
Just wait until her college studies are behind her. The golf world will be her oyster.
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