Rose Zhang Bagged $412,500 at Her First LPGA Event With a Mighty Aura But an Interview Soon After Shows She is Human Afterall

Rose Zhang has proved herself to be nothing less than a wonder. Since her amateur days, she has been shining. She broke the record of the legendary Tiger Woods at the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship and she is the first one to do this in the last 27 years. And now that she has finally entered professional golf, her achievements are beyond comprehension. She had a remarkable win at the inaugural Mizuho America’s Open and became the first LPGA golfer to have won her first debut since 1951.  

This exceptional woman is the quintessence of golfing marvel. And now that she has her first professional win, the golfing goddess has revealed the secret behind the win!

How did Rose Zhang win the $2.75 million worth event?

The Mizuho Americas Open which took place at the Liberty National Golf Course, was a four-day strong game featuring several golfers. Despite all the competition and hassle of the game, this wonder woman of golf again proved herself to be on the list of the top-tier LPGA golfers soon.  She not only won the game but also won it with a groundbreaking score of 9-under.  

With the completion of the event, Zhang, at last, opened up about her secret of winning the trophy. She shared her conviction in an episode of the Golf, Mostly podcast.

There she said, “I will say going into the week, I had no sort of real expectation towards how I should finish…or expected myself to struggle to make the cut. And that’s kind of what I had to do just because I’m entering a new world of professional golf…I didn’t feel like I was completely ready with my game. And the fact that I went out there did what I didn’t get what I needed to I guess it really did show that you know, I was capable of handling all that.” 

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Thus, she basically highlighted the fact that having no expectations can sometimes turn out as surprises and that’s what has happened to her. 

Zhang’s paycheck at the Mizuho Americas Open and her performance so far

With a purse of $2.75 million, the inaugural Mizuho America’s Open had hefty checks for its participants as well. The winner, Rose Zhang received a handsome amount of $412,500. While Zhang bagged the winner’s money, the runner-up Kupcho earned a paycheck of $256,544 and third position holder Hae Ran Ryu received $186,104.

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As fas as her performance is concerned, Zhang finished T8 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this year, at T9 at the US Women’s Open. With a debut win at the Mizuho Americas Open, Zhang is definitely proceeding in the right direction and it is to see how she performs in the upcoming golf endeavors.

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