She had endured a difficult final day in New Jersey to lift the trophy. 'What is happening?' Zhang asked in the aftermath of her win at Liberty National, which made her the first player to win their first LPGA tournament since Beverly Hanson in 1951.

Open champ Cam Smith thought LIV-PGA Tour merge was a 'joke' after call with Saudi boss Her big moment Like Woods and Michelle Wie – who never realised her true potential due to injuries – before her, Zhang has been tipped to be a transcendent force in the game and the sport's latest household name. Go Card!' Woods tweeted shortly after Zhang's first win was confirmed. 'Incredible few weeks for Rose Zhang, defends her NCAA title and then wins in her pro debut. The 20-year-old put together one of the best resumes ever seen in the unpaid ranks, spending a record 141 weeks atop the world amateur rankings, and her professional career started in stunning fashion, too, as she lifted the Mizuho Americas Open title in her first LPGA Tour outing on June 4, defeating major champion Jennifer Kupcho in a playoff to bank a winner's cheque of $412,500 (£327,000). Like 15-time major champion Woods, Zhang studied at Stanford and has dominated the amateur scene, winning the national college championship back-to-back as well as the Augusta National Women's Amateur. Golf has a new star in Rose Zhang after the amateur sensation won on her professional debut, earning praise from – and comparisons to – the great Tiger Woods.

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