![]() No one else was within fewer than 10 shots of Zhang, a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford and the reigning NCAA champion. Jenny Bae, a fifth-year senior at Georgia, had a 68 and was another shot behind at 137. "I was also thinking of not topping it."Īndrea Lignell of Sweden, a senior at Ole Miss, had a 69 and was five shots behind. "All I was thinking was don't hook it so far it goes into the trees," she said with a laugh. What to watch for this week at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.It trundled onto the green to 30 feet, and she made the eagle putt. Instead of playing it safe, she hit 3-wood from 237 yards and aimed well right of the green toward a TV tower. ![]() She pulled her drive on the par-5 ninth into the rough, the ball well above her feet. Zhang made it look that easy, even with one of the more difficult shots. And what did she shoot today, 65? That doesn't even enter my brain," said Megha Ganne, who plays with Zhang at Stanford. "This is not a course where I can see a bogey-free 66. She went one lower Thursday with a 7-under 65 - despite making her only bogey of the tournament - and finished with a long chip to 3 feet for birdie. Zhang opened with a 6-under 66 at Champions Retreat to set the tournament record. Already the best amateur in women's golf, Rose Zhang set another record Thursday to take a five-shot lead in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, leaving her one round away at the home of the Masters from another big title.
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