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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Bryan Armen Graham

Rose Zhang: the US college golf star toppling Tiger Woods’ records

Rose Zhang reacts after the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Rose Zhang reacts after the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday in Jersey City, New Jersey. Photograph: Adam Hunger/AP

No sooner had Rose Zhang finished off one of the more extraordinary fortnights in golf history – capping her Stanford career with an unprecedented second NCAA title, ringing in her 20th birthday, entering the professional ranks and immediately becoming the first player to win on her LPGA debut in 72 years – than she was back on a plane to Palo Alto to nail down some unfinished business.

Three more final exams. One last problem set for CS-106A, the introductory computer programming course that’s sworn her off coding for life. Moving out of her on-campus dorm and closing the book on her sophomore year.

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