Rose Zhang has become a bit of an expert on the Cold War, memorizing 94 terms for her final exam and writing 3,000-word term papers in the days leading up to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. With most of her Stanford friends majoring in Computer Science, Zhang will take history over quantum physics any day.
Last year, Zhang dropped a dumbbell on her foot in the months leading up to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and felt she wasn’t at her best in Georgia. This year, academic fatigue is more of a factor for the World No. 1, but her game is as pristine as the blades of grass at the iconic club.
