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[LPGA TOUR]

ZHANG WINS SECOND MCCORMACK MEDAL

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8-year-old Rose Zhang of Irvine, California has won LPGA Symetra Tour’s Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf
1the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading female Classic. She has spent 47 straight weeks as the No. 1 player
player in the 2021 World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®). in the world.
This is her second straight McCormack Medal, having
also received the honour last October. Hard work pays off
“To receive any award with the USGA and The R&A’s
Zhang’s incredible run of golf continued this year, names on it is incredible, so to have it happen a second
earning her second USGA title in as many years at the time is both rewarding and humbling,” said Zhang. “The
US Girls’ Junior Championship in July. Since receiving work I’ve put into my game over the past few years has
the McCormack Medal last October, Zhang competed in truly been paying off, and I am so grateful to all who have
three LPGA major championships, making the cut in two, supported me along the way. I look forward to continuing
the 2020 US Women’s Open in December and the 2021 to reach new heights as I take my game to the collegiate
Amundi Evian Championship last month. level.”
She also finished third at the 2021 Augusta National Zhang, who will compete at the 2021 AIG Women’s Open
Women’s Amateur and earned a runner-up finish in the and for the USA Team in the Curtis Cup Match in Wales

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