Zhang joins Dottie Pepper (1998) and Morgan Pressel (2011) as the only US players to ever score 4 points in a Solheim Cup. She bettered Pepper and Pressel’s record, however, by never having a match get to the 17th hole. That’s a Solheim Cup record.
Todd Anderson, Zhang’s coach and top-10 ranked Golf Digest teaching professional, says that to practise making longer putts, you should try the 100-foot drill.
Zhang explained that while major venues test all of a player’s skills, there is extra emphasis for her in the short game and course management – lessons she learned in her eight majors as an amateur.
This week’s LPGA tournament starts Zhang’s next test of changing her mindset from a Stanford University student to refocusing herself as a professional golfer, a challenge she looks forward to.
For the third week in a row, the LPGA Tour needed a playoff to determine a winner. And this one nearly set the record for the longest playoff in tour history.
The first time you watch this you might miss it. It’s easy to get distracted by Pebble Beach’s iconic seventh hole. Zhang’s move is cocoa-butter smooth and she sticks to it six feet. There’s a lot going on. But watch it again and focus on her tee.
Australian Golf Digest
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