The Stanford women’s golf team made an early-season statement.
The Cardinal ran away at Pebble Beach, winning by 13 shots at 12 under in the 2022 Carmel Cup to open the 2022-23 season. The defending national champions shot consecutive rounds of 5 under the final two days to pull away from second-place Texas A&M. Oklahoma State finished third at 16 over.
Rose Zhang, the world top-ranked amateur and defending NCAA individual champion, dominated the individual competition. On Saturday, she set a Pebble Beach women’s course record with a 9-under 63. An even-par 72 on Sunday was enough to clinch the crown, earning her fifth collegiate win at 13 under.
One of the final round highlights was OSU’s Han-Hsuan Yu, who aced the famous par-3 seventh hole.
Han-Hsuan Yu with a Hole-in-
on one of the most iconic holes in golf!
#7 at Pebble Beach pic.twitter.com/DF1hJcbSCI— OSU Cowgirl Golf (@OSUcowgirlgolf) September 4, 2022
Stanford freshman Megha Ganne, playing in her first collegiate tournament, finished at 8 under. Texas A&M’s Jennie Park finished one shot behind Ganne at 7 under.
Sadie Englemann finished toed for fourth at 2 under for Stanford, and Rachel Heck tied for 13th at 4 over.