HUMBLE, Texas – Andy Zhang was just trying to avoid further damage as he prepared to hit his 14-foot par putt at the last Thursday at the Golf Club of Houston. When the ball dropped into the cup at the par-4 18th, Zhang couldn’t help but smile.
“I think I’m a lot happier right now because of that putt,” said Zhang, who jumped out to 6 under through 13 holes before settling for a 4-under 68 in his opening round at the Houston Open.
“I shouldn’t be, but I am.”
Zhang has been forced to see a lot of silver linings in the past year.