PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Rose Zhang knows what she needs to do in order to challenge on Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open.
She needs to be aggressive. But not “aggressive-aggressive.”
“The definition of aggressive here at Pebble is completely different from other golf courses,” she said Saturday after shooting an even-par 72 to finish in a tie for ninth at 1 over, eight back of co-leaders Nasa Hataoka and Allisen Corpuz.
Zhang got it to red numbers in the third round, making birdie at both of the front-nine par 5s. She turned in 1 under par for the championship, but, as was the case for most in the field, she fought to hang on over the back nine.