Zhang and Sweden’s Madeline Sagstrom put on a show all week at Upper Montclair Country Club in New Jersey.
A week that began with all eyes on an LPGA superstar ended with a win by the Tour’s brightest young star., got her second win Sunday at the Cognizant Founders Cup in Clifton, N.J., birdieing four of her last five holes to reel in Sweden’s Madeline Sagstrom.
Zhang trailed Sagstrom by three shots with five to play, then blitzed her way in with the four birdies. And for the first time since March, an LPGA event wasn’t won by Nelly Korda. The world No. 1 faded over the weekend with two rounds of 1-over-par 73 and ended at 7 under in a tie for seventh, 17 shots behind Zhang.
“Yeah, gosh, hasn't even sunk in … maybe in like 10, 15 years it'll sink in,” Korda said. “Hopefully someone beats it one day.
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