Rising golf star Rose Zhang will miss the Chevron Championship – the first women’s Major of 2025 – as she continues to battle a frustrating neck injury.
The 21-year-old American hasn’t competed since withdrawing from the T-Mobile Match Play, where she had to concede her second match due to the pain.
“I had a problem last week and then it just extended to this week. My neck problems kind of get pretty bad,” Zhang explained at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
Things haven’t improved much since then. She took to Instagram to announce she’d also skip the JM Eagle LA Championship, trying to stay positive despite the setback.
“This isn’t a sob story,” she wrote. “While this period is unique and frustrating, I find great optimism in getting better and working hard to compete at the highest level.”
It’s been a tough start to 2025 for Zhang. She’s only played in three events this year – a solid T10 finish at the season-opening Tournament of Champions, followed by a missed cut at the Ford Championship before her Match Play withdrawal.
The timing couldn’t be worse. The Chevron Championship, starting April 24th, has been good to Zhang in the past. She finished tied for 11th there in 2020 as an amateur, even taking home the low amateur award.
Zhang burst onto the professional scene in 2023 in spectacular fashion. She did something pretty amazing – winning her very first LPGA Tour event as a pro. She then followed that up with three straight top-10 finishes in Majors.
But 2024 proved more challenging. Her best Major result was a tie for 29th, and she missed the cut at both the Chevron Championship and US Women’s Open.
Now the two-time LPGA Tour winner and Solheim Cup player faces another challenge – getting healthy enough to return to competition. Golf fans will be eager to see when this young star can get back to showing her incredible potential on the course.
