CURTIS CUP

June 12, 2022

Rose Zhang

Merion Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. You have a lot of individual accolades in your career; what makes this week and this experience different?

ROSE ZHANG: It's just so special. I mean, the amazing group of girls. This week has been absolutely amazing. To be able to be a part of this amazing team and come out with a team win, we were not only representing ourselves but we were representing our countries, and we were representing each other, and I feel like this win just shows the camaraderie and the amazing ability that we had within ourselves to just try and play the best we can for each other, for the country, and it couldn't have ended any better.

Q. Is there a group text you all are on, the whole team is on?

ROSE ZHANG: Yes, we do. We both have a Snapchat and a text message group chat. But I just -- yeah, we always have a little bit of fun in there, whether it's jokes, whether it's photos. There's a lot of stuff going on.

Q. Is there a team hashtag or motto or anything?

ROSE ZHANG: There's a lot. There's a lot of team mottos. We have a lot of vocab that we have created, and it's forever going to be in our bond moments. But we have a lot.

Let's just say that we brought the trophy. That's one of the mottos.

Q. Can you talk about how amazing it was to win it twice in such a short span of time?

ROSE ZHANG: It's crazy because I feel like I'm so thankful to be able to participate in two Curtis Cups, and even though it's in a short amount of time, it's crazy to have that opportunity. A lot of people don't. I just feel very thankful to be able to represent my country twice, and to do it in a such a short amount of time, it couldn't have been any better on my schedule.

Q. You had plenty of time to watch the matches, but where were you watching when Rachel clinched on 16?

ROSE ZHANG: I was watching both Rachel Kuehn and Rachel Heck. Sarah and I were just bouncing in between each hole, but we knew that Rachel Kuehn was going to clinch it or had the opportunity to. We immediately went and grabbed a flag for her. We just kind of called it, and I felt like that was such an incredible moment, just to be able to be there for my teammate who clinched the winning point and go from there.

It was just such a happy moment in time to just greet her.

Q. Could you describe the whole week at Marion for you, playing the course and just the outside people?

ROSE ZHANG: In my opinion I would just say the entire week has been inspiring. I'm inspired by my teammates every day, and the time that we had together was not only inspiring for me but for everyone on the team and for all the little fans out there. I felt like we played our part in trying to help the future generation of golfers just have a bit of fun and really go out there and know that playing as a team, playing for your country, it's just an amazing experience to have.

Q. What's the rest of your schedule this summer?

ROSE ZHANG: I am going back home after this, and I will be able to take a tiny little break before I leave for the Palmer Cup in Switzerland, and then I have the Evian Championship, the British Open, and I think one or two LPGA events.

Q. A lot of big stuff.

ROSE ZHANG: It's a lot, but I'm so excited for it. Glad for the little break, but I'll be coming back as sharp as ever.

Q. Will you be playing in the Women's Amateur?

ROSE ZHANG: Unfortunately I don't think I will be, just because the British Open is ending on the 7th, and the first round of the Women's Amateur begins on the 8th. I sadly can't fly myself overseas in one night, so it will be unfortunate to have to miss out, especially with this year being at Chambers Bay. I heard it's a treat to be there, but unfortunately I can't go.