Pepperdine University Athletics

Yingzhi Zhu Career Statistics

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Appeared in seven events and 21 rounds … Finished 14^th at the WCC Championships (76-76-78=230) … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Appeared in 27 rounds during her freshman campaign … Earned one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes … Tied for 10^th at The Show at Spanish trail (73-69-79=215) ... Took 17th at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (75-70-73=218) …  Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
AMATEUR/JUNIOR GOLF: Rated in the top 100 in the Rolex AJGA Golf rankings and in the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings ... Won the 2022 CGA International Junior Masters in a playoff ... Won the HSBC National Junior Championship three years in a row (2019-21).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jingling High School in 2022.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Nanjing, China ... Daughter of Yong Zhu and Jiafeng Ding ... Has one brother, Jason ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of the “fantastic ocean, great weather, nice coach and high academic ranking. It has a golf team that I am sure I want to be part of.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys singing and used to be a rhythmic gymnast ... Favorites include Nelly Korda (pro golfer), Zhongshan International Golf Club (golf course), Journey Under the Midnight Sun (book), Harry Potter series (movies), Running Men (TV show), Taylor Swift (musical artist), rice (food) and badminton, table tennis and horseback riding (sports other than golf) ... Favorite things about golf are “traveling around the world and making lots of friends.”