2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Jennifer Zhou
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kunming, China
- High School:
- Lake Mary Prep School (Lake Mary, Fla.)
Enters her senior season with the lowest stroke average in Carolina women’s golf history at 73.63 in 57 rounds • One of four Tar Heels to average under 74.00 in her career • Bidding to become the first Tar Heel to lead the team in stroke average in four seasons • Has shot 73 or better 31 times with a low round of 67 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in 2018 • Three career rounds in the 60s • Has 11 top-20 finishes with four in the top 10 • Career best is tied for fourth at the 2019 Bryan National Collegiate • Academic All-ACC selection in 2019 and 2021 and a WGCA Academic Scholar in 2020 and 2021.
2020-21: Led Carolina in stroke average for the third straight season • Averaged 74.93 over 15 rounds • Shot season-best 72 twice • Top finish was T13 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate • Earned Academic All-ACC honors.
2019-20: WGCA honorable mention All-America, Carolina’s first in seven seasons • Four top-25 finishes in five starts • Season-best fifth place at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational after shooting 5-under 211 (70-69-72) • Low round of 69 at the Cougar Classic • Tied for 13th at the Landfall Tradition after a closing 71 • Tied for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
2018-19: Earned All-ACC honors, first by a Tar Heel since 2014 • Led the team with a 73.67 stroke average, the fifth best in UNC history • Three top-10 finishes, including T4 at the Bryan National Collegiate, T7 at the Mason Rudolph Championshiop and T8 at the ACC Championship • Shot 4-under 212 with back-to-back 70s in the final two rounds at the Bryan National • Career-best 67 in the first round at the Mason Rudolph • The 67 is tied for the seventh-best round by a Tar Heel • Third-round 70 at the NCAA East Lansing Regional.
Amateur/Prep: Led Lake Mary Prep to consecutive state titles in 2014 and 2015 • Attended Mike Bender Golf Academy • Had success on the AJGA circuit, winning the 2017 Insperity Invitational AJGA Junior Championship • Had two runner-up AJGA finishes in 2016 and placed in the top five in seven AJGA events.
Personal: Born April 19, 2000, in Kunming, Yunnan, China • Daughter of Ping wu • Likes cats and listening to music • Favorite food she makes is hotpot • Favorite vacation spot is the Maldives • Plays the piano • Her biological father played ping-pong in high school • Her mom was a model and is a yoga instructor • Favorite course is the Heathrow Golf Club in Lake Mary, Fla. • Favorite golfer is Collin Morikawa • Best friend on another team is Sophie Guo at Texas • Go-to club is her putter • Made one career ace in practice at Lake Mary’s • Dream golf foursome includes UNC teammates Nicole Lu and Kayla Smith and Guo • Worked hardest in the offseason on her swing and short game.
