Phoebe Zhao

Phoebe Zhao

  • Award
    Performer
  • Week Of
    9/15/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Golf
  • School
    New York University
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Bradenton, Fla.
  • High School
    St. Stephen's Episcopal
NYU freshman Phoebe Zhao led the Violets to their second victory of the season this weekend at the NYU Invitational, placing first out of 12 teams. Led by Zhao's second-round 1-over 73 (third-lowest round in program history), NYU broke the program record for the lowest single-round team score with 300 (previous was 306, set at SLU the weekend before). The Violets also broke the 36-hole tournament record (set the weekend before) by five strokes with an overall 620. Zhao's two-day 152 also tied for the third-lowest 36-hole tournament score in program history. The placed third overall in the field of 63 golfers.