An illness forced defending champion Rose Zhang to withdraw from the Mizuho Americas Open on Thursday after just three holes.
Zhang began the opening round on the back nine at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J. She parred Nos. 10 and 12 and posted a double bogey on the par-3 11th hole before leaving the course.
Zhang collected her first LPGA Tour title at this tournament last June and earned her second victory last weekend at the Cognizant Founders Cup in Clifton, N.J., snapping Nelly Korda’s record-tying run of five straight titles.
The next scheduled start for Zhang, who turns 21 next week, is the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club, which runs from May 30 to June 2.
–Field Level Media