Rose Zhang hit the jackpot in her first week of work. The newly-minted pro captured the Mizuho Americas Open 13 days after winning her second NCAA Championship. She earned $412,500 for her playoff victory over Jennifer Kupcho.
Zhang, who accepted LPGA membership with the victory, is now eligible for the Solheim Cup this September in Spain. The 20-year-old became the first player to win her first pro start at an LPGA event since Beverly Hanson in 1951. She heads back to Stanford this week to finish her final exams and pack up her dorm room.
The inaugural Mizuho Americas Open purse of $2.75 million is among the highest on tour for a non-major event. Runner-up Kupcho earned $256,544.
| Pos | Player | Score | Winnings |
| 1* | Rose Zhang | -9 | $412,500 |
| 2 | Jennifer Kupcho | -9 | $256,544 |
| 3 | Hae Ran Ryu | -8 | $186,104 |
| T4 | Ayaka Furue | -7 | $118,217 |
| T4 | Eun-Hee Ji | -7 | $118,217 |
| T4 | Aditi Ashok | -7 | $118,217 |
| T7 | Leona Maguire | -6 | $70,463 |
| T7 | Ashleigh Buhai | -6 | $70,463 |
| T7 | Yuka Saso | -6 | $70,463 |
| T10 | Atthaya Thitikul | -5 | $52,904 |
| T10 | Danielle Kang | -5 | $52,904 |
| T10 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -5 | $52,904 |
| T13 | Minjee Lee | -4 | $42,136 |
| T13 | Jin Young Ko | -4 | $42,136 |
| T13 | Madelene Sagstrom | -4 | $42,136 |
| T13 | Cheyenne Knight | -4 | $42,136 |
| T17 | Anna Nordqvist | -3 | $34,271 |
| T17 | Jenny Shin | -3 | $34,271 |
| T17 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | -3 | $34,271 |
| T17 | Esther Henseleit | -3 | $34,271 |
| T21 | Andrea Lee | -2 | $28,443 |
| T21 | Charley Hull | -2 | $28,443 |
| T21 | Sei Young Kim | -2 | $28,443 |
| T21 | Carlota Ciganda | -2 | $28,443 |
| T21 | Angel Yin | -2 | $28,443 |
| T21 | Yan Liu | -2 | $28,443 |
| T27 | Maja Stark | -1 | $22,543 |
| T27 | Lauren Coughlin | -1 | $22,543 |
| T27 | Jaravee Boonchant | -1 | $22,543 |
| T27 | Mariajo Uribe | -1 | $22,543 |
| T27 | Melissa Reid | -1 | $22,543 |
| T27 | Megan Khang | -1 | $22,543 |
| T33 | Lydia Ko | E | $17,651 |
| T33 | Brooke Henderson | E | $17,651 |
| T33 | Nasa Hataoka | E | $17,651 |
| T33 | Georgia Hall | E | $17,651 |
| T33 | Alison Lee | E | $17,651 |
| T33 | Yuna Nishimura | E | $17,651 |
| T39 | Marina Alex | 1 | $14,327 |
| T39 | Chella Choi | 1 | $14,327 |
| T39 | Ruoning Yin | 1 | $14,327 |
| T39 | Lucy Li | 1 | $14,327 |
| T43 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 3 | $11,751 |
| T43 | Allisen Corpuz | 3 | $11,751 |
| T43 | Perrine Delacour | 3 | $11,751 |
| T43 | In-Kyung Kim | 3 | $11,751 |
| T43 | Grace Kim | 3 | $11,751 |
| T43 | Bronte Law | 3 | $11,751 |
| T49 | Amy Yang | 4 | $9,579 |
| T49 | Albane Valenzuela | 4 | $9,579 |
| T49 | Maddie Szeryk | 4 | $9,579 |
| T49 | Emma Talley | 4 | $9,579 |
| T49 | Stephanie Meadow | 4 | $9,579 |
| T54 | Gaby Lopez | 5 | $8,427 |
| T54 | Pornanong Phatlum | 5 | $8,427 |
| T54 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 5 | $8,427 |
| 57 | Frida Kinhult | 6 | $7,866 |
| 58 | Sarah Schmelzel | 7 | $7,584 |
| T59 | Sung Hyun Park | 8 |
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