Rose Zhang Is 23 Years Old and Already Investing in the Future of Women’s Golf

Rose Zhang is investing in a golf league, building a brand partnership with AT&T, practicing at SoFi Center, and competing in the debut season of the Women’s TGL — all while finishing out her LPGA schedule.

She turned professional in May 2023. She won her first professional tournament on her first start. She became the first woman in NCAA history to win back-to-back individual national championships at Stanford. Now she is doing something most athletes twice her age haven’t figured out yet.

She is investing in the sport itself.

The WTGL and What It Means

The Women’s TGL — WTGL — is the women’s version of the indoor tech-powered golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. It debuts November 8 at SoFi Stadium in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Zhang is a member of New York Golf Club, whose roster includes Lydia Ko, Danielle Kang, Linn Grant, and Yana Wilson.

The inaugural match pits New York against Los Angeles Golf Club on November 8. Zhang could not be more excited about it.

At only 23 years old, Rose has already experienced a lot of what professional life has to offer, and her whole point was that she wants to make sure that the things she chooses to align herself with have purpose.

The WTGL has that purpose. On the men’s side, TGL gave the sport an entirely new audience — younger fans, tech-savvy viewers, people who had never watched a Sunday round in their life tuning in because the format felt fresh and electric. Zhang wants that same energy for the women’s game. She is not just playing in the league. She believes in what it is trying to build.

She is already thinking about season two. She hopes No. 1-ranked Nelly Korda joins the league, and mixed competition involving men’s and women’s golfers is not out of the question in future years, with Zhang supportive of the idea.

The Bay Golf Club Investment

Before the WTGL even existed, Zhang was already putting her money where her values are.

Zhang has joined the ownership group of The Bay Golf Club in TGL, which already includes basketball legend Steph Curry. This is Zhang’s first venture into business investment.

She did not pick The Bay Golf Club randomly. She picked it because of who was already in the room.

“Having athletes like Steph Curry, who exemplifies the values of work ethic, faith, and family that resonate with me, involved in this team made it an honour to have this opportunity as my first business investment,” Zhang said.

That is not the language of a 23-year-old who stumbled into an investment. That is someone who thought carefully about who she wanted to build alongside. The values alignment came first. The business decision followed.

The Stanford Foundation Underneath Everything

Zhang won 12 times at Stanford, including back-to-back NCAA individual championships — the first woman in NCAA women’s golf history to win the individual national championship twice. She finished what she started there before turning professional, even when the pressure to go early was enormous.

That decision to stay at Stanford, to finish the degree, to not let golf be the only thing — that shapes how she approaches everything now. She is not chasing the next opportunity just because it is in front of her. She is choosing the things that align with where she is going.

“I would say this year is the first time I really hit a hard struggle bus in my entire golf career,” Zhang said. “But I will say I think the success helps in that you know that it’s in you. I think I’m navigating that, and it’s helped me grow as a person and even as a player.”

That kind of self-awareness at 23 is rare. It is also what makes her interesting beyond the scorecard.

The AT&T Partnership and What It Says

Zhang has maintained a long-running partnership with AT&T since turning professional. That partnership is built around connectivity — the idea that golf can reach new audiences, new communities, new fans if the infrastructure around it is built thoughtfully.

She is practicing at SoFi Center, the same venue hosting the WTGL. Getting comfortable in the space. Understanding the technology. Preparing not just as a competitor but as an ambassador for what this format can become.

This is athlete ownership in its earliest form. Not equity stakes in a franchise. Not a stadium deal. A 23-year-old deciding which rooms she wants to be in and making sure she understands everything happening inside them before anyone else does.

Why This Is the PlayersTV Story

Rose Zhang is the most talented young golfer in the world right now. The scorecard says that clearly enough.

But the more interesting story is the one about who she is choosing to become off the course. The investment in Bay Golf Club alongside Steph Curry. The commitment to WTGL in its debut season when the league still had everything to prove. The AT&T partnership built around purpose not just paychecks. The deliberate choice to only align with things that mean something.

She is 23 years old and she already understands that the platform is the point. The golf is just how she earned it.