Rose Zhang withdraws from Mizuho Americas Open after 3 holes - ESPN

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Defending champion Rose Zhang withdrew from the Mizuho Americas Open on Thursday because of illness after completing only three holes of the opening round.

Zhang started on the back nine at Liberty National. She shot par on No. 10, double bogey on 11 and par on 12.

Zhang ended Nelly Korda's record-tying run of winning five straight LPGA tournament starts by finishing first last week at the Cognizant Founders Cup. It was her first victory in almost a year.

The next scheduled start for Zhang, who turns 21 next week, is the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, which runs from May 30 to June 2.

The Associated Press and Field Level Media contributed to this report.