REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – For only the fifth time in program history a Harvard women's golfer has won medalist honors in back-to-back tournaments after Vanessa Zhang blew away the field at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational. A sophomore, Zhang captures her third career win and second consecutive victory by defeating the field by seven strokes at Rehoboth Beach CC with a six-under-par score of 210. Zhang's performance helped the team claim a T3 finish with a team score of 23-over-par.
 

How it Happened

The Crimson's final tournament of the Fall season took the team to Delaware to compete in the Lady Blue Hen Invitational. The Crimson was looking to close out the season strong after solid showings in the previous two tournaments.
 
Harvard got off to a great start in the first round, posting a team score of 293 (+5) to move into first place after 18 holes of action. Vanessa Zhang led the team with a first round score of 67 (-5) while Iris Wang's 74 (+2) and Lucy Yuan's 75 (+3) helped the Crimson take ahold of the top spot.
 
Bonnie Zhai bounced back strong in the second round on Saturday, posting a three-under round of 69 to lead the team in scoring. Zhang shot an even-par 72 and Wang matched her first-round score with a two-over which helped Harvard post the lowest team score of the tournament. With a team score of 291 (+3), Harvard took sole possession of first place heading into the final round on Sunday.
 
Zhang's round of 71 (-1) on the final day of action was enough to help the sophomore take first place in the field. Her three-round score of 210 (-6) was the lowest in the field by seven strokes. Yuan's 76 (+4), Wang's 77 (+5) and Dixon Hill's 79 (+7) factored into the Crimson's third round score. The team slid down two spots into third place at the end of round three to tie its best finish of the 2025 Fall season.
 

Harvard Highlights

• Vanessa Zahng became the fifth player in program history to win back-to-back tournaments and the first since Michelle Xie in 2017.
• Zhang's 210 (-6) was the best score in the field by seven shots.
• The Canadian had the second most birdies (11) and the least amount of bogeys (5) in the field.
• Lucy Yuan (7) and Bonnie Zhai (8) also finished inside the top 30 in the birdies category.

 

Team Results

1. Delaware (+11)
2. Georgetown (+19)
T3. Harvard (+23)
T3. Dartmouth (+23)
T5. Yale (+26)
T5. Youngstown State (+26)
7. Quinnipiac (+30)
8. Penn (+32)
9. St. John's (+33)
10. Sacred Heart (+58)
11. Seton Hall (+76)
12. Delaware State (+159)
 

Individual Results

1 | Vanessa Zhang | 67-72-71 | -6
T26 | Iris Wang | 74-74-77 | +9
T31 | Bonnie Zhai | 79-69-79 | +11
T31 | Lucy Yuan | 75-76-76 | +11
T50 | Dixon Hill | 77-79-79 | +19
T61 | Nikki Iniakov | 83-79-81 | +27