COLUMBUS, Ohio, - After a historic effort that resulted in an Ivy League Individual Championship, Harvard women's golf first-year Vanessa Zhang will now go on to compete at the NCAA Regional Tournament this coming week. Zhang was selected to participate in the Columbus Regional that will be hosted at the Ohio State University Golf Club-Scarlet Course from Monday (May 5) through Wednesday (May 7). The second-highest ranked individual golfer in the field, Zhang will hope to post a score low enough to qualify for the NCAA Championship Tournament in late May.
 

Tournament Information

Event: NCAA Regional Tournament - Columbus
Host: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Course: Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course
Dates: Monday, May 5 – Wednesday, May 7
Format: 54 holes with 18-hole rounds played each day.
 

The Field

Teams: Ohio State [14], Arkansas [2], LSU [10], Kansas [23], Houston [26], SMU [35], UNLV [39], Illinois [47], Oakland, Kent State, Illinois State, Xavier
 
Individuals: Vanessa Zhang [154] – Harvard University // Isabella McCauley [62] – University of Minnesota // Savannah de Bock [163] – Eastern Michigan University // Mara Janess [197] – University of Michigan // Neeranuch Prajunpanich [690] – Youngstown State // Jillian Cosler [765] – Bradley
 

Notes and Storylines

• Vanessa Zhang heads into the tournament with an individual ranking of 154, the highest mark of her young career.
• Zhang broke the Ivy League Women's Golf Championship record to earn a spot in the NCAA Regional Tournament by shooting 11-under-par to claim the league's individual crown.
• Zhang became the fourth member of the Crimson to claim the Ivy League Individual Championship in the past six seasons and the seventh medalist overall in program history.
• The Vancouver native owns a scoring average of 72.6 in 24 rounds played and a head-to-head record of 431-47-9.
• Her first season with the Crimson included one win, four top-three finishes and seven top 10 placements in just eight tournaments during 2024-25.
• Her best finish of the season came during the Ivy League Championship with her 11-under-par score.
• She also posted two strong results in the Spring season, placing second at the Maryland Terps Invitational after an eighth-place finish at the highly competitive Clemson Invitational.