2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
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Taylor Zeng
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- The First Academy
- Hometown:
- Windermere, Fla.
- School:
- Enrolled at Columbia College
- Major:
- Enrolled at Columbia College
Honors & Awards:
- 2021-22 First Team All-Ivy League
2022-23
Competed in two fall tournaments ... Tied for 25th out of 71 players at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 24-25) at 15-over-par 228 (75-74-79).
2021-22
As a first-year, earned First Team All-Ivy League honors after finishing tied for third at the 2022 Ivy League Championship … Led the Lions in scoring average (75.43), top-5 finishes (three), top-10 finishes (five), top-25 finishes (six) and par/under-par rounds (five) … Season-low round was a 70 shot at the Low Country Intercollegiate, which ranks for the 15th-lowest round in school history … Ranked No. 475 in the nation … Ranks among all-time school leaders in a variety of season categories: No. 5 in scoring average (70.43), No. 5 in scoring average vs. par (3.62), No. 4 in par or better rounds (five), No. 14 in finish percentage (71.5%), No. 4 in counting scores (100 percent), No. 13 in par-3 scoring (3.2841), No. 8 in par-4 scoring (4.2864), and No. 2 in par-5 scoring (4.9048) … With her five par or better rounds, already ranks No. 6 in that category in school history … Placed tied for third at the 2022 Ivy League Championship (April 22-24) with a six-over-par 72-76-74-222 … Finished tied for third at the Low Country Intercollegiate (March 19-20) with a four-over-par 74-70-76-220, which ranks as the 12th-lowest 54-hole score in school history … Took fourth place at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 25-26) with an Even 72-73-71-216, which ranks as the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in school history … In collegiate debut, finished in 13th-place with a 10-over-par 77-72-77-226 at the Boston College Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of The First Academy in Orlando, Fla., where she played six years of varsity golf for Head Coach Chris Bateman … Registered four American Junior Golf Association top-5 finishes … Placed third at the AJGA Candian Open Championships … Named one of the AJGA’s Players to Watch … Shot a 5-under-par and won individual championship at the FJT Banyon Run … In 2019, won the Rio Pinar Championship (78.74) and Banyan Run Championship (67-72), with a second place finish in the 3-day championship (74 on final day) as part of the Florida Junior Tour … Tied for sixth at the AJGA University Club Championship (75-74-76) in July 2019 … Tied for ninth at the AJGA Dominican Republic Championship (76-78-76) in August 2019 … Shot a 75 at the 2018 USGA Women’s Amateur Championship and a 75 at the 2018 U.S. Girls Championship qualifying … Played in a variety of AJGA national events in 2018 including the Canadian Junior Championship (8th place, 73-73-72), Killington Junior Championship (17th place, 75-74-76), AJGA Junior at Saddle Brook (6th place, 71-75-73), and St. Francisville Foundation Junior (5th place, 72-75-77) … Also competed on the 2018 Florida Junior Tour with an third place finish at Lake Jovita (79-71), eighth place finish at CC of Winter Haven (72-76), and seventh place finish at Eagle Harbor (80-74) … In 2017, shot a 73 at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship Qualifying event, and 68 at the Women’s Amateur Four Ball Qualfying … Took third place at the Under Armour Canadian Championship (72-70-69), sixth place at the All-Star at Calmet (81-66-73), tied for seventh at the Jim Bell Memorial (82-77-76), 13th place at the AJGA Fords Colony (73-78-82), and 20th place at the EMoney.com Junior Championship (84-77-81) … Also competed on the 2017 Florida Junior Tour with a third place finish at Falcon Fire (76-75), fourth place finish at the Girls Junior Amateur Championship (74-73-70), ninth at CC at Winter Haven (78-78), 10th at Southwood (75-77), and 10th at FJT Tour Championship (81-75) … Named the Royals’ Player of the Year in 2019 … Won 2019 Individual Honda Classic title … Helped guide The First Academy to the nation’s No. 1 program ranking from 2017-20 … From 2014-19, led the Royals to two Class 1A state championships (2017 and 2018), two Class 1A state runner-up finishes (2016 and 2019), five regional titles, five district titles, and five Honda Classic Invitational championships … Team combined to shoot a 13-under-par at the 2019 Honda Classic Invitational … Named Two-time golf team captain … National Honor Society member … AP Scholar and Royal Scholar student … Served as The First Academy Royal Ambassador Chair … Volunteered to teach golf to youth.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Victoria Zeng on August 23, 2002 in Orlando, Fla. … Daughter of Victor and Jennifer Zeng … Has three sisters Courtney, Kelsey, and Ava … Sister Courtney Zeng played golf at Vanderbilt (2015-19) … Sister Kelsey played golf at Stanford (2017-21) … Father attended Virginia Tech and Cornell for a Master’s degree … Mother attended Xi’an Jiaotong … Nickname is Tay … Hobbies and interests include fashion design, baking, modeling, knitting, painting/sketching, and volunteering … Modeled clothing for LeAnnere, JParker Ladies, and Descente … Came in contact with Columbia Head Coach Amy Weeks during her junior year of high school … Favorite sports memory was winning the Honda Classic as a team and breaking the course record … Chose Columbia because it was the best environment for her to improve on both her golf game and academics … Also chose Columbia because of the unlimited opportunities, innovative research, supportive community and unique experience of being inside a bubble in one of the greatest universities in the world … Favorite things about New York City include the incredible food, never-ending list of things to do, and the incredible energy … Also, the art museums, diversity, busy lifestyle, food, opportunities to meet new people … Selected Columbia over offers from Dartmouth, Georgetown, Boston College, Brown, Princeton, Yale, and Penn … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in psychology … Has a career goal to work for Vogue Magazine.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
2022-23 SEASON
2021-22 SEASON
ARTICLES
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-hs-first-academy-golf-sisters-china-20141012-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-sp-hs-tfa-golf-1101-20191031-x3dvykg7xzfarnqxwjr3takdgu-story.html
https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2019/10/25/tfa-girls-golf-team-eyes-down-third-straight-team-title--duo-named-athletes-of-the-week-
- 2021-22 First Team All-Ivy League
2022-23
Competed in two fall tournaments ... Tied for 25th out of 71 players at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 24-25) at 15-over-par 228 (75-74-79).
2021-22
As a first-year, earned First Team All-Ivy League honors after finishing tied for third at the 2022 Ivy League Championship … Led the Lions in scoring average (75.43), top-5 finishes (three), top-10 finishes (five), top-25 finishes (six) and par/under-par rounds (five) … Season-low round was a 70 shot at the Low Country Intercollegiate, which ranks for the 15th-lowest round in school history … Ranked No. 475 in the nation … Ranks among all-time school leaders in a variety of season categories: No. 5 in scoring average (70.43), No. 5 in scoring average vs. par (3.62), No. 4 in par or better rounds (five), No. 14 in finish percentage (71.5%), No. 4 in counting scores (100 percent), No. 13 in par-3 scoring (3.2841), No. 8 in par-4 scoring (4.2864), and No. 2 in par-5 scoring (4.9048) … With her five par or better rounds, already ranks No. 6 in that category in school history … Placed tied for third at the 2022 Ivy League Championship (April 22-24) with a six-over-par 72-76-74-222 … Finished tied for third at the Low Country Intercollegiate (March 19-20) with a four-over-par 74-70-76-220, which ranks as the 12th-lowest 54-hole score in school history … Took fourth place at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 25-26) with an Even 72-73-71-216, which ranks as the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in school history … In collegiate debut, finished in 13th-place with a 10-over-par 77-72-77-226 at the Boston College Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of The First Academy in Orlando, Fla., where she played six years of varsity golf for Head Coach Chris Bateman … Registered four American Junior Golf Association top-5 finishes … Placed third at the AJGA Candian Open Championships … Named one of the AJGA’s Players to Watch … Shot a 5-under-par and won individual championship at the FJT Banyon Run … In 2019, won the Rio Pinar Championship (78.74) and Banyan Run Championship (67-72), with a second place finish in the 3-day championship (74 on final day) as part of the Florida Junior Tour … Tied for sixth at the AJGA University Club Championship (75-74-76) in July 2019 … Tied for ninth at the AJGA Dominican Republic Championship (76-78-76) in August 2019 … Shot a 75 at the 2018 USGA Women’s Amateur Championship and a 75 at the 2018 U.S. Girls Championship qualifying … Played in a variety of AJGA national events in 2018 including the Canadian Junior Championship (8th place, 73-73-72), Killington Junior Championship (17th place, 75-74-76), AJGA Junior at Saddle Brook (6th place, 71-75-73), and St. Francisville Foundation Junior (5th place, 72-75-77) … Also competed on the 2018 Florida Junior Tour with an third place finish at Lake Jovita (79-71), eighth place finish at CC of Winter Haven (72-76), and seventh place finish at Eagle Harbor (80-74) … In 2017, shot a 73 at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship Qualifying event, and 68 at the Women’s Amateur Four Ball Qualfying … Took third place at the Under Armour Canadian Championship (72-70-69), sixth place at the All-Star at Calmet (81-66-73), tied for seventh at the Jim Bell Memorial (82-77-76), 13th place at the AJGA Fords Colony (73-78-82), and 20th place at the EMoney.com Junior Championship (84-77-81) … Also competed on the 2017 Florida Junior Tour with a third place finish at Falcon Fire (76-75), fourth place finish at the Girls Junior Amateur Championship (74-73-70), ninth at CC at Winter Haven (78-78), 10th at Southwood (75-77), and 10th at FJT Tour Championship (81-75) … Named the Royals’ Player of the Year in 2019 … Won 2019 Individual Honda Classic title … Helped guide The First Academy to the nation’s No. 1 program ranking from 2017-20 … From 2014-19, led the Royals to two Class 1A state championships (2017 and 2018), two Class 1A state runner-up finishes (2016 and 2019), five regional titles, five district titles, and five Honda Classic Invitational championships … Team combined to shoot a 13-under-par at the 2019 Honda Classic Invitational … Named Two-time golf team captain … National Honor Society member … AP Scholar and Royal Scholar student … Served as The First Academy Royal Ambassador Chair … Volunteered to teach golf to youth.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Victoria Zeng on August 23, 2002 in Orlando, Fla. … Daughter of Victor and Jennifer Zeng … Has three sisters Courtney, Kelsey, and Ava … Sister Courtney Zeng played golf at Vanderbilt (2015-19) … Sister Kelsey played golf at Stanford (2017-21) … Father attended Virginia Tech and Cornell for a Master’s degree … Mother attended Xi’an Jiaotong … Nickname is Tay … Hobbies and interests include fashion design, baking, modeling, knitting, painting/sketching, and volunteering … Modeled clothing for LeAnnere, JParker Ladies, and Descente … Came in contact with Columbia Head Coach Amy Weeks during her junior year of high school … Favorite sports memory was winning the Honda Classic as a team and breaking the course record … Chose Columbia because it was the best environment for her to improve on both her golf game and academics … Also chose Columbia because of the unlimited opportunities, innovative research, supportive community and unique experience of being inside a bubble in one of the greatest universities in the world … Favorite things about New York City include the incredible food, never-ending list of things to do, and the incredible energy … Also, the art museums, diversity, busy lifestyle, food, opportunities to meet new people … Selected Columbia over offers from Dartmouth, Georgetown, Boston College, Brown, Princeton, Yale, and Penn … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in psychology … Has a career goal to work for Vogue Magazine.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
| No. | No. | Avg. | Low | In | Par or | Best | |||||
| Season | Tour | Rds | Strokes | Score | Round | 60s | Better | Wins | Top 10 | Top 25 | Finish |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 21 | 1,584 | 75.43 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | T3 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 5 | 394 | 78.80 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T25 |
| Career | 10 | 26 | 1,978 | 76.08 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | T3 |
2022-23 SEASON
| Tournament Name | Date | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par | Finish |
| Princeton Invitational | Sept. 24-25 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 228 | +15 | T25 / 71 |
| Ivy Intercollegiate | Oct. 10 | 87 | 79 | -- | 166 | +22 | 58 / 60 |
2021-22 SEASON
| Tournament Name | Date | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par | Finish |
| Boston College Intercollegiate | Sept. 20-21 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 226 | +10 | T13 |
| Princeton Invitational | Sept. 25-26 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 216 | E | T4 |
| Yale Invitational | Oct. 9-10 | 77 | 72 | 79 | 228 | +15 | T27 |
| St. John’s Invitational | Oct. 25 | 77 | -- | -- | 77 | +6 | T21 |
| Columbia Classic | Feb. 13-14 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 242 | +26 | 66 |
| Ford Invitational | Feb. 26 | 77 | 76 | -- | 153 | +9 | 9 |
| Low Country Intercollegiate | March 19-20 | 74 | 70 | 76 | 220 | +4 | T3 |
| Ivy League Championship | April 22-24 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 222 | +6 | T3 |
ARTICLES
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-hs-first-academy-golf-sisters-china-20141012-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-sp-hs-tfa-golf-1101-20191031-x3dvykg7xzfarnqxwjr3takdgu-story.html
https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2019/10/25/tfa-girls-golf-team-eyes-down-third-straight-team-title--duo-named-athletes-of-the-week-
Preview: FB | Coach Poppe - Week 10 | Presented by Amity Hall Uptown
Friday, November 21
Highlights: WBK | Columbia 48, St. Joseph's 66
Thursday, November 20
Podcast: FB | Captains' Corner (S7, E10)
Thursday, November 20
Highlights: MBK | Columbia 54, Boston U 49
Tuesday, November 18
