Because she didn't meet the 18 age requirement to participate in the LPGA Q-Series, Zeng, a four-time winner on the CLPGA Tour, successfully petitioned LPGA Tour commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan for a waiver of the minimum-age rule and didn't disappoint.

She is now the youngest Chinese to earn LPGA Tour membership.

"There was always something that stood out each round. In some rounds, I started very well and it was plain sailing from then on. The other day I thrived late in the round and made up ground. I also had miserable holes where I ran into a series of bad breaks. But I can't complain as I passed through in my first attempt and didn't waste the minimum-age requirement waiver."