2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Victoria Zheng
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Markham, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Lake Mary Preparatory
- Prev School:
- Augusta
Career Bests
Best Finish: T-5th -- Big Ten Championships (April 18-20, 2025)
Low Round: 67 (-5) -- 2x MR: Badger Invitational (Sep. 15, 2025)
Low 54-Hole Score: 210 (-6) -- The Chevron Collegiate (Feb. 24-25, 2025)
Senior 2025-26
- Illinois Outstanding Scholar-Athlete
- Played in 36 rounds across 12 events, earning her new season-low scoring average at Illinois (73.58).
- Matched career-low 18-hole round at Badger Invitational, carding a 67 (-5) in round two (Sept. 15, 2025).
- Added season-best 54-hole score (211 (-5)) at Badger Invitational (Sept. 14-16, 2025) and highest finish of the season (T-6th).
- Finished tenth at Coach Mo Classic (March 30-31, 2026) as the team’s low scorer, notching a 217 (+1).
JUNIOR 2024-25
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Played 36 rounds in 12 events with a scoring average of 73.64 in her debut season at Illinois...ranked second on the Fighting Illini.
- Finished tied for 10th in her first event as an Illini at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational from Sept. 8-10.
- Posted back-to-back top 10 finishes at the Spring Break Shootout (T-6th) and at the Florida State Match Up (T-7th).
- Finished a season-best tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships from April 18-20...fired a 54-hole total of 214 (-2)...earned Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors.
SOPHOMORE 2023-24 (AUGUSTA)
- Southland All-Conference Second Team
- Southland Conference All-Academic Team
- Had a stroke average of 72.4.
- Finished 13-over to take 56th at the NCAA East Lansing Regional.
- Finished 8-over to take fifth at the Southland Conference Women's Golf Championship.
- Competed in the Wolfpack Match Play Invitational with one win and two losses.
- Tied for fifth after shooting even par at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
- Tied for 24th after shooting 2-over at the Clemson Invitational.
- Tied for 39th after shooting 5-over at the Valspar Augusta Invitational.
- Competed in the Match at Ohoopee.
- Tied for 51st after shooting 8-over at the Moon Golf Invitational.
- Tied for 16th after shooting 2-under at the Hurricane Invitational.
- Tied for ninth after shooting 7-over at The Southern.
- Tied for ninth after shooting 1-under at the Lady Paladin.
- Tied for 14th after shooting 3-over at the Badger Invitational.
FRESHMAN 2022-23 (AUGUSTA)
- Southland All-Conference Second Team
- Played in nine tournaments and 24 rounds.
- Recorded a 75.42 stroke average.
- Finished seventh at Florida State matchup - shot two even-par, season-low rounds in the same tournament.
- Helped the team to second consecutive Southland Conference Championship (April 17-19) and first NCAA National Championship Appearance.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Lake Marry Preparatory.
- Tied for 5th in 2021 Kathy Whitworth Invitational (72-72).
- 2018 AJGA/CJGA Champion (69-65-67).
- Tied for second in 2022 NFPGA girls championship (74-67).
- Was a 2021 U.S Junior Girls Qualifier Medalist at Bradenton CC (70).
- Finished second at 2021 DCM PGA of Canada Women’s Championship (pro event) (70-74).
- 2019 Ontario Junior Girls Champion (71-73-72-69).
- Tied for sixth in 2020 Evian Senior Showcase (74-74).
- Finished fourth at 2019 AJGA Rome Junior Classic Presented by State Mutual Insurance (68-71-72).
- Tied for eighth at 2019 KPMG Stacy Lewis Invitational at Blessings Golf Club (74-75-76).
- Was the 2019 FJT at Heritage Oaks champion (74-71).
- Finished second at 2019 Ontario Spring Classic (77-72-75).
- Finished 2nd at 2018 MJT International Team Challenge (74-73-74).
- Third in 2018 Natural Resource Partners BlueGrass Junior AJGA (74-73-74).
- Member of the 2018 ACDS Junior All-Star Team.
- Represented Canada at The Junior Open held at St. Andrews.
- Part of the Lake Mary Prep golf team in 2019 that won the state title.
- 2022 U.S Women’s Amateur participant.
- Two-time U.S Junior Girls’ participant (2021, '22).
- The Junior Open 2018 participant.
PERSONAL
- Born on Jan. 12, 2004.
- Daughter of Linda Jiang and Lawrence Zheng.
- Has one sister, Cecilia, and one brother, Edward.
- Chose Illinois because, "of the balance between academics and golf. Illinois will provide me with a quality education while also allowing me to hone my golf game. After talking with coach Renee (Slone) and coach Pina (Gentile), I knew Illinois would be the perfect place to develop as a player and a person."
- Majoring in finance.
Career Statistics
| Year | Events | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low Tour. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12 | 36 | 2,651 | 73.64 | 67 (-5) | 210 (-6) |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 36 | 2,649 | 73.58 | 67 (-5) | 211 (-5) |
| Totals | 24 | 72 | 5,300 | 73.61 | 67 (-5) | 210 (-6) |
Individual Results
| 2024-25 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 8-10 | Bettie Lou Evans Invitational | 74-71-75 = 220 (+4) | T-10th |
| Sept. 23-24 | Cavalier Regional Preview | 73-72-74 = 219 (+6) | 19th |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 1 | Windy City Collegiate Classic | 72-76-79 = 227 (+11) | T-35th |
| Oct. 7-8 | Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah | 75-67-75 = 217 (+1) | T-42nd |
| Oct. 25-27 | Landfall Tradition | 74-75-79 = 228 (+12) | T-63rd |
| Feb. 16-17 | Spartan Suncoast Invitational | 74-75-74 = 223 (+7) | T-42nd |
| Feb. 24-25 | The Chevron Collegiate | 72-68-70 = 210 (-6) | T-12th^ |
| March 17-18 | Spring Break Shootout | 75-69-72 = 216 (+3) | T-6th^ |
| March 21-23 | Florida State Match Up | 71-74-75 = 220 (+4) | T-7th |
| April 6-7 | Boilermaker Spring Classic | 78-70-74 = 222 (+6) | T-16th |
| April 18-20 | Big Ten Championships | 70-71-73 = 214 (-2) | T-5th |
| May 5-7 | NCAA Columbus Regional | 77-78-80 = 235 (+19) | 59th |
| 2025-26 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 7-8 | Wolverine Invitational | 76-78-75 = 229 (+16) | T-48th |
| Sept. 14-16 | Badger Invitational | 73-67-71 = 211 (-5) | T-6th |
| Sept. 29-30 | Windy City Collegiate Classic | 72-71-81 = 224 (+8) | T-48th |
| Oct. 6-7 | Illini Women's Invitational | 71-71-74 = 216 (E) | T-37th |
| Oct. 24-26 | Landfall Tradition | 74-72-81 = 227 (+11) | T-60th |
| Feb. 15-16 | Spartan Suncoast | 73+74+73 = 220 (+4) | 11th^ |
| Feb. 23-24 | Chevron Collegiate | 72+74+73 = 219 (+3) | T-41st |
| March 20-22 | Florida State Match Up | 76+77+70 = 223 (+7) | T-19th |
| March 30-31 | Coach Mo Classic | 71+74+72 = 217 (+1) | 10th^ |
| April 12-13 | Boilermaker Spring Classic | 73+76+72 = 221 (+5) | 11th |
| April 24-26 | Big Ten Championships | 73+72+75 = 220 (+10) | T-25th |
| May 11-13 | NCAA Stanford Regional | 78+71+73 = 222 (+9) | T-38th |
^Led the team
Illini Golf | Atkins Golf Club Dedication Program | 6/3/22
Friday, June 03
Illini Women's Golf | Kornkamol "Stang" Sukaree Senior Video
Monday, May 23
Illini Women's Golf | Big Ten Championships Hype
Thursday, April 21
Illini Women's Golf | Happy 217 Day!
Thursday, February 17
