Less than a year after emerging as one of the Bay Area’s youngest golf success stories, Marilyn Weng is at it again: competing against older gofers and more than holding her own.

Now six years old, the Fremont golfer recently competed at the 2026 Under Armour Junior Tour Summer National Championship at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The prestigious event brought together more than 500 of the nation’s top junior golfers, ages 6 through 18, who earned their spots by qualifying through regional spring leagues. Golfers in the 8-and-under division competed across 27 holes over three days.

Weng was actually the youngest player in the field. But that didn’t stop her from finding success. Playing against regional champions whose average age was between 8 and 9 years old, Weng represented California extremely well, finishing sixth nationally in the 8-and-under division.

It’s another significant achievement for a golfer whose love for the game started with a simple Christmas gift of plastic golf clubs when she was just two years old. That early curiosity quickly grew into a passion, with her mother, Anna Zhang, becoming both her biggest supporter and coach as Weng developed her game.

Since first making headlines last year, Weng’s list of accomplishments has continued to grow at an astonishing pace.

She has now captured three league championship trophies and earned six additional top-five finishes in U.S. Kids Golf Foundation tournaments.

Her collection of awards includes more than 55 medals, with 17 championship medals highlighting her success on courses throughout California and beyond.

Her consistent play has also earned invitations to some of junior golf’s most prestigious events. Among them are the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and the U.S. Kids Golf Girls Invitational in the Bay Area, opportunities typically reserved for many of the country’s most accomplished young players.

While the trophies continue to pile up, Marilyn’s latest finish at the Under Armour Summer Nationals may be one of her most impressive accomplishments yet. Competing against older, more experienced golfers on one of the game’s most recognizable resort courses, she proved she belongs among the nation’s top young players.

For Weng and her family, however, the journey is still about more than medals and rankings. The goal is to let her daughter’s love for golf guide the experience rather than chasing results alone.

That mindset continues to pay dividends.

At just six years old, Weng has already built a résumé that many junior golfers spend years pursuing. More importantly, she continues to gain valuable experience competing against the best young players in the country while representing the Bay Area on golf’s biggest junior stages.

If her rapid development is any indication, Marilyn Weng is a name to watch for Bay Area sports fans — and golf fans nationwide.