Ganne Scores Top-10 in ANWA
UPDATE (April 1, 2023) -- Megha Ganne carded a 2-over 74 on Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club to finish tied for ninth in the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
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It was Ganne's third appearance in the championship and first trip to the final round at the famed venue. Facing a challenging day that included a more than three-hour suspension of play due to weather, Ganne tallied four bogeys on the day, but also had two birdies. Ganne's birdies came on the par-3 fourth and par-5 eighth. She finished strongly as well, making four consecutive pars to close out her round and finish the championship at 1-over par.
"It was better than I imagined and hoped and knew it was going to be," said Ganne of her first competitive round at Augusta National. "It was honestly a little emotional throughout the whole day because it was just so fun."
Ganne has made it a habit of being around Augusta National in the spring, having advanced to the National Final of Drive, Chip & Putt four times and having now competed in the Augusta National Women's Amateur three times.
After finishing the round, Ganne stuck around to watch her Standford University teammate Rose Zhang claim the title in a playoff, as she made par on the par-4 10th--the second playoff hole--to win.
UPDATE (March 30, 2023) -- A stretch of birdies on Nos. 5-8 at Champions Retreat Golf Club propelled New Jersey's Megha Ganne to a 2-under 70 on Thursday in the second round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur and secured her place in Saturday's final round at Augusta National Golf Club. Ganne's two-day total of 1-under places her in a tie for ninth. The entire field will complete a practice round at Augusta National on Friday.
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After a 1-over 73 on Wednesday, the Stanford University freshman started quick with a birdie on the par-4 second hole. While a double-bogey followed on the par-5 third, Ganne quickly bounced back with a par on the fourth before reeling off four consecutive birdies. Ganne carded two bogeys to one birdie on her inward nine, posting 1-under to stand as one of 13 players under-par through 36 holes.
Ganne's Cardinal teammate Rose Zhang continued to lead the way, setting single round scoring records on back-to-back days with rounds of 66-65 for a 13-under total. She will take a five-shot lead into the final round. A cut was made to the top 30 players and ties, with 31 players advancing with scores of 2-over 146 or better.
NBC Sports will broadcast three hours (Noon - 3 p.m.) of live final round coverage on Saturday at Augusta National.
UPDATE (March 29, 2023) -- Following a 1-over 73 in the opening round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, Megha Ganne of Holmdel, N.J., stood tied for 16th in the 72-player field. Following the second round at Champions Retreat Golf Club, a cut will be made to the low 30 players and ties to set up Saturday's final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Ganne began her round on the par-4 10th with four consecutive pars. While bogeys followed on Nos. 14, 16 and 2 after making the turn, Ganne bounced back with a string of five consecutive pars. The Stanford University freshman then had a strong finish, making birdie on the par-3 eighth and par-5 ninth holes en route to her 73.
Top-ranked amateur and Ganne's Cardinal teammate set the pace with a bogey-free 6-under 66, as 12 competitors shot scores of par or better.
Ganne begins round two at 10:32 a.m., Thursday. The Golf Channel will have live coverage from 1:30-3:30 p.m. ET.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (March 28, 2023) -- Megha Ganne of Holmdel, N.J., is set to tee it up in her third Augusta National Women's Amateur this week. Ganne is in the spring season of her freshman year at Stanford University and no doubt has her eyes on advancing to Saturday's final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
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The 19-year-old will begin play at 8:35 a.m., on Wednesday, playing alongside Sayaka Teraoka of Japan and her past Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Keuhn. The international field contains 72 of the game's top women amateurs, with the first 36 holes taking place on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Following 36 holes, a cut will take place with the 30 leading players and ties advancing to play in Saturday's final round at Augusta National Golf Club. The entire field will complete an official practice round at Augusta National on Friday. Ganne has missed the cut in her previous two appearances.
Ganne has been a consistent performer for the Cardinal this season, earning four top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish in her debut at the Carmel Cup. She was recently named to the First Spring ANNIKA Award Watch List as a candidate for the top female Division I collegiate golfer. Ganne is one of four Cardinal competing in this year's Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Prior to competing in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, Ganne was a four-time Drive, Chip and Putt National Finalist at Augusta National, competing in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The first and second rounds of the Augusta National Women's Amateur will be broadcast live on Golf Channel (1:30-3:30 p.m. ET), Wednesday and Thursday, with NBC Sports broadcasting three hours (Noon-3 p.m. ET) of live final round coverage on Saturday.