What a start for Megha Ganne.
The sophomore at Stanford opened the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur with a bogey-free 9-under 63, a new ANWA scoring record. The previous low round at Champions Retreat Golf Club, site of the first two rounds, was Rose Zhang shooting 65 in the second round in 2023. The previous low first-round score was 66, which Zhang shot in 2023 and Hannah Darling matched last year.
Starting on the back nine, Ganne birdied Nos. 11-13 and added another at 16 to turn in 32. On her second nine, she had an eagle at the par-5 third and added birdies on Nos. 1, 6 and No. 7. She had an eagle putt on the closing par-5 ninth but three putted to sign for 63.
This is Ganne's fifth appearance at ANWA, making the cut each of the past two years. She's one of eight players with Stanford connections in the field, whether it be former players, current stars or commits.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Megha Ganne sets scoring record 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur
