Megha Ganne wins 2024 Nanea Invitational

Career

  • 125th U.S. Women's Amateur Champion (2025)
  • NCAA Team Champion (2024)
  • Pac-12 Team Champion (2024)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2023)
  • Two-time WGCA First Team All-American (2024-25)
  • Two-time Golfweek Second Team All-American (2024-25)
  • WGCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
  • Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
  • All-ACC (2025)
  • Two-time All-Pac-12 (2023-24)
  • Three-time WCGA All-American Scholar (2023-25)
  • All-ACC Academic (2025)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2024)
  • Scoring average: 71.06 *program record*
  • Rounds: 93
  • Total Strokes: 6,609
  • Wins: 3
  • Top-10 Finishes: 20
  • Top-20 Finishes: 27
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 63/93
  • Rounds in the 60s: 27/93
  • Low round: -6 (three times - most recent, 2025 Nanea Invitational Third Round, 67)
  • Low tournament: -15 (2023 Carmel Cup, 201)
  • Best finish: 1st (2023 Carmel Cup, 2024 Nanea Invitational, 2025 Stanford Intercollegiate)

As A Senior (2025-26), as of Oct. 30, 2025

  • ACC Golfer of the Month (October)
  • Golf Channel First Team All-America (Preseason)
  • ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List
  • Scoring average: 69.00
  • Rounds: 9
  • Total Strokes: 621
  • Wins: 1
  • Top-10 Finishes: 3
  • Top-20 Finishes: 3
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 8/9
  • Rounds in the 60s: 8/9
  • Low round: -6 (Nanea Invitational Third Round, 67)
  • Low tournament: -10 (Stanford Intercollegiate, 203)
  • Best finish: 1st (Stanford Intercollegiate)
  • Finished 4th at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (69-69-69=207, -3)
  • Tied for 5th at the Nanea Invitational (75-69-67=211, -8)
  • Beat No. 12 Wake Forest (Macy Pate) 2&1 in Match Play at Jackson T. Stephens Cup

As A Junior (2024-25)

  • 125th U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
  • WGCA First Team All-American
  • Golfweek Second Team All-American
  • All-ACC
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • All-ACC Academic
  • Scoring average: 70.64
  • Rounds: 25
  • Total Strokes: 1,766
  • Wins: 1
  • Top-10 Finishes: 6
  • Top-20 Finishes: 8
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 18/25
  • Rounds in the 60s: 8/25
  • Low round: -6 (Nanea Invitational First Round, 67)
  • Low tournament: -9 (Nanea Invitational, 210)
  • Best finish: 1st (Nanea Invitational)
  • Won the 125th U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes, beating Brooke Biermann of Michigan State 4&3 in the finals
  • Tied for 3rd at the Stanford Intercollegiate (66-72-67=205, -8)
  • Tied for 6th at the San Diego State Classic (72-68-72=212, -4)
  • Finished 7th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (75-70-68=213, -3)
  • Tied for 7th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur
  • Tied for 8th at the NCAA Norman Regional (70-70-74=214, -2)
  • Tied for 10th at the NCAA Championship (74-71-70-69=284, -4)
  • Tied for 11th at the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate (71-73-67=211, +1)
  • Tied for 11th at the ACC Championship (71-77-69=217, +1)
  • Beat San Jose State 6&5 in Match Play at the Battle of the Bay
  • Beat No. 4 Florida State (Lottie Woad) in 20 holes for the clinching point in Match Play in the NCAA Semifinals
  • Beat No. 3 Northwestern (Ashley Yun) 5&4 in Match Play in the NCAA Finals

As A Sophomore (2023-24) • NCAA Team Champion, Pac-12 Team Champion

  • WGCA First Team All-American
  • Golfweek Second Team All-American
  • All-Pac-12
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Scoring average: 70.96
  • Rounds: 28
  • Total Strokes: 1,987
  • Wins: 1
  • Top-10 Finishes: 7
  • Top-20 Finishes: 9
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 20/28
  • Rounds in the 60s: 7/28
  • Low round: -6 (Carmel Cup First Round, 66)
  • Low tournament: -15 (Carmel Cup, 201)
  • Best finish: 1st (Carmel Cup)
  • Tied for 2nd at the East Cup (1-under 71 in stroke play)
  • Tied for 3rd at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional (74-73-67=214, -2)
  • Tied for 4th at the Pac-12 Championship (71-67-71=209, -7)
  • Tied for 5th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (70-70=140, -4)
  • Tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Preview (72-73-73=218, -1)
  • Tied for 10th at the NCAA Championship (72-70-72-74=288, E)
  • Beat No. 4 USC in the NCAA Semifinals, 2&1
  • Beat No. 6 UCLA in the NCAA Championship Finals, 3&2

As A Freshman (2022-23)

  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • WGCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American
  • All-Pac-12
  • WCGA All-American Scholar
  • Scoring average: 72.09
  • Rounds: 31
  • Total Strokes: 2,235
  • Top-10 Finishes: 4
  • Top-20 Finishes: 7
  • Rounds at Par or Better: 17/31
  • Rounds in the 60s: 4/31
  • Low round: -5 (2023 NCAA Pullman Regional 2nd Round, 67)
  • Low tournament: -8 (2022 Carmel Cup, 208)
  • Best finish: 2nd (2022 Carmel Cup)
  • Tied for 5th at the Therese Hession Regional (70-70-73=213, E)
  • Tied for 7th at the Pac-12 Preview (71-72-72=215, -4)
  • Tied for 9th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (72-72-73=217, +1)
  • Tied for 9th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur
  • Lost to No. 8 Pepperdine in NCAA Quarterfinals, 5&3
  • Lost to No. 5 USC in NCAA Semifinals, 2&1

Prior To Stanford

  • Graduated from Holmdel High School
  • Two-time member of Curtis Cup Team (2021, 2022)
  • AJGA Rolex Player of the Year (2021)
  • Three-time AJGA Rolex All-American
  • Low amateur at U.S. Women's Open (2021) and finished tied for 14th
  • Also competed in 2019 U.S. Women's Open
  • AJGA Scholastic Award recipient (2021)
  • Member of Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup Team (2021)
  • Winner of Scott Robertson Memorial (2021)
  • Polo Invitational semifinalist (2021)
  • Third-place finish at Annika Invitational (2021)
  • Third-place finish at Junior PGA Girls Champion (2021)
  • Tied for third at Rolex Tournament of Champions (2020)
  • U.S. Women's Amateur semifinalist (2019)
  • Competed in 10 USGA Championships
  • Four-time Drive, Chip & Putt National finalist
  • No. 1 junior player and ranked No. 24 in WAGR at time of enrollment

Personal

  • Daughter of Sudha and Hari Ganne
  • Has one sister, Sirina
  • Born in Long Branch, N.J.
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2024-25
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2023-24
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2022-23