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Holmdel golfer Megha Ganne wins U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
The incredible summer for Jersey Shore golf continued Sunday. Holmdel's Megha Ganne won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship Sunday, defeating Brooke Biermann of Wildwood, Missouri, 4-and-3, in the 36-hole final at Bandon Dunes in Bend, Oregon. The 21-year-old Ganne, a rising senior at Stanford, built a 3-up advantage after the opening 18 holes, eventually closing out the match with a par on the par-3, 15th hole, the 33rd hole of the match, With the victory, she secures a spot on the 2026 U.S. Curtis Cup squad – Ganne was a member of the 2022 team – and is exempt for the 2026 U.S. Open. Ganne's heroics come on the heels of Little Silver's Chris Gotterup's victory at the Scottish Open last month, before the 26-year-old finished third at the British Open. Gotterup is in his second season on the PGA Tour. Ganne's win marked the first national championship for a local player since Marlboro's Sherry Herman won the U.S. Women's Senior Amateur in 2009. Toms River's Sukjin Lee-Wuesthoff won the 2003 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. 'I just tried to play the first 18 like I was playing the golf course,' said Ganne in a post-match television interview. 'I knew the match really wouldn't get started until the second round so just learning as much as I could about the course on the first go-round with these pin. I was able to take advantage and play some really solid golf. I can't believe I'm standing here right now. 'It's extremely difficult. I have been thinking about this trophy the entire day. It makes it really distracting to play golf.' She reached the semifinals of the Women's Amateur as a 15-year-old in 2019. As a junior at Holmdel High School in 2021, Ganne had a share of the first-round lead at the U.S. Women's Open, and was in the final group on Sunday. Entering the week ranked No. 11 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings, Ganne made a strong opening statement in the final by carding two birdies in her first three holes to go 2-up. Biermann responded with a pair of birdies of her own on the next two holes to even the match. It was all square through 11 holes when Ganne won three straight tholes with pars, eventually reaching the midway point in the match 3-up. Biermann, a 2025 Michigan State graduate playing in her final amateur event before heading to LPGA Tour Qualifying School, cut Ganne's lead to 3-up with five to play with a birdie on No. 13, before losing the next hole with a three putt. Ganne closed out the victory with a two-putt par on No. 15. The victory was made possible by an incredible comeback performance in the semifinals when Ganne was 4-down with seven holes to play, eventually winning on the first extra hole. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Holmdel NJ golfer Megha Ganne wins U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
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Megha Ganne gets her USGA title with dominant win over Biermann in US Women's Amateur
BANDON, Ore. — Megha Ganne won three straight holes against mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was never seriously threatened on her way to winning her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur. Three times that Biermann won a hole in the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie to remain 4 up and make it only a matter of time before she won. Biermann twice went well over the green and conceded holes in the afternoon and never could put any pressure on Ganne.
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Megha Ganne gets her USGA title with dominant win over Biermann in US Women's Amateur
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — Megha Ganne won three straight holes against mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was never seriously threatened on her way to winning her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur. Three times that Biermann won a hole in the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie to remain 4 up and make it only a matter of time before she won. Biermann twice went well over the green and conceded holes in the afternoon and never could put any pressure on Ganne. 'Brooke didn't make it easy on me. She showed so much fight," Ganne said. 'This is likely my last Women's Amateur, and I really, really wanted to get this done.' Ganne, who starts her senior year at Stanford next month, has been chasing a USGA title for nearly a decade. She reached the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2019 at age 15, losing in 19 holes to Albane Valenzuela. She nearly didn't even get a chance at Bandon Dunes. Ganne was 4 down with seven holes to play in the semifinals against Ella Scaysbrook when she rallied to force extra holes, winning with a birdie on the 19th hole. There wasn't much drama in the championship match. Ganne never trailed, although each player won three holes and the match was all square through 11 holes in the morning. Biermann lost the next three holes with bogeys and never caught up. Ganne was 3 up after 18 holes, and Biermann never got any closer. 'Megha is a great player,' Biermann said. 'I was trying to stay in my own thoughts. Unfortunately, the putter went cold today. Overall, I felt like I gave it my all. I had a blast out here.' Biermann, who just finished her college career at Michigan State, battled to at least stay in the game. On the 14th hole, she had a 20-foot putt from the collar of the green. She had to make that to cut the deficit to 2 down with four holes to play. But she left it 5 short, missed the next putt and suddenly was 4 down with four to play. Ganne two-putted from 15 feet for par on the next hole to close out the match. 'I can't believe I'm standing here right now,' Ganne said as she held the trophy. 'I'm not going to lie, I was thinking about this trophy the entire day.' ___ AP golf:
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Megha Ganne gets her USGA title with dominant win over Biermann in US Women's Amateur
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — Megha Ganne won three straight holes against mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was never seriously threatened on her way to winning her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur. Three times that Biermann won a hole in the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie to remain 4 up and make it only a matter of time before she won. Biermann twice went well over the green and conceded holes in the afternoon and never could put any pressure on Ganne. 'Brooke didn't make it easy on me. She showed so much fight,' Ganne said. 'This is likely my last Women's Amateur, and I really, really wanted to get this done.' Ganne, who starts her senior year at Stanford next month, has been chasing a USGA title for nearly a decade. She reached the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2019 at age 15, losing in 19 holes to Albane Valenzuela. She nearly didn't even get a chance at Bandon Dunes. Ganne was 4 down with seven holes to play in the semifinals against Ella Scaysbrook when she rallied to force extra holes, winning with a birdie on the 19th hole. There wasn't much drama in the championship match. Ganne never trailed, although each player won three holes and the match was all square through 11 holes in the morning. Biermann lost the next three holes with bogeys and never caught up. Ganne was 3 up after 18 holes, and Biermann never got any closer. 'Megha is a great player,' Biermann said. 'I was trying to stay in my own thoughts. Unfortunately, the putter went cold today. Overall, I felt like I gave it my all. I had a blast out here.' Biermann, who just finished her college career at Michigan State, battled to at least stay in the game. On the 14th hole, she had a 20-foot putt from the collar of the green. She had to make that to cut the deficit to 2 down with four holes to play. But she left it 5 short, missed the next putt and suddenly was 4 down with four to play. Ganne two-putted from 15 feet for par on the next hole to close out the match. 'I can't believe I'm standing here right now,' Ganne said as she held the trophy. 'I'm not going to lie, I was thinking about this trophy the entire day.' ___ AP golf:
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2025 U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard: Megha Ganne vs. Brooke Biermann scores, highlights
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the semifinals here.) BANDON, Ore. — It's time for the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. Saturday was a historic semifinal, with both matches going to extra holes for only the third time in the championship's 125-year history. After holding a 3-up lead with three holes to play, 22-year-old Brooke Biermann held on to win in 19 holes. Meanwhile, Megha Ganne was 4 down with seven holes to play but fought back to win in 19 holes herself. Now, one of them will hoist the Robert Cox Trophy come Sunday night at Bandon Dunes. Follow the championship match at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard Click here to follow scores from the U.S. Women's Amateur. U.S. Women's Amateur championship match tee time All times ET 12:45 p.m.: No. 41 Brooke Biermann vs. No. 11 Megha Ganne U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET Sunday, Aug. 10: Championship Match (Afternoon 18), 7 p.m.-10 p.m. (Golf Channel) U.S. Women's Amateur tickets Fans do not need a ticket to attend the U.S. Women's Amateur. What the winner of U.S. Women's Amateur receives A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Women's Open at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, California Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, New Jersey This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Women's Amateur 2025: Megha Ganne, Brooke Biermann scores, updates
