Megha Ganne finished tied-10th in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championship
Indian-American collegiate golfer Megha Ganne, who hails from New Jersey, recorded a Tied-10th finish at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championship, held at Omni La Costa Resort in California from May 16–19. The 21-year-old third-year student at Stanford University posted rounds of 74-71-70-69 to finish at 4-under 284, contributing significantly to Stanford’s dominant title defense.
Ganne, currently ranked 11th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), had the team’s low round on the final day with a 3-under 69. She was joined at T-10 by her Swedish teammate and Freshman, Meja Örtengren. Stanford finished stroke play at 27-under, setting a new NCAA Championship scoring record, including an all-time single-round record of 18-under on Sunday.
The 3rd team in history with four Top-10 finishers at the NCAA Championship: (L-R) Kelly Xu, Paula Martín Sampedro, Megha Ganne, and Meja Örtengren
In the team standings, Oregon finished second behind Stanford. Former India No. 1 junior Anika Varma, now a third-year student at the University of Oregon, was substituted into the lineup for Rounds 2 and 3. She returned solid back-to-back even-par 72s, contributing to Oregon’s qualification into the match-play quarterfinals.
University of Oregon 3rd-year student Anika Varma played in Rounds 3 and 4
The National Championships end with a matchplay knockout format between the Top-8 teams, which are Stanford, Oregon, Northwestern, Florida State, USC, Arkansas, Texas, and Virginia.
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