17-Year-Old Amateur Shares U.S. Women's Open First Round Lead

Megha Ganne (USGA)

They torched the Lake!

Well, not quite with a 75.173 average, but overall the play was excellent on a calm opener at The Olympic Club. Tomorrow’s forecast isn’t so kind, with 15-25 mph winds expected.

Most impressive on day one: 17-year-old Megha Ganne making six birdies en route to a 67 to sit alongside Mel Reid who, Beth Ann Nichols reports, is a Brooks Koepka-channeling, distant relative of Wilfrid (designer of courses like Indianwood and this place called Lakeside CC which became…you know it…The Olympic Club).

Anyway, Ganne’s also a terrific interview:

Co-leading the #USWomensOpen as an amateur!@LPGAGirlsGolf alumna Megha Ganne is atop the leaderboard at @TheOlympicClub. pic.twitter.com/XxbC2kAcjV

— U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) June 4, 2021