BANDON, Ore. — Megha Ganne received three straight holes towards mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was by no means severely threatened as she received her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory within the U.S. Ladies’s Beginner.
Thrice that Biermann received a gap within the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie to stay 4 up and make it solely a matter of time earlier than she received. Biermann twice went nicely over the inexperienced and conceded holes within the afternoon. She by no means put any stress on Ganne.
“Brooke did not make it straightforward on me. She confirmed a lot struggle,” Ganne mentioned. “That is possible my final Ladies’s Beginner, and I actually, actually wished to get this executed.”
Ganne, who begins her senior yr at Stanford subsequent month, has been chasing a USGA title for practically a decade. She reached the semifinals of the U.S. Ladies’s Beginner in 2019 at age 15, shedding in 19 holes to Albane Valenzuela.
She practically did not get an opportunity at Bandon Dunes.
Ganne was 4 down with seven holes to play within the semifinals towards Ella Scaysbrook when she rallied to power further holes, profitable with a birdie on the nineteenth gap.
There wasn’t a lot drama within the championship match. Ganne by no means trailed, though every participant received three holes, and the match was all sq. by 11 holes within the morning.
Biermann misplaced the subsequent three holes with bogeys and by no means caught up. Ganne was 3 up after 18 holes, and Biermann by no means received nearer.
“Megha is a superb participant,” Biermann mentioned. “I used to be attempting to remain in my very own ideas. Sadly, the putter went chilly as we speak. Total, I felt like I gave it my all. I had a blast out right here.”
Biermann, who simply completed her faculty profession at Michigan State, battled to no less than keep within the recreation. On the 14th gap, she had a 20-foot putt from the collar of the inexperienced. She needed to make that to chop the deficit to 2 down with 4 holes to play.
However Biermann left it brief, missed the subsequent putt and all of the sudden was 4 down with 4 to play. Ganne two-putted from 15 toes for par on the subsequent gap to shut out the match.
“I am unable to imagine I am standing right here proper now,” Ganne mentioned as she held the trophy. “I am not going to lie, I used to be serious about this trophy your entire day.”