MEGHA GANNE holes on the first hole on the way to an American female amateur victory over Ann Davis

Bandon, ores. – If someone needed an indication of what to expect the final match on Thursday morning in the American female amateur amateur, all it was necessary to watch the first hole.

At the third shot of Megha Ganne’s 32-match match against colleagues of all American and good Pala Davis, Ganne pulled 9-iron from 120 meters, in the first hole of the band and watched as the ball in the hole earned.

Davis best tried to match, clearing his 6 inch approach, but the hole was Ganna.

“A kind of crazy start,” Ganne said.

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It was not surprising given the credentials and players. GANNE, growing senior in Stanford, is two-sided first american and ranked no. 11 In the world rank for amateur golf. Davis, Auburn Junior with pair of mail companies under the belt, no. 14 in the world. They both starred at the highest stages, including in team competitions such as Curtis Cup and Arnold Palmer Cup.

Despite their closeness, this was the first official match of Ganne and Davis. “.

“We weren’t really looking forward to playing each other because we’re so great friends,” Ganne said, “but I thought he had taken a lot of great golf footage from both of us.”

Knowledge of the onward Davis would not provide a tone of opening through mistakes, Ganna knew he had to be aggressive. Stars traded early early because it was not tied with a hole to the sixth. Ganne, 1 down after three, stayed 1 up with a gretti up and down and down, save from Fescue on a couple-4-fifth, where it overturned at 20-foot.

Davis tied the match with birds at 16. year, although Ganne refused by victory in the next three holes, including a couple-4, of 7 feet and a para-4 11., where she sat for a bird.

Davis did not leave, a para-13 organ. To return a hole. But in the end, Ganne proved too much, and she finished almost as she started, scared a hole with 50 meters, para-16.

Pet rates later, and Ganne progressed on Thursday afternoon for 16, where he would face another talented opponent, the world of 20 Kary Hollenbaugh.