BANDON, Ore. – Megha Ganne loves performing. In grade school, she starred in over a dozen plays and musicals. Her most memorable roles included the Queen of Hearts in “Alice in Wonderland” and Pinocchio in “Shrek The Musical.”
“That was a formative part of my childhood,” Ganne said, “but I haven’t done one since freshman year of high school.”
While competitive golf has put her acting ambitions on hold in recent years, it hasn’t prevented her from producing great theatre on the course.
Ganne’s incredible comeback Saturday at Bandon Dunes was Tony-worthy.
Four down with seven holes to play in her U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinal match against Australia’s Ella Scaysbrook, Ganne, a rising senior at Stanford, rallied to win in 19 holes to advance to her first championship match, where she wil