EVANS, Ga. (AP) — Stanford’s Megha Ganne set the Augusta National Women’s Amateu r record on Wednesday with a 9-under 63 at Champions Retreat, giving her a two-shot lead over defending champion Lottie Woad, who did her best to track down Ganne.

Conditions and course changes due to Hurricane Helene led to low scores during Wednesday's opening round of the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Ganne had never broken 70 in eight previous rounds at Champions Retreat. She carded a second-round 80 in each of her first two ANWA appearances, both missed cuts. She finally made it to Saturday at Augusta National two years ago, tying for ninth, and was T-20 last year after an opening 70.