Stanford’s Megha Ganne sets record with a 63 to lead Augusta Women’s Amateur

EVANS, Ga. (AP) — Stanford’s Megha Ganne set the Augusta National Women’s Amateur 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.

The scoring was lower than usual at Champions Retreat, where the opening two rounds are held before the top 30 who make the cut play the final round at Augusta National, which hosts the Masters next week.

The weather was warm and turf was still relatively soft...