SAN FRANCISCO – The governor of New Jersey tweeted about Megha Ganne on Friday, but the 17-year-old from Holmdel wouldn’t have been on social media to see it. There’s the occasional TikTok video, but that’s about it. Her parents guided her on the matter, of course, but ultimately it was Ganne’s decision, and she didn’t see the need for it.
“I didn’t really feel like I was missing out on anything,” she said, “and of late there’s so much negative effects that I see on teenagers of social media, and it’s, one, a distraction, I think.
“Obviously it has its positive effects, and there’s a lot of people who manage it really well, but it’s not something I want to try to experiment with, at least right now.”
New Jersey’s own Megha Ganne is on absolute fire at the #USWomensOpen. Megha – all of New Jersey is behind you as you continue to dominate the leaderboard!
https://t.co/763SHEkYYV— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 4, 2021
Governor Phil Murphy also congratulated Ganne the first time she qualified for a U.S. Women’s Open in 2019, giving her mother quite the shock when she got a call from the principal’s office. Ganne remembers her hands shaking so badly at the Country Club of Charleston that summer that she couldn’t draw a circle on her golf ball.
This week, she’s as steady as a tightrope walker.
After sleeping on a share of the overnight lead at the 76th U.S. Women’s Open, Ganne came out on Friday without her “A” game…
