2025 U.S. Women's Amateur highlights: Megha Ganne beats Brooke Biermann at Bandon Dunes

(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the semifinals here.)

BANDON, Ore. — It's time for the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur.

Saturday was a historic semifinal, with both matches going to extra holes for only the third time in the championship's 125-year history. After holding a 3-up lead with three holes to play, 22-year-old Brooke Biermann held on to win in 19 holes. Meanwhile, Megha Ganne was 4 down with seven holes to play but fought back to win in 19 holes herself.

Now, one of them will hoist the Robert Cox Trophy come Sunday night at Bandon Dunes.

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Megha Ganne wins

Megha Ganne is a USGA champion. She defeats Brooke Biermann 4 and 3 to win at Bandon Dunes.

Ganne goes dormie

Megha Ganne is dormie. Brooke Biermann has a putt to win the hole and ends up three putting and losing the 14th.

Biermann gets within 3

Brooke Biermann has won all three par 5s in the afternoon. She lips in the birdie putt on the 13th and gets to 3 down with five to play.

Megha Ganne goes back 4 up

Biermann misses about 30 yards left of the 11th green and takes two shots to get on the putting surface, eventually conceding the hole. Ganne retakes the 4-up lead with seven to go.

Ganne’s lead is 3 with nine to play

On to the final nine holes of the championship final. Brooke Biermann wins the par-5 ninth and is back to 3 down to Megha Ganne. Each player won three holes on the front nine and tied the other three.

Biermann birdies the 6th, gets one back

An incredible shot into the iconic par-3 sixth leads to a birdie for Brooke Biermann, and she moved to 3 down against Megha Ganne.

Ganne jars long birdie putt

The lead is back to four. Megha Ganne jars a long birdie look from roughly 35 feet on the fourth. Biermann isn’t able to convert the chip in, and the lead grows again.

Biermann gets one back

Biermann is now 3 down after winning the par-5 third hole for the second time today. Her third shot was a pitch that nearly went in, and Ganne can’t convert her birdie.

Megha Ganne birdies first hole after lunch

For the second time in the championship match, Megha Ganne has birdied the par-4 first. She goes 4 up on Brooke Biermann, the largest lead of the day.

Megha Ganne leads 3 up at lunch

It’s the halfway point of the championship match, and Megha Ganne has a 3-up lead on Brooke Biermann. Ganne won holes 12-14 on the back to take her lead.

Ganne goes back up 1

Brooke Biermann hits the lip coming out of the bunker on 12, giving Ganne the big advantage and she wins the hole to go 1 up. Neither player is separating early, but it’s a long day.

Brooke Biermann ties match

Brooke Biermann was 2 down thru 3 holes, but she has buried back to back bombs to win consecutive holes and tie the match through 5.

Megha Ganne wins first hole

The championship match is underway, and Megha Ganne wins the first hole with a birdie. Not a bad start.

U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information

All times ET

• Sunday, Aug. 10: Championship Match (Afternoon 18), 7 p.m.-10 p.m. (Golf Channel)

U.S. Women's Amateur championship match tee time

All times ET

12:45 p.m.: No. 41 Brooke Biermann vs. No. 11 Megha Ganne

U.S. Women's Amateur tickets

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What the winner of U.S. Women's Amateur receives

• A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
• Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Women's Open at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, California
• Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
• Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
• Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship
• Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, New Jersey