Written by: Manvi Singh

The American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year award was the top honour earned in the Girls Division by Holmdel, New Jersey’s Indian-American, Megha Ganne. 

The achievement has been a feather in the cap for some of the most renowned golfers of history, namely, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Morgan Pressel, Paula Cremer, Ariya Jutanugarn and Inbee Park. 

Ganne is the first golfer from New Jersey to have won the title and with Nicholas Dunlap of Alabama winning in the Boys Division, she was also honoured as first-team Rolex Junior All-Americans with this distinction.

The Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize the world’s premier junior golfers. The 2021 class includes 48 boys and 48 girls, ages 14-19, from 23 states and five countries, including Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States.

These young men and women distinguished themselves through exceptional play in 146 national junior golf events, 128 of which were conducted by the AJGA. The teams were determined exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of October 13.

Ganne’s 2021 highlights:

• T3, Rolex Tournament of Champions
• T3, Diamond Resorts ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex
• Won, Scott Robertson Memorial
• Earned low-amateur honours at the U.S. Women’s Open
• Fourth, Polo Golf Junior Classic at Liberty National
• Third, Girls Junior PGA Championship
• Member of the Curtis Cup U.S. Team
• Member of the PING Junior Solheim Cup U.S. Team
• Member of the Junior Ryder Cup U.S. Team