Taylor Ledwein shot 2-under-par 72 Wednesday to win the Minnesota Golf Association women's state amateur at White Bear Yacht Club in Dellwood.

Ledwein, the two-time Class 3A girls' golf state champion at New Prague, used a run of birdies on the back nine to beat Natalie Roth, Sophia Yoemans and Grace Kellar by four strokes for her third state title and second major championship this year.

"To come out on top it really shows that my game is at the top point right now," said Ledwein, now a junior golfing at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.

Ledwein began the day two strokes behind Roth. She said her goal for Wednesday was to shoot even par.

"We talked about hitting fairways and greens today and when putts drop, they'll drop," Ledwein said. "Another big thing that my coach has taught us is embracing bogeys — if it happens, to just live with that. I used to not be able to, but if it happens now, I just want to go get one back. On 10, 11 and 12 I got three back, so you never know what can happen."

Roth tied the course record with a 68 Tuesday to take the 36-hole lead, but she closed with a final-round 78. Yeomans shot 71 and Kellar 72.

"I'm obviously a little disappointed but like any tournament, you learn a lot," Roth said.

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