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BANDON, Ore. — Megha Ganne won three straight holes against mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was never seriously threatened on her way to winning her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur.

Three times that Biermann won a hole in the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie to remain 4 up and make it only a matter of time before she won. Biermann twice went well over the green and conceded holes in the afternoon and never could put any pressure on Ganne.

"Brooke didn't make it easy on me. She showed so much fight," Ganne said. "This is likely my last Women's Amateur, and I really, really wanted to get this done."

Ganne, who starts her senior year at Stanford next month, has been chasing a USGA title for nearly a decade. She reached

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