FARGO — Midway through the fall golf season, Zoe Keene switched shafts in her driver. While her teammates call it ugly, Keene’s driving down the stretch was a thing of beauty.

The North Dakota Class A state girls champion, who won Tuesday in a two-hole playoff over Rose Solberg of Davies, found herself one shot down heading into the 16th hole at Fargo Country Club.

Ripping driver off the tee on 16, 17, 18 and in the playoff holes 18 and No. 10, the West Fargo Sheyenne senior kept putting herself in position to win. It wasn’t until Solberg’s tee shot on the second playoff hole, No. 10, clipped the top of a tree and left her an uncomfortable distance in an attempt to capture her second individual state title.

Mustangs head coach Dan Wolf, whose team breezed to the team title as well, said

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