Three times a runner-up at the Women’s Maine State Golf Association’s annual state amateur, Norway’s Leslie Guenther is one round away from claiming the top prize all for herself.

Guenther, of Norway, shot her second consecutive 79 at Augusta Country Club on Tuesday to ease ahead of first-round leader and six-time champion Pennie Cummings of Springbrook Country Club, who followed her first-round 74 with an 85 Tuesday to fall one stroke behind.

Defending champion Emily Bouchard overcame a round during which she carded six 6s on the first day to shoot the best score of Monday’s second round, a 77. Bouchard’s card included birdies at one, four and 13, which offset six bogeys and a double bogey at the ninth.

Micki Meggison of Sable Oakes is tied with Bouchard, four shots back of Guenther. Mary Brandes rounded out the top five Tuesday, nine strokes off the pace.

Guenther’s round Tuesday was remarkably similar to her round Monday, when she had five bogeys and a double bogey, but carded no birdies. Tuesday, Guenther was also birdie-free, but was steady, making seven bogeys and 11 pars.

Cummings, a perennial contender, won her first Maine women’s title in 1964, before many of this year’s entrants had ever dreamed of picking up a golf club, and before many had even been born. She had a relatively trouble-free first round, with four bogeys and two birdies, but found a bit more trouble on Day 2, carding three double bogeys and eight bogeys to go with only one birdie.

Heidi Haylock and Prudence Hornberger, out of Turner Highlands, and Kristin Kannegieser out of Martindale, finished the second round tied in sixth position at 168, 10 strokes behind Guenther.

Play concludes Wednesday at Augusta Country Club, again with a full field. The leaders will tee off the front nine at 10:20 a.m. The final group will feature Guenther, Cummings and Meggison, while Bouchard will play one group in front of the lead pack with Brandes and Kannegieser. Haylock, Hornberger and Laurie Hyndman will begin their rounds at 10 a.m., in the third-to-last group.