MELISSA Eaton of Port Shepstone Country Club almost won the Sun International Ladies’ Challenge at Lost City this week.
She was pipped by seasoned professional Stacy-Lee Bregman by just one shot.
“I knew I needed to find something to pull away from Melissa, but the putts wouldn’t drop. I lipped out for a birdie at the 14th and shaved the edge of the hole for another miss at 15 but, at the 16th, I finally knocked in a six-footer for birdie to pull one shot clear,” said Stacy-Lee.
In trying to catch the leader and go for the green in two, Melissa knocked her approach to the par five 18th finish in the reeds.
She had to take a penalty drop but still managed to save par. Melissa carded a pair of 73s to Stacy-Lee’s 71 and 74.
Port Shepstone amateur Lizzie Currie was also in the field. She carded 85 and 80.
