Meghan Stasi (left) and Donna Mummert after their victory at Orangebrook.

Stasi and Mummert win Orange Blossom Tour

International better-ball at the 24th in final

There was a disappointingly small field for the last event on the Orange Blossom Tour for lady amateurs in Florida - the 64th International better-ball tournament at Orangebrook Golf & Country Club, Hollywood (Floriday's Hollywood, not Hollywood, Los Angeles!).
But if it was short on quantity, it was certainly not low on quality and the final, which went to the 24th, will be the talk of Florida women's amateur golf for a long time.
In it the No 2 seeds, Curtis Cup player Meghan Stasi and Donna Mummert beat the last of the six match-play qualifiers, Alli Jarrett and Laura Coble at the 24th. What a marathon! What a match!
Jarrett and Coble had beaten the top seeds, Diane Lang and Maggie Wedeer 3 and 2 in the semi-finals.
Meghan, who played in the winning US Curtis Cup team at the Old Course, St Andrews a couple of years ago, won this better-ball pairs tournament with a different partner last year. Her partner this week, Donna Mummert, was the manager of the 2008 US Curtis Cup team.
The first play-off hole proved to be a reflection of the first 18 holes with Meghan sticking her second shot to 7 feet from the hole, leaving a short birdie putt. In turn, Alli drained a 25 foot putt for birdie to put the pressure back Meghan. Meghan held off the pressure of the situation and made the putt.
The fierce battle continued until the 24th hole, where once again Meghan shoed her merit as the defending champion and sank a 5ft putt for victory.
Results:
SEMI-FINALS
Alli Jarrett & Laura Coble (No 6 seeds) bt Diane Lang & Maggie Weder (No 1 seeds) 3 and 2.
Meghan Stasi & Donna Mummert (No 2 seeds) bt Mary Hanyak & Marianne Springer (No 5 seeds) 6 and 5.
FINAL
Stasi & Mummert bt Jarrett & Coble at the 24th.