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SOUTH AFRICAN MELISSA LEADS WITH A 66

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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - South African Melissa Eaton-Jackson eagled her way to the lead at the $110,000 Pennsylvania Classic in Harrisburg. Eaton-Jackson carded 6-under-par (66) at The Golf Club at Felicita Mountain Resort and Spa.

Before her eagle on the par-4 fifth hole, Eaton-Jackson, of Port Shepstone, birdied the first three holes. It was then she decided to "just roll with it and have some fun."

"I said to myself, 'I guess it's going to be one of those days'," said Eaton-Jackson, winner of the Junior South African Golf Under-21 Girls' Championship. "I stayed in my routine and tried to keep making more shots. I was in a zone where I just felt everything was going into the hole."

Eaton-Jackson would add two more birdies to her card on the back nine and a lone bogey on No. 13. The third-year Duramed FUTURES Tour veteran is back to The Golf Club at Felicita for the second year and says she's playing the course differently this time.

"This year I'm being more strategic with how I'm playing the course," said Eaton-Jackson. "I don't need to hit the ball so far off the tee. It's all about putting it in the right position and having good shots on to the greens. I think I did that today."

As for Saturday's second round, she says she's going to stick with the same strategy that worked so well for her today.

"I'm just going to keep hoping that it keeps like it has been," Eaton-Jackson added. "I'm just going to go out there, have some fun and win a golf tournament."

Finishing one stroke behind Eaton-Jackson at 5-under-par (67) is Perry Swenson Livonius of Charlotte, N.C. Like Eaton-Jackson, Swenson Livonius came into the Harrisburg tournament with a new approach. However, hers was lack of sleep. Following last week's tournament in Syracuse, N.Y., Swenson Livonius flew out-of-state for a pro-am, which featured the rock band KISS, before flying into to Harrisburg for a pro-am on Thursday.

"I'm totally exhausted having been up for two days, but it was pretty sweet," admitted Swenson Livonius, who finished second individually at the 2004 and 2005 Big 12 Championships while at the University of Texas-Austin. "I think I took a lot of pressure off myself because I haven't had to grind it out the last few days like everyone else."

Swenson Livonius carded three birdies and one three-putt bogey on the front nine, which she followed with four birdies and one "frustrating" bogey on the back. It was after that bogey that Swenson Livonius noticed a leaderboard on the course that had her at 5-under instead of 4-under, which gave her motivation for a birdie on 18. She hit her shot to about 35 feet, straight downhill.

"After 17, I was having some negative thoughts," said Swenson Livonius. "Then I saw the leaderboard and I told my caddie, 'Let's make this putt so they don't have to change it'. And it went in."

Tied for third at 4-under-par (68) are Lili Alvarez of Durango, Mexico, Cindy LaCrosse of Tampa, Fla., Stephanie Na of Adelaide, Australia and Dori Carter of Valdosta, Ga.

"I hit 15 greens today," said Carter, who recorded 14 top-10 finishes in collegiate competition while at the University of Mississippi. "The greens were really soft so you could pretty much get the yardage and hit that yardage. That helped me."

Seven professionals share a tie for seventh at 3-under-par (69). They are Kendall Dye of Edmond, Okla., Lisa Strom of Huntersville, N.C., Jennifer Song of Ann Arbor, Mich., Ryann O'Toole of San Clemente, Calif., Mo Martin of Altadena, Calif., Whitney Myers of York, Pa. and Elisa Serramia of Barcelona.

Saturday's second round of the Pennsylvania Classic will begin at 8 a.m.EDT., off the first and tenth tees, with the afternoon tee times starting at 12:40 p.m. The leaders will tee off at 2:30 p.m.

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Weather: A mix of sun and clouds, with a few sprinkles early. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.