With the greens at the sport’s Sussex HQ in Beach House Park running true and free, conditions were very much to the Jersey champion’s liking, and she built up what looked like a winning lead over twice Scottish champion Lorraine Malloy.
Leading 11-4 after ten ends in the semi final, Grimes dropped seven shots to one between the 11th and 14th ends, but took a firm grip again to extend her lead to 20-13 after 22 ends.
Sadly – and inexplicably – she did not score again, as her experienced opponent got home, 21-20, with a 3-1-1-2-1 sequence.
