After completing his third round at the Baben Bay Classis with a share of second
place Saturday, Stanislaus Zoëk said he felt at home amidst the rolling hills, oak
trees and plentiful saltwater fish cuisine. Sunday he made Baben Bay his official
home away from home. 

The Westrian used his putter to knock in a 50-footer for birdie from the second
cut of rough to defeat Thobias Rothies in a one-hole playoffand earn his first IGT
win.

"I was just looking to get the right speed on it," Zoëk said of his finale. "When
it hit, it hit dead center on the pin." 

After finishing the day tied at 18-under 270, the two golfers both missed the
fairway on the extra hole, with Rothies just escaping a bunker. Rothies's second
shot wasn't as fortunate as it plugged in a bunker some 90 feet from the pin. But
he would recover nicely by blasting out to within 22 feet of the hole. 

The day belonged to Zoëk, however, as his second shot came to rest in the second
cut of rough to the back and left of the pin. He needed to get it close to force
Rothies to make his lengthy par putt and extend the playoff to another hole, but
the ball didn't stop until it landed safely in the cup. As it fell, Zoëk took a
huge leap upward in celebration. 

"There's nothing else to do," Zoëk said of his reaction. "I said, 'What the heck,
I have to do something.'  "Of course I would rather win a tournament where all the
top players are present, but, hey, a win is a win, and just look at the names that
were in this field nevertheless... I am very pleased!  Too bad for those guys,
having to play for free, while I am cashing a cheque for $360,000, eh?", he was
joking.

The playoff was made possible when Rothies, who led much of the day coming down
the stretch, made bogey on No. 17 to fall back to 18 under and into a tie with
Zoëk, who had birdied No. 14 to move to 18 under. 

Claiming third place Sunday was another Westrian, Distelbluth, who posted a 67 to
finish at 17 under. One additional stroke back in sole possession of fourth place
yet another compatriot, Juligartian, to complete the Westrian triumph. 

"It's a great day for Westria", said Rothies, "with our boys rallying back to win
the Golden Chalice, and us here dominating in Baben Bay - what more can you ask
for?  Of course I would have preferred to either be on the team myself, or to win
here, but overall I am still a happy man today!"

The final results and earnings:

x-Zoëk (WES), $360,000             68-69-65-68--270 18-under
T. Rothies (WES), $216,000         69-67-66-68--270

Distelbluth (WES), $136,000        66-70-68-67--271 17-under

Juligartian (WES), $96,000         65-70-68-69--272 16-under

Peacock (WMT), $73,000             69-70-69-65--273 15-under
Shearer (WMT), $73,000             68-66-70-69--273
Kitzler (WES), $73,000             69-67-69-68--273

Firlefanthz (WES), $60,000         67-67-71-70--275 13-under
Lumle (LEX), $60,000               64-69-67-75--275

Indurain (WDE), $52,000            68-71-70-67--276 12-under
Quartermaine (RAS), $52,000        71-70-68-67--276

Lyons (WMT), $32,582               70-71-71-65--277 11-under
Rewenlys (LEX), $32,582            67-72-71-67--277
Glemmentz (ARO), $32,582           69-68-72-68--277
Lemmernig (IWK), $32,582           69-70-70-68--277
Van der Treff (WES), $32,582       70-70-68-69--277
Jernandez (WDE), $32,582           68-72-68-69--277
deDronk (ALT), $32,582             68-72-68-69--277
Fildbauer (ALT), $32,582           72-68-67-70--277
Grünwiesen (WES), $32,582          68-72-67-70--277
Imvaldt (WES), $32,582             65-72-69-71--277
Unon (LEX), $32,582                69-69-68-71--277

Joyce (SPA), $17,300               74-68-70-66--278 10-under
Nagy (SPA), $17,300                73-68-69-68--278
Shigetsuki (WMC), $17,300          73-69-68-68--278
Salvatori (FRW), $17,300           68-71-70-69--278
Najunder (WMC), $17,300            66-68-73-71--278
Saby (WDE), $17,300                69-68-69-72--278

O'Donnell (WMT), $11,911           74-67-72-66--279 9-under
Gelfinger (LCP), $11,911           71-71-70-67--279
Fittler (FRW), $11,911             69-69-73-68--279
Tahoma (CHR), $11,911              70-70-71-68--279
Weslow (IWK), $11,911              69-72-69-69--279
Drawazal (KAL), $11,911            71-67-71-70--279
McDonough (SPA), $11,911           68-70-70-71--279
Elfenbein (WES), $11,911           69-69-70-71--279
Gutierrez (SPA), $11,911           69-72-67-71--279

Marino (CHR), $8,000               73-69-72-66--280 8-under
Iro (GUW), $8,000                  70-68-74-68--280
Sorusne (KTZ), $8,000              68-72-70-70--280
Sotogune (WMC), $8,000             74-67-69-70--280
Cartier (FRW), $8,000              69-73-68-70--280
Thomasson (LCP), $8,000            67-70-70-73--280
Bieri (WES), $8,000                68-69-70-73--280
Ipsi (KTZ), $8,000                 69-68-69-74--280

Quay (KAL), $5,827                 71-70-73-67--281 7-under
Rajpatell (WMC), $5,827            74-65-70-72--281
Chimes (WYA), $5,827               71-68-69-73--281

Suey (WMC), $4,936                 67-74-72-69--282 6-under
Schwarthz (WDE), $4,936            72-70-69-71--282
Feoddu (KTZ), $4,936               69-72-68-73--282
Martlin (WMT), $4,936              71-68-69-74--282
Johannessen (WES), $4,936          69-73-66-74--282

Huyfrino (BRO), $4,500             72-68-75-68--283 5-under
Koblenthz (IWK), $4,500            71-69-72-71--283
Huskarl (ALT), $4,500              72-68-72-71--283
Malatest (ALT), $4,500             71-70-71-71--283
Dascunyan (LOM), $4,500            70-72-70-71--283
Medium (WDE), $4,500               66-69-76-72--283
Seruca (KAL), $4,500               72-69-68-74--283
Tailor, III. (WES), $4,500         67-68-69-79--283

Dragurdt (KAL), $4,300             69-72-74-69--284 4-under
Kalviack (KAL), $4,300             69-73-71-71--284

Mestrov (GUW), $4,200              68-71-76-70--285 3-under
Norling (ALT), $4,200              67-72-76-70--285
Tensol (CHR), $4,200               73-69-69-74--285

Doolittle (WES), $4,120            68-72-70-76--286 2-under

Bartrim (FRW), $4,040              68-72-75-72--287 1-under
Camarones (WDE), $4,040            73-69-73-72--287
Davys (FRW), $4,040                70-68-73-76--287

Tsumpi (WMC), $3,960               69-73-72-76--290 2-over

J. Connell (ARO), $3,920           69-72-74-76--291 3-over

Malin (KAL), $3,880                71-69-77-75--292 4-over