300 Aurora Open, Presented
by VEXA
Royal Aurora Golf Club,
Aurora, Christiana
AURORA, CHRISTIANA ----
Larry Tahoma blew away the field at the Aurora
Open, presented by VEXA, settling
for the lowest 72-hole score in the
history of the International Golf Tour,
and his first ever IGT Title, in
his home town!
Tahoma shot a 5-under-par 66 for a four-round
total of 24-under 260, on
a course he had known and played since
he began playing golf 15 years
ago as a child.
En route to his first win, Tahoma blistered
the familiar 6,759-yard
Royal Aurora Golf Club course, turning
a two-shot lead at the start of
the day into an eight-stroke victory over
Matthias Rothies, Jr.
Tahoma destroyed the IGT scoring record
just set two weeks ago by Craig
Proteroe (-20) at the Whitlam Open, beating
that mark by a comfortable
four shots!
The local hero won for the first time ever,
and now seems poised for the
Royal Christiana Open next week, the third
major tournament to be played
this year, an event with a history of
over 125 years.
Tahoma played the final two days in a threesome
that included Rothies,
who started the round two shots back,
and whose $270,000 christiana
crowns second place check keeps him atop
the Order of Merit, and makes
him the odds-on favorite for next week's
major.
Rothies rolled in a $120,000 birdie putt
at the 18th hole to finish
alone in second at 16-under 268, good
enough for the $270,000 christiana
crowns second prize.
Another local, Brett Neal, Altland's stalwart
Fransjuip Huskarl, and
Eastern Delgamian rookie Oskarbenhe Ferhentodo,
and another surprising
rookie, Aretasuna from Utania, tied for
third at 269.
"I had a feeling I could win here," Tahoma
said,"I know this course like
the back of my hand. I used to ride
my moped here after school and
caddie... then, when I got a chance, I
would play as many holes as I
could before dark. Later, all the
local qualifiers were held on this
course. I must have played over
1000 rounds here!"
"I am confident going into the Royal Open
next week. I know that course
very well, too, not as well as this one,
but I think the Christianan
players certainly have an advantage in
this one. I think I can win next
week too!"
Rothies said:"I am happy for Larry... he
was due, and he left little
doubt as to who was taking home the trophy.
I just tried to stay in
touch, but could not. I knew I had
to make that last putt for a lot of
Zaster, and when I did, it was almost
like winning the tournament. I am
very happy, and I will do my best in the
Open next week!"
The final scores and earnings, in christianan
crowns:
Tahoma (CHR), $450,000
65-66-63-66-260 -24
M. Rothies, Jr. (WES), $270,000 66-66-64-72-268 -16
Neal (CHR), $120,000
70-64-70-65-269 -15
Huskarl (ALT), $120,000
68-68-65-68-269 -15
Ferhentodo (EDE), $120,000 64-70-67-68-269
-15
Aretasuna (UTA), $120,000 66-66-68-69-269
-15
Tensol (CHR), $80,625
66-70-69-65-270 -14
Davys (FRW), $80,625
70-65-70-65-270 -14
Mestrov (GUW), $62,500
68-68-72-63-271 -13
Gortsidler (ALT), $62,500 68-69-70-64-271
-13
DePoort (WES), $62,500
69-68-66-68-271 -13
DuBraal (KTZ), $62,500
66-67-68-70-271 -13
Orford (FRW), $62,500
65-66-67-73-271 -13
Strevel (MER), $43,750
69-67-70-66-272 -12
Affengrell (OOO), $43,750 70-67-67-68-272
-12
Cates (DAV), $43,750
69-65-66-72-272 -12
Burchard (CHR), $43,750
71-67-63-71-272 -12
McDonough (SPA), $33,750
69-67-70-68-274 -10
Leq (LEX), $33,750
67-68-70-69-274 -10
Kirch (DEU), $33,750
68-68-68-70-274 -10
Tsumpi (WMC), $33,750
65-68-69-72-274 -10
Senaduro (CAB), $21,938
70-70-68-67-275 -9
Chimes (SCK), $21,938
65-68-75-67-275 -9
Holland (CHR), $21,938
67-68-72-68-275 -9
Protheroe (FRW), $21,938
68-72-67-68-275 -9
nusKorns (EST), $21,938
68-71-68-68-275 -9
Thomasson (LCP), $21,938
71-68-72-64-275 -9
Pescitel (ALT), $21,938
69-68-68-70-275 -9
Bobone (ORD), $21,938
71-66-67-71-275 -9
Beobidhenhe (EDE), $15,525 70-67-71-68-276
-8
Disbach (ARO), $15,525
67-68-70-71-276 -8
Gelfinger (LCP), $15,525
69-69-68-70-276 -8
Oberth (WES), $15,525
64-69-71-72-276 -8
Yurhaus (MER), $15,525
68-68-68-72-276 -8
Olejnik (GUW), $11,547
68-71-69-69-277 -7
Znaschgl (WES), $11,547
71-68-69-69-277 -7
Weslow (WES), $11,547
69-68-72-68-277 -7
Gelulola (NIO), $11,547
71-69-66-71-277 -7
Vandenbrigg (WES), $11,547 67-71-68-71-277
-7
McFeeley (SPA), $11,547
67-70-68-72-277 -7
Dascunyan (LOM), $11,547
71-68-66-72-277 -7
Wan Hujan (LEX), $11,547
69-70-72-66-277 -7
Bir'Her (FNZ), $8,500
70-69-69-70-278 -6
T. Rothies (WES), $8,500
68-69-71-70-278 -6
Larocquette (DAV), $8,500 68-72-71-67-278
-6
Krall (ARO), $8,500
70-70-72-66-278 -6
Clarkeston (FRW), $6,278
73-66-69-71-279 -5
Ipsi (KTZ), $6,278
65-71-72-71-279 -5
Pharinser (DRA), $6,278
68-70-69-72-279 -5
Muhammad (ORD), $6,278
71-69-69-70-279 -5
Du Klerik (REZ), $6,278
69-69-72-69-279 -5
Kilandra (BOW), $6,278
70-67-73-69-279 -5
Jensen (CHR), $6,278
71-68-71-69-279 -5
Lubjana (DRA), $6,278
69-70-66-74-279 -5
Chelzes (SCK), $6,278
70-70-71-68-279 -5
Dews (RAS), $5,550
69-69-70-72-280 -4
Pickering (ARM), $5,550
71-68-70-71-280 -4
Gnorelia (CAB), $5,550
70-65-74-71-280 -4
Tay (WMC), $5,550
68-72-70-70-280 -4
Lariman (REZ), $5,550
68-70-73-69-280 -4
Pennenton (UTA), $5,550
67-72-72-69-280 -4
Iro (GUW), $5,550
68-71-73-68-280 -4
Marino (CHR), $5,200
72-66-70-73-281 -3
Fittler (FRW), $5,200
72-66-71-72-281 -3
Harvey (CHR), $5,200
71-68-70-72-281 -3
Waturnowani (ALL), $5,200 71-68-71-71-281
-3
Glenfiddich (DRA), $5,200 71-69-72-69-281
-3
Oostingverde (WES), $5,200 69-70-74-68-281
-3
Kalviack (KAL), $5,200
70-70-74-67-281 -3
Birch (BRO), $4,950
66-70-73-73-282 -2
Huang (WMC), $4,950
72-68-70-72-282 -2
Wright (CHR), $4,950
73-67-77-65-282 -2
Harrison (MER), $4,775
71-66-73-73-283 -1
Shearer (UNT), $4,775
66-72-73-72-283 -1
Fletcher (ARM), $4,775
69-71-72-71-283 -1
Verde (ORD), $4,775
71-69-72-71-283 -1
Bartrim (FRW), $4,625
71-69-70-74-284 E
Kepparketl (ALT), $4,625
72-68-72-72-284 E
Childress (SCK), $4,550
73-67-73-73-286 +2
Lumle (LEX), $4,500
69-68-75-76-288 +4
Rannatosu (UTA), $4,450
67-73-74-75-289 +5
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