Several months after stopping young teeneage sensation Nick Leuwenzaan's charge
for the IGT Grand Championship, the charismatic San Patrician won the
rain-shortened Vexaco Deucoland Open Sunday with a birdie at the first playoff
hole to deny Altland's darling Pit Norling his much sought after first win on the
IGT.

Because of heavy rain that turned bunkers into beaches on the Kaap Kierk course,
the final round was canceled.  McFeeley and Norling, tied at 11-under 205 after 54
holes, went to the par-3 16th for the sudden-death playoff. And it didn't last
long. 

"It would have been nice for him to break through," McFeeley said. "But I didn't
want it to be at my expense." 

Pancho, hitting first, put his 9-iron from 163 yards about 18 feet left of the
hole. 

Norling selected an 8-iron, but caught it just a little heavy. The ball was headed
right for the flag until it came up short in the bunker, about 4 inches away from
a lip that was 10 inches high, giving him virtually no shot. 

>From the bunker, Norling opened the blade, but the ball caught the top of the lip
and spun back into the sand.  He blasted his next shot out to 8 feet. 

McFeeley left no doubts as he made his lengthy birdie putt to win his second IGT
event after the gripping duel with 19-year old Leuwenzaan last year left the San
Patrician with the IGT Grand Championship title.

"Quick and easy," Norling said, whose spirited quest to win on Tour has been well
documented in the press.  "I guess at least I am getting closer... I wish we had
all 18 holes to play this out, with a sudden death, anything can happen, and luck
plays too much of a role.  But my hat's off to Pancho, he has shown once more that
he is the best of the best under pressure!" 

"In a playoff, you don't have a chance to recover from an unfortunate break,"
McFeeley said. "The lie Pit had made it very difficult for him, but you've got to
hit it solid in situations like this one." 

It was not a total loss for Norling, the $302,400 Christiana Crowns he earned
Sunday put him in great position on the money list from the getgo, and both
players are obviously ready for the big tournament this week, the Vexillium
Masters at the prestigious Aurelius National Golf Club in Westria.

"[The win is] a big weight off my shoulders," McFeeley said. "I no longer have to
heed to the pressure of my fans demanding me to win, and can now concentrate on
playing on my own terms.  This lets me know there are good things coming down the
road.  I am definitely ready for the Masters, and to win my second Major!" 

McFeeley earned $504,000 Christiana Crowns for his victory, and is now the
lowest-odds favorite for Aurelius in the Montroy Bookmakers Exchange.

Another Altlander, Fransjuip Huskarl, and Neoliliani Kirinas Bedinsson tied for
third, two strokes out of the lead.  They were among 19 players within five shots
of the leaders who never got a chance to make up ground on the final day. 

The IGT decided not to wait another day to squeeze in 18 holes, because the
forecast was just as bad for Monday and Tuesday, and with players preparing for
the Vexillium Masters next week, the sentiment was to rather end the tournament
early in a playoff.

While the local favorite Deuco players did reasonably well, the Westrians were
totally missing in action, with only Charlie Von Chicken breaking into the top-20,
in what was the worst ever turnout for Westria in an IGT event, which is even more
disappointing playing so close to home.  They have their work cut out to perform
at next week's big event, the Vexillium Masters, on home soil!  Remarkable debut
by Niokolan rookie Horace Gelulola, who starts his IGT careeer off with a top-ten
finish.  Gelulola took full advantage of his knowledge of the course, as he has
been training here in Kaap Kierk for the past two years.

The final scores and earnings (in Christiana Crowns) from the Vexaco Deucoland
Open:

   x-McFeeley (SPA)        $504000      67-69-69-205 -11
   Norling (ALT)           $302400      68-69-68-205 

   Huskarl (ALT)           $162400      67-70-70-207  -9
   Bedinsson (NEO)         $162400      69-68-70-207  

   Kirch (DEU)             $94920       67-72-69-208  -8
   Dragurdt (KAL)          $94920       73-66-69-208  
   Schwartz (DEU)          $94920       67-71-70-208  
   Hassadd (DJR)           $94920       68-66-74-208  
   Indurain (DEU)          $94920       68-67-73-208  

   Orford (FRW)            $64400       71-71-67-209  -7
   Koblenthz (IWK)         $64400       73-68-68-209  
   Gelulola (NIO)          $64400       71-69-69-209  
   Burchard (CHR)          $64400       73-67-69-209  
   Huyfrino (BRO)          $64400       67-70-72-209  

   Jernandez (DEU)         $42000       74-67-69-210  -6
   Protheroe (FRW)         $42000       73-68-69-210  
   Disbach (ARO)           $42000       71-69-70-210  
   Lavamil (KAL)           $42000       68-73-69-210  
   O'Banion (SPA)          $42000       68-71-71-210  
   Najunder (WMC)          $42000       68-70-72-210  
   Ipsi (KTZ)              $42000       66-70-74-210  

   Saby (DEU)              $24570       70-72-69-211  -5
   Balasta (LEN)           $24570       70-70-71-211  
   Drawazal (KAL)          $24570       71-69-71-211  
   Leuwenzaan (LOM)        $24570       71-72-68-211  
   Camarones (DEU)         $24570       75-68-68-211  
   Nagy (SPA)              $24570       69-70-72-211  
   Bartrim (FRW)           $24570       68-71-72-211  
   Von Chicken (WES)       $24570       67-70-74-211  

   Juligartian (WES)       $16640       72-69-71-212  -4
   Shearer (UNT)           $16640       72-71-69-212  
   Kepparketl (ALT)        $16640       71-68-73-212  
   McGurk (SPA)            $16640       71-73-68-212  
   Lyons (UNT)             $16640       68-69-75-212  
   Krall (ARO)             $16640       70-74-68-212  
   Al-Baalatah (DJR)       $16640       73-71-68-212  

   Vandenbrigg (WES)       $10649       69-72-72-213  -3
   Joyce (SPA)             $10649       70-71-72-213  
   Dews (RAS)              $10649       71-71-71-213  
   Wan Hujan (LEX)         $10649       71-70-72-213  
   Weslow (IWK)            $10649       70-73-70-213  
   Giselund (LOM)          $10649       72-71-70-213  
   Elfenbein (WES)         $10649       70-70-73-213  
   Oostingverde (WES)      $10649       69-71-73-213  
   Von Trasnau (ALB)       $10649       71-72-70-213  
   Spieler (WES)           $10649       72-71-70-213  
   Herring (FRW)           $10649       72-71-70-213  
   Kossuth (SPA)           $10649       70-69-74-213  

   Van der Treff (WES)     $6986        69-72-73-214  -2
   Tahoma (CHR)            $6986        73-68-73-214  
   Brennessel (WES)        $6986        68-74-72-214  
   Nithz (OOO)             $6986        69-75-70-214  

   Dahlista (CAB)          $6363        74-68-73-215  -1
   Johannessen (WES)       $6363        72-69-74-215  
   Clarkeston (FRW)        $6363        71-71-73-215  
   Oberth (WES)            $6363        71-71-73-215  
   Goldsmith (NEO)         $6363        72-71-72-215  
   Fittler (FRW)           $6363        72-71-72-215  
   Siggis (BOB)            $6363        74-70-71-215  
   Bieri (WES)             $6363        73-71-71-215  

   Collino (ALT)           $6076        71-70-75-216   E
   Tensol (CHR)            $6076        67-72-77-216   

   Tznook (LEX)            $5852        71-72-74-217  +1
   Kalviack (KAL)          $5852        73-70-74-217  
   Oudenryn (GUW)          $5852        68-76-73-217  
   Schnickley (RAS)        $5852        73-71-73-217  
   Sinclair (FRW)          $5852        72-72-73-217  
   Schnapps (WES)          $5852        70-74-73-217  

   Klagstein (WES)         $5572        75-65-78-218  +2
   Coolemaine (ARO)        $5572        74-70-74-218  
   Kitzler (WES)           $5572        71-73-74-218  
   Affengrell (OOO)        $5572        71-73-74-218  

   Distelbluth (WES)       $5348        70-71-78-219  +3
   Birch (BRO)             $5348        73-69-77-219  
   Kluffen (WES)           $5348        69-74-76-219  
   Senaduro (CAB)          $5348        73-71-75-219  

   Fildbauer (ALT)         $5180        71-71-79-221  +5
   Conoboy (ARO)           $5180        70-74-77-221