300 Odessos Gentlemen's Club Classic
The Gentlemen's Club, Portescuro, Caboteniasa

PORTESCURO, CABOTENIASA --- The first ever IGT event in the Western Hemisphere
ended with a peculiar and capturing battle between two Brolecians!  As many of the
top-ranked players had decided not to make the long trip around the world to play
in this week's Odessos Gentlemen's Club Classic in Caboteniasa, and next week's
Id'S Oylof Feniz Open in Feniz, it was a great opportunity for some of the
emerging players to make a mark and earn themselves some serious money, or even a
win...  However, this tourney did not produce a first-time winner, like may have
been suspected, but instead saw the winner of the 299 Satosan Open, Guillaume
Ouesreche, practically be handed the victory by his unfortunate compatriot Lance
Chriponsi:

Ouesreche, after watching  Chriponsi miss three chances at a playoff victory, made
a 10-foot par putt on the fourth extra hole Sunday to make the Odessos Gentlemen's
Club Classic his second IGT title. 

Ouesreche survived going into the water on the first playoff hole and won it
despite hitting into the stands behind the green on the last extra hole. 

Ouesreche started the final round with a one-shot lead over Chriponsi, but the two
ended regulation tied at 13-under 275. 

Chriponsi, who was looking for his first TOUR victory ever, had a final-round 71
at the 7,108-yard Gentlemen's Club Course in Portescuro. His putter did him in in
the playoff as he missed opportunities for the win on each of the first three
holes. 

On the final playoff hole, the 421-yard 10th, Ouesreche hooked his tee shot into a
bunker and his second shot went into the grandstands. He took a drop, chipped
within 10 feet and made the putt. Chriponsi, whose second shot was over the green,
then missed a putt from about the same distance. 

Ouesreche, who continues to outshine his higher-esteemed countryman "Leopard"
Birch, earned $504,000.  Chriponsi, who has more or less stayed out of the
spotlight so far, won $302,400, his biggest cheque ever. 

Peter Kilet, with a final-round 69 placed as best Smallickan player, and
Westermarc's Timmie Huang, with a 70, surprisingly tied for third at 276, one
stroke in front of Eastern Delgamian talent Ballhoonhe Beobidhenhe and
Solanchatkan Andreas Chimes. 

The playoff started at the par-4 18th and it looked bad for Ouesreche when his
second shot was short and went into the water -- while Chriponsi was on the green
-- thinking two putts would win the tournament. 

But Ouesreche's fourth shot got him close and he ran in the bogey-saving putt
while Chriponsi three-putted from about 40 feet, leaving his second putt on the
lip. 

Chriponsi got his second chance at victory on No. 10 when he hit his second shot
within five feet of the hole and he pulled it to the left. Ouesreche held with a
par and they returned to No. 18 for the third playoff hole. 

This time, Ouesreche went over the green with his second shot but saved par and
Chriponsi missed a 5-foot birdie putt that would have wrapped it up once again. 

Ouesreche had a one-stroke lead in regulation until he bogeyed No. 17, when his
chip shot from just off the green went well past the hole. 

Chriponsi settled for a par and a share of the lead. 

That brought the co-leaders to the final regulation hole, where both players
recovered with par-saving putts to force the playoff. 

Guillaume Ouesreche commented on his second win: "I am very pleased.  Many people
thought that my win at the Satosan Open last year was a fluke... I did not do
great the rest of the season, but now that I won my second tournament, I think I
have proven that I can play with the best.  It was a great battle with Lance all
the way, we are good friends, and I feel for him.  His putter deserted him big
time, and I just tried to hang in there!"

Chriponsi remarked: "Before this week, I would have been thrilled to know that I
will finish second, but after what happened, a very bitter taste remains.  That
putter is definitely going to hit the landfill soon.  I am disgusted with these
missed putts.  What can I say, I blew it."

The final scores and earnings in Christiana Crowns:

  x-Ouesreche (BRO), $504,000     68-67-68-72-275  13 under
  Chriponsi (BRO), $302,400       66-69-69-71-275

  Kilet (BOW), $162,400           68-67-72-69-276  12 under
  Huang (WMC), $162,400           68-71-67-70-276

  Beobidhenhe (EDE), $106,400     69-67-72-69-277  11 under
  Chimes (SCK), $106,400          70-67-69-71-277

  Gutierrez (SPA), $84,350        73-67-70-68-278  10 under
  Kossuth (SPA), $84,350          72-70-67-69-278
  Senaduro (CAB), $84,350         69-68-71-70-278
  Glenfiddich (DRA), $84,350      71-65-69-73-278

  Protheroe (FRW), $57,400        67-69-78-65-279   9 under
  Buettner (GUW), $57,400         69-72-71-67-279
  Sachient (WMC), $57,400         68-69-74-68-279
  Quartermaine (RAS), $57,400     68-68-72-71-279
  Dahlista (CAB), $57,400         65-71-72-71-279
  Oudenryn (GUW), $57,400         72-66-68-73-279

  Werkem (BOW), $33,040           70-70-73-67-280   8 under
  Merch (REZ), $33,040            69-72-71-68-280
  McGurk (SPA), $33,040           69-71-70-70-280
  Fornende (CAB), $33,040         70-71-69-70-280
  DuBraal )KTZ), $33,040          74-68-68-70-280
  O'Banion (SPA), $33,040         66-72-70-72-280
  Chelzes (SCK), $33,040          70-68-70-72-280
  Shearer (UNT), $33,040          69-72-67-72-280
  Nithz (OOO), $33,040            68-71-68-73-280
  Tahoma (CHR), $33,040           67-69-69-75-280

  Tensol (CHR), $21,140           70-72-70-69-281   7 under
  Saby (DEU), $21,140             71-71-68-71-281

  Giselund (LOM), $16,676         72-68-74-68-282   6 under
  Davys (FRW), $16,676            70-70-74-68-282
  Kirch (DEU), $16,676            68-72-73-69-282
  Gnorelia (CAB), $16,676         71-69-72-70-282
  Caldaravo (LEN), $16,676        70-72-70-70-282
  Bieri (WES), $16,676            72-65-72-73-282
  Balasta (LEN), $16,676          70-69-69-74-282
  Mendelsonn (BRO), $16,676       68-71-68-75-282
  Von Toschamerton (DEY), $16,676 72-66-69-75-282

  Dews (RAS), $11,480             74-66-73-70-283   5 under
  Rajpatell (WMC), $11,480        74-68-71-70-283
  DePoort (WES), $11,480          71-68-72-72-283
  Zoek (WES), $11,480             70-72-69-72-283
  Dascunyan (LOM), $11,480        71-66-72-74-283
  Grünwiesen (WES), $11,480       69-69-71-74-283
  Persepolis (DRA), $11,480       67-71-71-74-283

  Starn (LCP), $7,707             71-70-73-70-284   4 under
  Zirandria (NAM), $7,707         74-68-72-70-284
  Lyons (UNT), $7,707             71-71-70-72-284
  Bin'Weri (FNZ), $7,707          68-74-70-72-284
  Lumle (LEX), $7,707             67-70-72-75-284
  Pishenky (DRA), $7,707          68-71-70-75-284
  Sotogune (WMC), $7,707          66-73-69-76-284
  Van der Treff (WES), $7,707     70-67-70-77-284

  Schnickley (RAS), $6,392        71-69-74-71-285   3 under
  nusKorns (EST), $6,392          72-69-71-73-285
  Okay (WMC), $6,392              71-70-71-73-285
  Kilandra (BOW), $6,392          75-67-69-74-285
  Coulfax (ARO), $6,392           66-75-70-74-285
  Horsnell (UNT), $6,392          71-67-72-75-285
  Peacock (UNT), $6,392           68-70-69-78-285

  Ferhentodo (EDE), $6,048        74-68-76-68-286   2 under
  Weslow (IWK), $6,048            69-70-75-72-286
  Clarkeston (FRW), $6,048        74-68-71-73-286
  Childress (SCK), $6,048         69-72-71-74-286
  Antanavo (LEN), $6,048          68-71-72-75-286

  Lariman (REZ), $5,852           68-72-76-71-287   1 under
  Burchard (CHR), $5,852          73-69-73-72-287

  Von Trasnau (ALB), $5,656       69-73-73-73-288   Even 
  Oberth (WES), $5,656            71-70-75-72-288
  Bajme (KTZ), $5,656             65-74-74-75-288
  Daneben (BOB), $5,656           72-69-72-75-288
  Kisq (ALL), $5,656              70-70-73-75-288

  Pickering (ARM), $5,432         73-69-72-75-289   1 over
  Idiome (BRO), $5,432            70-71-72-76-289
  Suey (WMC), $5,432              71-71-71-76-289

  Quay (KAL), $5,320              71-70-73-76-290   2 over

  Birch (BRO), $5,264             69-73-77-72-291   3 over

  Scott (ROS), $5,208             72-70-71-79-292   4 over
      

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