Orford sealed the victory in the playoff with a 4-foot par putt on the fourth
extra hole Sunday. 

The Whitlamite, who has now won his second tournament this season, becoming the
winningest Whitlamite player on the IGT, made his par putt after Nithz missed a
5-footer for par on the par-4 17th.  Orford set up his winning putt with a 40-foot
chip from the deep rough. 

"It definitely feels even more exciting to win again and prove that my first (win)
was no fluke, and to beat a player like James to do it, it's just the best!"
Orford said in the interview room. 

"It will be nice to go to play in the Open of the Realm next week and be a little
more part of story instead of just another golfer teeing off." 

Orford is now one of the favorites to win the major tournament which is coming up
this week.

After the players parred the first two playoff holes, Nos. 18 and 17, they matched
birdies on the 18th -- with Nithz holing a 40-foot uphill putt and Orford making a
4-footer. 

Orford closed with a 3-under-par 68 on the demanding and beautiful Loch Ainsley
Country Club course, holing a curling 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole for an
8-under total of 276.  Nithz, playing three holes behind Orford, finished with a
69. Play was off to a late start due to the trademark fogs hanging over the links
in the morning, but caught up during the day.

Aros Shaul Disbach, last year's double winner and Order of Merit Champion, who
birdied his last hole Friday to make the cut, followed his third-round 65 with a
68 to finish a stroke back. Deuco Norbert Raul Indurain shot a 67 to finish fourth
at 278. 

Nithz, winless on the IGT so far, had a chance to win in regulation, but missed a
25-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th. 

"I don't think there should have been a playoff," said Nithz, who quickly left the
course to travel to Solanchatka to prepare for the Open of the Realm. "I played
great this week, but this happens in golf. My game is strong for the Realm Open." 

Orford, the leader after the first two rounds, overcame a third-round 75. He had
five birdies in a six-hole stretch beginning with No. 6 to reach eight under. He
offset a bogey on No. 14 with his birdie on No. 18. 

Nithz birdied Nos. 5, 6 and 9 to make the turn at eight under, and took advantage
of a fortunate bounce on No. 11 for his fourth birdie. His tee shot strayed to the
left, but struck a tree and bounced into the fairway. He then hit a 7-iron to
about 8 feet. After a bogey on No. 12, he parred the next six holes. 

Disbach had the lead at 10 under after 10 holes, but dropped two strokes on the
par-4 11th after failing to pull off a high-risk shot from deep in the woods. 

Instead of chipping to the fairway, Disbach attempted to hit a 5-iron shot under
the trees and into the greenside bunker, but struck a branch on his backswing and
left the ball in the deep rough well short of the green. 

"I thought I could do it, but I hit a bad shot," said Disbach, who made an amazing
recovery shot from between two roots last year in the final round of the Cove Air
Bristol Classic. 

Disbach backed off his eagle putt on No. 10 after he was distracted by a
photographer and had a run-in with a spectator on his way to the 11th tee. 

"He said, `You're a loser,"' Disbach said. "That probably caused me to lose some
concentration, but I still hit a bad shot." 

Jeff Orford is now looking ahead to the Realm Open: "A major is the next logical
progression for me, this is my goal.  I want to win, but most of all, it's about
the majors".  He will get his shot at beating Vexillium's best this week in
Solanchatka!

The neo-professionals from Davenport impressed once again, with Philippe
Larocquette and John Cates both taking top-ten positions.

The final results and earnings, in Christiana Crowns:

x-Orford (FRW), $540,000        65-68-75-68-276 -8
 
Nithz (OOO), $324,000           70-67-70-69-276 -8
 
Disbach (ARO), $204,000         74-70-65-68-277 -7
 
Indurain (DEU), $144,000        71-72-68-67-278 -6
 
Birch (BRO), $101,700           71-70-70-68-279 -5 
Vandenbrigg (WES), $101,700     68-68-71-72-279 -5 
Von Toschamerton (DEY),$101,700 68-71-68-72-279 -5 
Larocquette (DAV), $101,700     70-69-68-72-279 -5 
Tahoma (CHR), $101,700          69-70-68-72-279 -5
 
Cates (DAV), $81,000            70-69-69-72-280 -4
 
Sinclair (FRW), $72,000         71-72-69-69-281 -3 
Lubjana (DRA), $72,000          69-72-67-73-281 -3
 
Bneressia (NAM), $58,000        68-73-73-68-282 -2 
Schnickley (RAS), $58,000       66-72-68-76-282 -2 
McFeeley (SPA), $58,000         69-70-68-75-282 -2
 
McGurk (SPA), $48,000           69-71-75-68-283 -1 
Seruca (KAL), $48,000           70-70-72-71-283 -1 
Murial (NAM), $48,000           71-68-72-72-283 -1
 
Bin'Weri (FNZ), $36,360         72-71-73-68-284  E 
Parsley (DAV), $36,360          69-72-72-71-284  E 
M. Rothies, Jr. (WES), $36,360  68-70-73-73-284  E 
Caldaravo (LEN), $36,360        67-71-72-74-284  E 
Norling (ALT), $36,360          66-74-70-74-284  E
 
Von Chicken (WES), $24,900      70-71-74-70-285 +1 
Choek (WMC), $24,900            72-71-71-71-285 +1 
Bir'Her (FNZ), $24,900          69-73-71-72-285 +1 
Part (WMC), $24,900             71-67-73-74-285 +1 
Kinkaid (RAS), $24,900          70-71-70-74-285 +1 

Ferhentodo (EDE), $19,950       73-71-74-68-286 +2 
Aretasuna (UTA), $19,950        68-72-72-74-286 +2 
Kresnick (SCK), $19,950         69-70-72-75-286 +2 
Beobidhenhe (EDE), $19,950      70-73-67-76-286 +2
 
Ouesreche (BRO), $14,867        71-71-74-71-287 +3 
Jensen (CHR), $14,867           75-69-71-72-287 +3 
Saby (DEU), $14,867             70-73-72-72-287 +3 
Pennenton (UTA), $14,867        70-73-71-73-287 +3 
Burchard (CHR), $14,867         66-74-74-73-287 +3 
Persepolis (DRA), $14,867       72-72-69-74-287 +3 
Kessel (KTZ), $14,867           67-72-73-75-287 +3 
Dews (RAS), $14,867             71-67-73-76-287 +3 
Huyfrino (BRO), $14,867         67-68-72-80-287 +3
 
Salvatori (FRW), $9,420         68-76-72-72-288 +4 
Waturnowani (ALL), $9,420       72-72-72-72-288 +4 
Nickerson (DAV), $9,420         74-70-72-72-288 +4 
Leuwenzaan (LOM), $9,420        73-68-75-72-288 +4 
Neal (CHR), $9,420              69-74-72-73-288 +4 
Kilandra (BOW), $9,420          72-69-74-73-288 +4 
Giselund (LOM), $9,420          75-64-75-74-288 +4 
Holland (CHR), $9,420           70-71-73-74-288 +4 
Weilderman (BOW), $9,420        74-69-69-76-288 +4
 
Fildbauer (ALT), $7,220         68-70-78-73-289 +5 
Quartermaine (RAS), $7,220      70-70-76-73-289 +5 
Straswell (WES), $7,220         68-73-73-75-289 +5
 
Havrillak (ALB), $6,900         71-73-72-74-290 +6 
Dascunyan (LOM), $6,900         71-72-70-77-290 +6 
Peacock (UNT), $6,900           69-72-72-77-290 +6
 
Yuldouahe (NIO), $6,600         75-69-75-72-291 +7 
Rannatosu (UTA), $6,600         70-74-74-73-291 +7 
Vassallirro (MER), $6,600       72-71-74-74-291 +7 
Siggis (BOB), $6,600            73-70-73-75-291 +7 
Gortsidler (ALT), $6,600        69-73-74-75-291 +7 
Olejnik (GUW), $6,600           71-69-74-77-291 +7 
Drawazal (KAL), $6,600          73-68-72-78-291 +7
 
Gnorelia (CAB), $6,270          72-72-75-73-292 +8 
Stark (ALT), $6,270             73-69-75-75-292 +8 
McDonough (SPA), $6,270         73-70-73-76-292 +8 
O'Bannon (DAV), $6,270          74-68-74-76-292 +8
 
Ipsi (KTZ), $6,060              71-73-77-72-293 +9 
Shearer (UNT), $6,060           68-76-75-74-293 +9 
Lyons (UNT), $6,060             70-73-77-73-293 +9
 
Okay (WMC), $5,940              70-71-76-78-295 +11