The guy he was watching, David HAVRILLAK, was cool as a cucumber:  with a
conservative decision that could have haunted him the rest of his career,
Havrillak laid up on the 490-yard closing hole and made the decision pay off with
a 12-foot par putt to win the Championship. 

``I just felt it was my best way to make 4,'' Havrillak said. ``That's what I had
to do, and it worked out just fine.'' 

It turned into a heartbreaking loss for Rothies.

This was his chance to become the first player to win two majors.  Rothies'
30-footer for a possible victory was headed right for the cup, but stopped 2
inches short, however. 

That set the stage for Havrillak.  The Order of Merit leader came through in a big
way, winning his first major championship, and leaving no doubt that he has become
a great superstar on the IGT.

``The first thing that went through my mind was 'oh no, not short!'' Rothies said.
``That was a miserable feeling as David's putt was just going to go in, without a
doubt.'' 

Havrillak didn't doubt it, either. 

``When it got halfway there, it was going in,'' he said. ``And it felt great.'' 

Havrillak thus greatly expands his lead in the Order of Merit, and with two wins,
one of them a major, is now the hot favorite for Player of the Year honors.

``I think it's a matter of time before he wins his second major,'' Havrillak said.
``I wish it could have worked out better for him. For me, it's the highlight of my
career, no doubt.  Hey, he already had one... this is still my first!'' 

Rothies did everything required of him. He shot 68. Chalk this up to bad timing.
He ran into a young foe who did him one stroke better and made one less mistake. 

``I certainly -- certainly -- tried hard,'' Rothies said. ``I was just never able
to get ahead.'' 

The Westrian caught him three times until making one mistake that cost him -- a
three-putt from 50 feet on No. 16. He never got another chance. 

Havrillak closed with a 1-under 69 and finished at 265. 

Rothies might not have a second major, but no one can question his heart. He
played with courage and skill and made only one mistake on the back nine, but it
cost him. 

``I really felt like was a year where my game was going to go to the next step,
when I would win another major,'' Rothies said. 

Instead, Havrillak showed him how to get it done on Sunday. 

Almost as important as the putt was the decision. Havrillak's ball was sitting up
in the first cut of rough, but it was about a foot above his feet. Water
surrounded the green in front and to the left. The Albionite put back the 5-wood
and took out a wedge. 

``I hated to do it,'' he said. ``The crowd was over there oohing and ahhing and
moaning like, 'You wimp,''' he said. ``I just had to put it out of my mind and hit
two good shots and made a good putt. And I did that.'' 

He could have been bold. He could have tried to end a drama-packed Hillel
Düsenkill in style. 

Instead, Havrillak put the pressure on himself and proved worthy of a major
championship. 

Both players left a massive gallery breathless over a final round filled with
clutch putts and wild swings in momentum. 

Three times, Rothies made up a two-stroke deficit. Time and again, he kept in
range of Havrillak by making one critical putt after another. 

Trailing by two with four holes to play, Rothies' final push came on the par-3
15th, the hardest hole. 

At the scene of his dramatic ace the day before, Havrillak deposited this tee shot
in a bunker and blasted out weakly to 20 feet. From the first cut of rough,
Rothies used a 60-degree sand wedge to chip his ball toward the hole, and it
dropped in the heart. 

Rothies didn't flash that gee-whiz smile that usually accompanies his great shots.
He was all business, locked in on winning his second major. 

And just like that, it slipped away. 

>From 50 feet away, Rothies heard a few fans yell out that the putt was slower than
it looked. 

``It's disappointing that I was not able to block that out, because I've been
focusing very well all week,'' Rothies said. 

He knocked it 6 feet by. 

``Stop! Stop!'' he cried. 

Then, Matthias finally flinched. 

He missed the putt on the left side to make bogey, and never got another chance. 

Local hero Thaddeus LUBJANA had a 68 and finished three strokes behind at 268 for
his biggest career pay cheque. 

``Today's the day!'' they shouted, as if their support alone could carry Lubjana
to a major championship he thought he might win on home grounds.  But Rothies and
Havrillak began to pull away and the Draconian did not get the chance to challenge
seriously. 

"This is fantastic!" Havrillak said, "Now I really feel I belong amongst the
game's top players.  Winning a major takes you to the next level.  Now my goal is
to win the Golden Chalice and the Order of Merit.  It's been a great year, and I
would like to keep it going the same way!"

The final results and earnings, in Christiana Crowns:

Havrillak (ALB)         $936,000   66-65-65-69--265    15-under

M. Rothies, Jr. (WES)   $562,000   66-66-66-68--266    14-under

Lubjana (DRA)           $354,000   67-67-66-68--268    12-under

Burchard (CHR)          $222,500   71-68-66-65--270    10-under
Larocquette (DAV)       $222,500   67-64-69-70--270

Galinheira (ORD)        $175,000   68-70-68-66--272     8-under

Tahoma (CHR)            $152,333   70-64-71-69--274     6-under
Kilandra (BOW)          $152,333   68-70-69-67--274
Gelfinger (LCP)         $152,333   69-68-70-67--274

Orford (FRW)            $122,000   66-68-67-74--275     5-under
Nithz (OOO)             $122,000   70-69-67-69--275
Elf (DEU)               $122,000   68-70-71-66--275

Norling (ALT)            $94,666   67-67-70-72--276     4-under
Uunderfvil (KTZ)         $94,666   73-67-70-66--276
Kilet (BOW)              $94,666   70-68-70-68--276

Weilderman (BOW)         $70,666   69-67-73-68--277     3-under
Bilau (NAM)              $70,666   66-70-68-73--277
Fagundes (EST)           $70,666   69-68-73-67--277
DuBraal (KTZ)            $70,666   68-67-71-71--277
Ipsi (KTZ)               $70,666   66-68-73-70--277
Klagstein (WES)          $70,666   69-72-66-70--277

Disbach (ARO)            $44,285   68-67-69-74--278     2-under
Zoek (WES)               $44,285   70-69-72-67--278
Tay (WMC)                $44,285   70-68-69-71--278
Shonaugh (SOM)           $44,285   71-67-69-71--278
Indurain (DEU)           $44,285   68-72-71-67--278
N'Banj (UTA)             $44,285   68-72-71-67--278
Sinclair (FRW)           $44,285   72-63-70-73--278

Hovanec (ANS)            $29,437   66-68-72-73--279     1-under
Huskarl (ALT)            $29,437   66-69-72-72--279
Lowe (ARM)               $29,437   67-72-71-69--279
Matthewman (ARM)         $29,437   70-68-71-70--279
Aretasuna (UTA)          $29,437   70-70-68-71--279
Sunilam (WMC)            $29,437   71-67-71-70--279
Coswyn (SOM)             $29,437   69-71-68-71--279
Seruca (KAL)             $29,437   69-69-71-70--279
Cates (DAV)              $29,437   73-67-69-70--279

Kepparketl (ALT)         $21,000   69-69-70-72--280     even
Protheroe (FRW)          $21,000   67-72-71-70--280
Lamar (LCP)              $21,000   70-69-70-71--280
Oostingverde (WES)       $21,000   69-70-66-75--280
McFeeley (SPA)           $21,000   71-67-65-77--280

Birch (BRO)              $14,250   68-70-69-74--281     1-over
Thrusa, III. (ANS)       $14,250   68-65-75-73--281
Osicra (RAN)             $14,250   69-67-72-73--281
Neal (CHR)               $14,250   73-67-74-67--281
Kirch (DEU)              $14,250   68-70-71-72--281
Siggis (BOB)             $14,250   68-70-72-71--281
Strevel (MER)            $14,250   67-71-73-70--281
Senaduro (CAB)           $14,250   71-68-68-74--281

Pishenky (DRA)           $11,343   69-72-70-71--282     2-over
Merch (REZ)              $11,343   68-71-72-71--282
Tensol (CHR)             $11,343   67-74-71-70--282
Jarvie (MER)             $11,343   71-69-71-71--282
Olejnik (GUW)            $11,343   69-69-74-70--282
Mandrin (BOW)            $11,343   68-71-73-70--282
Kluffen (WES)            $11,343   73-68-70-71--282
Märklin (SCK)            $11,343   71-70-73-68--282

Pharinser (DRA)          $10,650   68-72-71-72--283     3-over
Kresnick (SCK)           $10,650   66-70-74-73--283
Koreti (RAB)             $10,650   68-69-76-70--283
Kruddorf (SCK)           $10,650   64-74-73-72--283

Beobidhenhe (EDE)        $10,300   67-71-73-73--284     4-over
Gortsidler (ALT)         $10,300   67-68-78-71--284
Novello (ALT)            $10,300   72-67-73-72--284
Rosebridge (SOM)         $10,300   70-65-73-76--284

Lyons (UNT)               $9,950   68-73-71-73--285     5-over
Scheffrahn, Jr. (ANS)     $9,950   75-65-75-70--285
Molarey (ANS)             $9,950   69-70-76-70--285

Du Klerik (REZ)           $9,725   66-74-71-75--286     6-over
Pickering (ARM)           $9,725   69-67-73-77--286

Straswell (WES)           $9,650   67-68-75-77--287     7-over

Persepolis (DRA)          $9,600   71-70-76-74--291    11-over

Wan Hujan (LEX)           $9,550   67-71-76-79--293    13-over

MacGillivray (CAL)        $9,500   71-69-71-83--294    14-over

Antanavo (LEN)                $0   71-69-74-DQ