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BLAUBURG, KALESTHESIA ---- Mario FORNENDE survived the wind in the Royal Kalesthesian Cruise Lines Open. Everyone else was blown away. Fornende managed to shoot 1-over par during
a two-round, 36-hole marathon Sunday, good
"It's so good to be back in the winner's circle finally," said Fornende, who had a 8-under 280 total and earned $594,000 Christiana Crowns. "Everybody kept telling me, 'If Paolo [SENADURO] can do it, so can you.' I felt that way, too." The two Caboteniasans had often competed against each other even from the junior ranks, and Fornende always proved Senaduro's equal - now they are both winners on the IGT. Fornende was resourceful, turning around to hit a left-handed shot from behind a tree. He held up under the physical demands of spending 10 hours on a hilly, sprawling course -- interrupted only by a 20-minute break for lunch. The field was cut to the top-52 players after two rounds, to ensure that 36 holes could be completed on Sunday, with the remaining players to have made the cut still receiving official prize money. The Caboteniasan needed every bit of concentration
on a day when the wind gusted to 38
Local favorite Telton SERUCA sent numerous
balls into the water and Whitlam's Craig
"These greens are extraordinarily fast," said Finschammel, who fell from contention with a final-round 73. "With the wind blowing at 30 mph, it's almost unplayable." Fornende, who began the rain-delayed third
round tied with Utanian N'BANJ at 10 under, was even for the day after
28 holes. By then, Fornende was six shots in front as N'Banj,
Fornende followed up a par 72 in the third round with a 73 in the afternoon, tapping in at the final hole just as the sun slipped behind the clubhouse. Fornende slipped briefly on his final nine,
bogeying three of four holes. But he sealed
David HAVRILLAK, finishing up on the front nine, got within three shots of the lead with a birdie at No. 4 while Fornende lipped out a 3 footer for par at No. 13. But Havrillak missed a short par putt at his next hole, ending his charge. He still wound up with a final-round 67, amazing under the circumstances and the best score of the day. The Meritean was alone in second at 283.
Seruca, Du Klerik and Rasi Elliott KINKAID tied
Seruca charged to the lead at the beginning
of the third round, but he never recovered
In the afternoon, the best og the Kalesthesians
wiped out with a devastating two-hole
But there was plenty of hardship for everyone. In the third round, only seven of 53 players
managed to break par. The number dropped to
Protheroe, who shot a 67 Saturday, followed with his worst 18-hole ever, when he shot 84. "It was very windy and I couldn't get warmed
up properly. Hey, that's my excuse,"
Fornende's friend and countryman, Paolo
SENADURO was at 6 under after the morning round,
"It's definitely a turning point in my
career", Fornende said of his win. "Winning in
Indeed, the Vexillium Masters at the illustrious Aurelius National Golf Club will be next! The final scores and earnings, in Christiana Crowns: Fornende (CAB) 1 68-67-72-73 280 $594,000.00 Havrillak (MER) 2 76-67-73-67 283 $356,400.00 Seruca (KAL)
T3 70-66-73-75 284 $171,600.00
Von Toschamerton (DEY) T6 70-71-71-73
285 $103,290.00
D'Oliveira (ORD)
T11 74-65-75-72 286 $67,650.00
Kalviack (KAL)
T17 73-68-73-73 287 $51,150.00
MacKirdy (CAL)
T19 72-70-69-77 288 $44,550.00
Lumle (LEX)
T21 70-68-78-73 289 $35,640.00
Oudenryn (GUW)
T25 73-69-76-72 290 $27,720.00
Uroja (UTA)
T27 74-67-73-77 291 $22,440.00
Uunderfvil (KTZ)
T34 67-72-79-74 292 $16,665.00
Bobone (ORD)
T40 73-70-75-75 293 $13,530.00
Malachai (KTZ) 43 70-71-78-75 294 $12,210.00 Protheroe (FRW) 44 74-67-81-73 295 $11,550.00 Iro (GUW) 45 72-70-74-80 296 $10,890.00 DeJargen (BOW)
T46 71-72-80-74 297
$9,614.00
Shonaugh (SOM)
T49 71-69-79-79 298
$8,448.00
Bieri (WES) 51 73-70-75-81 299 $8,118.00 Antanavo (LEN) 52 72-67-84-78 301 $7,920.00 Straswell (WES)
T53 71-73 144
$7,264.40
Gaddich (UTA)
T68 74-71 145
$6,171.00
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