301 Kukurian Koffeé Open
The Admiral's Club, Pimpre, Independent Westrian Kukuria

PIMPRE, IWK ----- Rod SINCLAIR needed three additional holes and a 
little luck Monday to beat Peter KILET in a playoff at the Kukurian 
Koffee Open. 

Sinclair missed a short par putt for victory on the 18th hole, then 
saved par from a bunker on the 17th before a dramatic recovery from 
the marsh alongside the closing lighthouse hole. 

Sinclair and Kilet played two playoff holes Sunday before darkness 
forced a postponement until Monday. 

"It was quite an opportunity to finish it off," Sinclair said. "I am 
very happy to be back in the victory circle." 

The Whitlamite earned $630,000 Christiana Crowns. 

After Kilet missed a 6-footer for par the second time the pair played 
No. 18, Sinclair rolled in his 5-footer for par. He punched the air 
to the cheers of an unusually large crowd on a cool morning. 

Kilet had his chances, too. 

He put a 4-iron within about 15 feet on the par-3 17th, but missed 
the straight birdie putt. Sinclair flubbed a chip from the bunker 
alongside the green to the fringe, then stuck the 12-footer to keep 
the playoff going one more hole. 

Sinclair hit a low liner that moved left the final time the two 
played the 18th, landing in a marshy hazard. But his chip was true, 
settling about 5 feet away. Kilet was on the green in two about 25 
feet away. He charged the putt, however, blowing it 6 feet past and 
missing the comebacker. 

 
"The wind was keeping everything short so I guess I didn't want that 
to happen" on the putt, said Kilet, who earned $378,000. 

Sinclair looked ready to win on the duo's first hole. But his putt of 
less than 3 feet for par did not go in. Kilet made bogey after 
missing a 6-footer. 

The 43-minute playoff capped a wild finish at The Admiral's Club in 
Pimpre, where both Sinclair and Kilet had chances to win Sunday. 

Kilet had birdies on the fifth, sixth and eighth holes and was at 13 
under, two shots ahead of a faltering Sinclair. Then Kilet drove out 
of bounds on the par-4 11th, leading to a double bogey. 

Both players, though, made the critical shots down the stretch. Kilet 
was the first to 11 under when he rolled in a 30-footer for birdie on 
No. 16. Then he saved par from a back bunker with a 15-foot putt on 
the 18th to stay there. 

Sinclair hit a wedge to 2 feet on the 16th hole for a birdie to catch 
Kilet. 

The two agreed not to move to the third playoff hole, the 18th, even 
though about 15 minutes of light remained. 

"When you can't see, you can't see," Kilet said. 

The playoff was stopped Sunday evening after two holes, where the two 
matched pars. 

The final moments of regulation, though were a thrilling time when 
about ten players seemed to be charging for the lead as the two 
leaders were falling back.  But in the end, it was Kilet and Sinclair 
staying on top.

The final scores and earnings, in Christiana Crowns:

Sinclair (FRW)          1    68-70-64-71        273    $630,000.00

Kilet (BOW)             2    65-68-69-71        273    $378,000.00

Lyons (UNT)            T3    69-69-67-69        274    $168,000.00
Larocquette (DAV)      T3    71-63-71-69        274    $168,000.00
McFeeley (SPA)         T3    65-68-67-74        274    $168,000.00
Rosebridge (SOM)       T3    68-67-69-70        274    $168,000.00

Uunderfvil (KTZ)       T7    71-69-72-63        275    $109,083.34
MacKirdy (CAL)         T7    66-69-71-69        275    $109,083.33
Aretasuna (UTA)        T7    68-67-71-69        275    $109,083.33

Antanavo (LEN)         T10   66-67-73-70        276     $91,000.00
T. Rothies (WES)       T10   69-71-70-66        276     $91,000.00

Oostingverde (WES)     T12   69-71-68-69        277     $60,666.67
Kirch (DEU)            T12   69-70-71-67        277     $60,666.67
Kluffen (WES)          T12   72-65-69-71        277     $60,666.67
Tay (WMC)              T12   66-69-72-70        277     $60,666.67
Huskarl (ALT)          T12   69-69-72-67        277     $60,666.67
Bilau (NAM)            T12   66-71-74-66        277     $60,666.67
Weilderman (BOW)       T12   66-71-69-71        277     $60,666.66
DuBraal (KTZ)          T12   68-68-68-73        277     $60,666.66
Havrillak (MER)        T12   71-68-67-71        277     $60,666.66

Kronberg (CAB)         T21   73-67-71-67        278     $33,850.00
Lumle (LEX)            T21   71-69-69-69        278     $33,850.00
Beobidhenhe (EDE)      T21   69-68-72-69        278     $33,850.00
Deball (STK)           T21   69-71-67-71        278     $33,850.00
Galinheira (ORD)       T21   69-71-70-68        278     $33,850.00
Verde (ORD)            T21   69-70-69-70        278     $33,850.00
Narresch (IWK)         T21   67-67-70-74        278     $33,850.00

Sanfreddian (IWK)      T28   69-66-73-71        279     $21,350.00
Horsnell (UNT)         T28   70-68-67-74        279     $21,350.00
Peacock (UNT)          T28   74-65-72-68        279     $21,350.00
Da Gama (ORD)          T28   67-72-75-65        279     $21,350.00
Lamar (LCP)            T28   67-69-71-72        279     $21,350.00
Starn (LCP)            T28   66-66-72-75        279     $21,350.00
Dahlista (CAB)         T28   68-69-72-70        279     $21,350.00
Mandrin (BOW)          T28   71-66-72-70        279     $21,350.00
Hammerstein (REZ)      T28   69-70-70-70        279     $21,350.00
Klijntink (ALT)        T28   69-73-68-69        279     $21,350.00

Fagundes (EST)         T38   66-71-71-72        280     $15,400.00
Kossuth (SPA)          T38   68-72-72-68        280     $15,400.00
Protheroe (FRW)        T38   69-71-71-69        280     $15,400.00
Shonaugh (SOM)         T38   71-71-70-68        280     $15,400.00

Coswyn (SOM)           T42   66-71-69-75        281     $11,570.00
Nickerson (DAV)        T42   65-71-76-69        281     $11,570.00
nusKorns (EST)         T42   70-69-67-75        281     $11,570.00
Seruca (KAL)           T42   67-71-72-71        281     $11,570.00
Yurhaus (MER)          T42   72-66-71-72        281     $11,570.00
Lubjana (DRA)          T42   71-68-73-69        281     $11,570.00
N'Banj (UTA)           T42   69-68-73-71        281     $11,570.00

Jarvie (MER)           T49   73-66-67-76        282      $8,960.00
Gelulola (NIO)         T49   70-72-69-71        282      $8,960.00

Tensol (CHR)           T51   70-71-70-72        283      $8,347.50
Balasta (LEN)          T51   67-72-76-68        283      $8,347.50
Hosking (UNT)          T51   68-68-75-72        283      $8,347.50
Lemmernig (IWK)        T51   69-70-70-74        283      $8,347.50

Sandario (TIG)         T55   66-74-73-71        284      $7,945.00
Bin'Weri (FNZ)         T55   70-69-74-71        284      $7,945.00
Queal (SOM)            T55   67-75-70-72        284      $7,945.00
Bir'Her (FNZ)          T55   70-68-72-74        284      $7,945.00

Bedinsson (NEO)        T59   68-73-69-75        285      $7,700.00
Holland (CHR)          T59   70-71-72-72        285      $7,700.00
Thomasson (LCP)        T59   72-69-72-72        285      $7,700.00

Pickering (ARM)        T62   73-69-73-71        286      $7,455.00
Tennant (ARM)          T62   70-71-72-73        286      $7,455.00
Novello (ALT)          T62   71-71-72-72        286      $7,455.00
Ikita (ACH)            T62   67-73-72-74        286      $7,455.00

Jensen (CHR)           T66   68-74-75-70        287      $7,140.00
Harvey (CHE)           T66   73-68-72-74        287      $7,140.00
Melk (SNX)             T66   69-72-77-69        287      $7,140.00
Uroja (UTA)            T66   69-70-76-72        287      $7,140.00
Krall (ARO)            T66   67-71-73-76        287      $7,140.00

P. Cartwright (ARM)    T71   74-68-73-73        288      $6,895.00
Johanessen (WES)       T71   72-70-73-73        288      $6,895.00

Fletcher (ARM)         73    71-71-72-75        289      $6,790.00

Strevel (MER)          74    71-71-72-76        290      $6,720.00

Fittler (FRW)          75    71-69-74-78        292      $6,650.00
 
  

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