"Everything went my way this week," Rannatosu said.  The Utanian finished at 20-under 260, becoming the first ever from that country to win on the IGT, after his compatriot George Pennenton had already been a runner-up several times, missing out narrowly.

Caboteniasa's Paulo SENADURO, who got within a stroke of Rannatosu after six holes, made
only one birdie on the back nine and finished four strokes back after a 67.  Deucoland's Ramon Nestor KIRCH had a 68 and finished third. 

It was a bit of a surprise victory for Rannatosu, who had so far really played the third
fiddle in Utanian golf, bahind Pennenton and Amea Aretasuna.  "It's a bit of an irony that it is me who is the first Utanian to win on the IGT... George [Pennenton] has been so close so many times, and Amea is so talented, but here I am, and I am proud to have bested my colleagues", Goran said.  The $720,000 Christiana Crowns check was of course by far the largest in his young career. 

Rannatosu broke the spirit of Kirch and Senaduro with a 90-foot chip for birdie on the
second hole, and a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 8 after Senaduro had hit his approach to
within a foot.  Goran's putting was immaculate this week, the key to his wire-to-wire win!

"I'm thrilled," Rannatosu said. "I hope this is the start of a great year." 

Senaduro and Kirch should have known what was in store early in the round. 

Rannatosu, who led both by three strokes to start the day, easily could have dropped shots on the first two holes when he hit his tee shots into the right rough surrounded by trees. Both times, he recovered beautifully. 

He hooked one approach around the trees and onto the fringe, then made a 6 footer to save par. On No. 2, he hit his approach through a small gap in the trees left of the green, and chipped in from about 90 feet for birdie. 

Rannatosu turned his visor sideways and reveled in his good fortune. "That looked like a 3 the whole time," he joked. 

Kirch could only laugh, and was still in good humor even when his drive on No. 6 came down in a hibiscus bush. 

"Free drop, flowers on the ground?" he asked rules official Alex Calista. Kirch took an
unplayable lie and wound up with bogey. 

His mood changed two holes later when another bad drive into the trees on No. 8 left him
no shot at the green. He three-putted from 10 feet, watching in shock as his 1-footer
swirled around the lip and popped out.  That took Kirch out of the tournament.

Senaduro got as close as anyone to Rannatosu -- one stroke -- with an approach out of the rough, over the trees and within 3 feet for birdie on No. 6, while Goran had a rare
three-putt from about 35 feet above the ridge. 

But the Utanian, as he did on Saturday when his lead shrunk, had an answer. 

After a 7-foot birdie putt on the next hole, he holed a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 8 after Senaduro had hit his approach into 2 feet for a tap-in birdie.  Goran made it three in a row with a soft flop shot over the bunker to within 2 feet for a birdie on the par-5 ninth. 

Senaduro made a 10-foot birdie to stay within two strokes, but he never threatened the
rest of the way. 

His fatal mistake came with a drive that landed in the rough on the 13th, so close to the edge of the bunker that Paulo could barely balance himself over the ball. His only hope was to pitch sideways, and he missed a 10-foot par putt. 

The final results and earnings, in Christiana crowns:

Rannatosu (UTA)             $720,000   64-64-67-65--260    20-under

Senaduro (CAB)              $432,000   66-67-65-66--264    16-under

Kirch (DEU)                 $272,000   68-65-65-69--267    13-under

Disbach (ARO)               $192,000   69-69-66-65--269    11-under

Shumaker (NEO)              $135,600   68-70-68-65--271     9-under
Dascunyan (LOM)             $135,600   69-69-66-67--271
Balasta (LEN)               $135,600   66-69-69-67--271
Du Klerik (REZ)             $135,600   66-70-68-67--271
Nithz (OOO)                 $135,600   67-67-69-68--271

Novello (ALT)                $96,000   68-70-67-67--272     8-under
Murial (NAM)                 $96,000   71-65-70-66--272
Sinclair (FRW)               $96,000   70-68-65-69--272
McFeeley (SPA)               $96,000   66-73-66-67--272

Detarti (RAB)                $68,000   68-68-68-69--273     7-under
DuBraal (KTZ)                $68,000   66-67-69-71--273
Larocquette (DAV)            $68,000   68-66-69-70--273
Goldsmith (NEO)              $68,000   66-69-71-67--273
Von Trasnau (ALB)            $68,000   67-68-69-69--273

Bilau (NAM)                  $52,000   72-66-69-67--274     6-under
Gelfinger (LCP)              $52,000   66-67-69-72--274
Durranende (LEN)             $52,000   73-66-70-65--274

Olejnik (GUW)                $36,057   67-69-67-72--275     5-under
Aretasuna (UTA)              $36,057   68-68-68-71--275
Kepparketl (ALT)             $36,057   67-66-71-71--275
Indurain (DEU)               $36,057   68-70-69-68--275
Orford (FRW)                 $36,057   69-66-70-70--275
Pickering (ARM)              $36,057   69-69-66-71--275
Antanavo (LEN)               $36,057   68-70-67-70--275

Kronberg (CAB)               $24,350   70-67-68-71--276     4-under
Yurhaus (MER)                $24,350   70-69-68-69--276
Falangio (EKZ)               $24,350   68-70-69-69--276
Fagundes (EST)               $24,350   68-69-68-71--276
Neal (CHR)                   $24,350   69-65-73-69--276
Giselund (LOM)               $24,350   66-69-69-72--276
Hosking (UNT)                $24,350   71-66-67-72--276
Parsley (DAV)                $24,350   70-66-72-68--276

Ipsi (KTZ)                   $17,600   72-67-69-69--277     3-under
Von Toschamerton (DEY)       $17,600   71-66-67-73--277
Osicra (RAN)                 $17,600   67-68-68-74--277
Blutvogt (ALT)               $17,600   66-69-70-72--277
Tahoma (CHR)                 $17,600   69-70-69-69--277
Boulabi (ALL)                $17,600   67-70-73-67--277

Weslow (IWK)                 $13,600   67-68-71-72--278     2-under
Salvatori (FRW)              $13,600   68-68-70-72--278
Protheroe (FRW)              $13,600   71-68-66-73--278
Strevel (MER)                $13,600   71-66-73-68--278

M. Rothies (WES)             $10,760   70-69-69-71--279     1-under
Klijntink (ALT)              $10,760   69-70-70-70--279
Kilet (BOW)                  $10,760   64-71-71-73--279
Oostingverde (WES)           $10,760   68-70-75-66--279

Amadone (ACH)                 $9,413   69-67-75-69--280     even
Cates (DAV)                   $9,413   68-70-69-73--280
Morrow (CHR)                  $9,413   65-71-70-74--280
Chriponsi (BRO)               $9,413   68-71-72-69--280
Sandario (TIG)                $9,413   73-66-71-70--280
Drenner (ALT)                 $9,413   67-72-68-73--280

Bobone (ORD)                  $9,000   71-68-70-72--281     1-over
Bedinsson (NEO)               $9,000   68-70-75-68--281

DeJargen (BOW)                $8,760   68-71-71-72--282     2-over
J. Carter (NEO)               $8,760   71-68-74-69--282
Kessel (KTZ)                  $8,760   70-69-68-75--282
Deball (STK)                  $8,760   68-70-68-76--282

Lumle (LEX)                   $8,480   64-72-76-71--283     3-over
Norling (ALT)                 $8,480   71-66-74-72--283
Lariman (REZ)                 $8,480   66-71-70-76--283

Ikita (ACH)                   $8,280   67-71-72-74--284     4-over
Kluffen (WES)                 $8,280   69-64-75-76--284

Werkem (BOW)                  $8,080   72-67-75-71--285     5-over
Azatinou (ACH)                $8,080   68-70-75-72--285
Galinheira (ORD)              $8,080   66-71-70-78--285