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Melanian Open
Club Golfing de San Patricio
Cliffs Course, Weeriver, San Patricio
WEERIVER, SAN PATRICIO —
Victory came easy enough for Pancho McFEELEY at
home.
The San Patrician showed almost methodical
dominance of golf Sunday,
seizing control with a brilliant 2-iron
on the 5th hole on his way to a
final round 6-under-par 66 and his first
victory since last September.
McFeeley's romp to victory was all but
over by the time the
front-runners headed for the back nine,
making the final holes a
playground for Pancho as he romped to
a seven-shot victory over David
HAVRILLAK and Frank PHARINSER.
It came with such ease that Havrillak apologized
to McFeeley as they
walked down the 17th hole that he hadn't
made it a better game.
"I would say he was the most dominant athlete
in sports this week"
Havrillak said.
That is open to debate, but there was little
debate Sunday of McFeeley's
greatness as he overtook Havrillak and
never allowed Pharinser to turn
the final round into a personal duel he
so wanted.
The key shot was a 2-iron that flew high
249 yards over land and water
before dropping softly on the 5th green
and leaving Pancho only a 4-foot
uphill putt for eagle.
"It was a moon shot," Havrillak said.
"I was just praying it was enough club,"
McFeeley said.
But the real key was the methodical and
precise way with which McFeeley
made his way around the Club Golfing de
S.P. Cliffs Course, a course he
had played probably over 200 times, while
his opponents were hitting
shots into the water, missing key putts
and whiffing chips.
McFeeley particularly dominated on the
par-5s, where he was 14-under for
the week and, with his length, able to
get on in two even when his
opponents had no chance.
"I put myself in a position to win," McFeeley
said. "That always gives
you confidence knowing you have done it
in the past."
McFeeley made only one bogey, from a greenside
bunker on No. 8, and when
he finally did hit a wayward shot off
the tee on 14, it hit a tree
branch and popped out into the light rough.
McFeeley promptly went on to
birdie the hole, to the delight of his
supportive countryman onlookers.
Pharinser was leading by one on the par-5,
527-yard 5th but had just put
a 3-wood into the water fronting the green
when McFeeley stood in the
middle of the fairway and hit the shot
that nestled gently near the
flag.
The large crowd had been relatively subdued
to that point, but erupted
when McFeeley hit the shot and then again
a few minutes later when he
made the eagle putt to take the lead to
stay.
"After Frank hit his shot I needed to get
the ball on dry land,"
McFeeley said. "I was lucky enough to
make 3."
Pharinser bogeyed the hole and the next,
and by the time McFeeley tapped
in a short birdie putt on the par-5 7th,
he had a three-shot lead over
the Draconian and Steve HORSNELL and it
never got any closer.
"He was able to coast on in," Pharinser
said.
Pharinser finished with a 2-over 74, and
Havrillak had a final-round 71.
Horsnell, who played with McFeeley in
the final group and was only two
shots back at one point, shot a 74 that
included a quadruple bogey on
the 12th hole.
The day had started on a more promising
note for Pharinser, who returned
to play the final four holes of a third
round that was suspended because
of darkness the night before.
Pharinser, who woke up with a two-shot
lead, still had a one-shot
advantage when the front-runners returned
for an early afternoon tee
time for the final round after finishing
off a third-round 69. He
promptly birdied No. 1 to make it a two-shot
advantage and was still
ahead by a shot before the decisive 5th
hole.
Havrillak, meanwhile, began his day by
three-putting the eagle chance he
had on the suspended 15th hole and was
never a factor.
The final results and earnings, in Christiana
Crowns:
McFeeley (SPA), $738,000
68-69-68-66--271 -17
Havrillak (ALB), $360,800
68-69-70-71--278 -10
Pharinser (DRA), $360,800
68-67-69-74--278 -10
Aretasuna (UTA), $196,800
72-69-67-71--279 -9
Kipwuleru (WOO), $155,800
68-74-69-69--280 -8
Galinheira (ORD), $155,800
70-66-73-71--280 -8
V. Toschamerton (DEY), $127,783 72-69-71-69--281
-7
Osicra (RAN), $127,783
69-69-70-73--281 -7
Horsnell (UNT), $127,783
67-71-69-74--281 -7
Ouesreche (BRO), $110,700
70-69-69-74--282 -6
Yurhaus (MER), $90,200
74-71-71-67--283 -5
DeJargen (BOW), $90,200
69-72-71-71--283 -5
Shonaugh (SOM), $90,200
71-68-71-73--283 -5
Boulabi (ALL), $90,200
72-67-71-73--283 -5
D'Oliveira (ORD), $65,600
75-69-71-69--284 -4
Lavamil (KAL), $65,600
67-73-73-71--284 -4
Hosking (UNT), $65,600
72-72-70-70--284 -4
Weilderman (BOW), $65,600
72-75-72-65--284 -4
Cates (DAV), $65,600
73-68-70-73--284 -4
Ibrahim (ORD), $47,765
68-76-72-69--285 -3
Jernandez (DEU), $47,765
73-68-75-69--285 -3
Kronberg (CAB), $47,765
72-68-72-73--285 -3
Elf (DEU), $47,765
72-68-71-74--285 -3
Lariman (REZ), $33,210
72-72-72-70--286 -2
Waturnowani (ALL), $33,210
73-70-72-71--286 -2
Strevel (MER), $33,210
72-67-73-74--286 -2
Gelfinger (LCP), $33,210
69-69-74-74--286 -2
Siggis (BOB), $33,210
69-69-74-74--286 -2
Coswyn (SOM), $33,210
66-72-72-76--286 -2
Kalviack (KAL), $24,366
70-71-75-71--287 -1
Uunderfvil (KTZ), $24,366
68-75-73-71--287 -1
Shigetsuki (WMC), $24,366
71-71-74-71--287 -1
Mandrin (BOW), $24,366
71-73-74-69--287 -1
O'Banion (SPA), $24,366
74-70-74-69--287 -1
Bilau (NAM), $24,366
72-69-71-75--287 -1
Koreti (RAB), $24,366
68-71-72-76--287 -1
DuBraal (KTZ), $19,270
74-70-72-72--288 E
Pishenky (DRA), $19,270
70-75-70-73--288 E
Kluffen (WES), $19,270
72-72-68-76--288 E
N'Banj (UTA), $16,810
69-73-74-73--289 +1
Da Gama (ORD), $16,810
68-78-72-71--289 +1
Huyfrino (BRO), $16,810
68-74-70-77--289 +1
Amadone (ACH), $14,350
72-70-73-75--290 +2
Joyce (SPA), $14,350
71-72-75-72--290 +2
Kresnick (SCK), $14,350
68-74-76-72--290 +2
Lowe (ARM), $11,945
71-70-76-74--291 +3
Antanavo (LEN), $11,945
71-73-73-74--291 +3
Lubjana (DRA), $11,945
74-72-74-71--291 +3
Deball (STK), $10,230
72-71-74-75--292 +4
MacKirdy (CAL), $10,230
74-70-74-74--292 +4
Wan Hujan (LEX), $10,230
74-73-73-72--292 +4
Persepolis (DRA), $10,230
71-76-74-71--292 +4
Holland (CHR), $9,539
71-71-75-76--293 +5
Huskarl (ALT), $9,539
71-73-76-73--293 +5
Pickering (ARM), $9,539
75-71-76-71--293 +5
Kossuth (SPA), $9,225
74-71-70-79--294 +6
G. Mitsuchen (WMC), $9,225
66-71-81-76--294 +6
Disbach (ARO), $9,225
73-72-77-72--294 +6
L. Mitsuchen (WMC), $9,225
71-76-76-71--294 +6
Shearer (UNT), $8,938
73-69-77-76--295 +7
Affengrell (OOO), $8,938
71-75-74-75--295 +7
Collino (ALT), $8,938
71-74-78-72--295 +7
Caird (CAL), $8,692
72-71-74-79--296 +8
McGurk (SPA), $8,692
69-75-75-77--296 +8
Parsley (DAV), $8,692
68-75-80-73--296 +8
Chriponsi (BRO), $8,528
72-70-78-77--297 +9
Beobidhenhe (EDE), $8,446
69-74-77-78--298 +10
MacGillivray (CAL), $8,364
76-71-75-78--300 +12
Dragurdt (KAL), $8,282
71-75-77-78--301 +13
Muhammed (ORD), $8,200
76-70-82-74--302 +14
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