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This will be the home to the International PGA Tour...
The International PGA Association has finalised this years tour schedule.

Major Events(other events will be posted later):

28/7/05: The Classic
The Classic will be held at Mexicona National Golf Links. 50 playes will compete at this major for the first prize of US$1,353,383. The cut will be 144. The Mexicona National Golf Links is a lovely sight. It is based on the Western side of the National away from most life. It features a large resort, 3 courses, tennis courts etc. It borders the ocean beside the majority of its links. Tempertures can reach quite high even in Winter

2/8/05: The Heritage
The Heritage is taking place in the Nation of BlackHill Mafia. The course will be its No.1 best new course known as Diamond Bay. This course also borders water near the capital. Its a tough course with rolling hills and slopes. This is the most popular tourist destination in the Capital Region.

8/8/05: The Open
The open is to be held at The National Golf Club in Klakistany.

1/9/05: International PGA Championship
The PGA Championship will take place at Pebble Beach Golf Links in the US. This course is a well known course, with spectacular views. Players will compete for a 1st prize collection of US$2,235,353.

All news, results and events etc will be posted throughout this thread thankyou. If players could place their pro bios in this thread it will be much appreciated. Thank You

EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2005 Pro-Am Championship, 2005 National Open, 2005 National
FULL NAME: John Jacobs
HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 90kg
BIRTHDATE: February 22, 1982
BIRTHPLACE: Shearwaters, Casino RESIDENCE: Shearwaters, Casino
FAMILY: Wife, son
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005
JOINED TOUR: 2005
NATIONAL RANKING: 1st

EXEMPT STATUS: Winner of 2005 Redpines Pro-Am, Redpines City Championship & Redpines City Open
FULL NAME: Paul Greenwood
HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 110kg
BIRTHDATE: January, 11th, 1977
BIRTHPLACE: Shearwaters, Redpines RESIDENCE: Shearwaters, Casino
FAMILY: -
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, Soccer
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 (On US PGA Tour until 2004)
JOINED TOUR: 2005
NATIONAL RANKING: 2nd

EXEMPT STATUS: Winner of Hutton Golf Links Pro-Am, 2005 Casino Pro-Am & Shearwaters National Ford Championship
FULL NAME: Matthew Rost
HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 89kg
BIRTHDATE: December, 13th, 1981
BIRTHPLACE: Shearwaters, Hutton RESIDENCE: Shearwaters, Casino
FAMILY: Wife, 2 Daughters
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, Golf Course Design & Camping
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 (On European Tour from '99 till last year)
JOINED TOUR: 2004
NATIONAL RANKING: 3rd


I will only post the best 3 pros from our nation thankyou.

Sorry i acidentially made two copys of the Bios

28/7/05: The Classic

Hi, welcome to the first edition of the International PGA. The weather has been a bit unsettled today and it could get nasty. 50 Players from all over the world have gathered here at Mexicona National Golf Links. Play started early this morning and the last of the players have just completed the 18th hole. All players performed well beyond expectations but only three are worth mentioning. Tiger Woods shot a good round of 5 under par with back to back birdies, eagle and 1 bogey. Chasing him down is Ernie Els and the new young player from Mexicona, Jason Micks. Ernie Els is only 4 under par after a bad tee shot on the par 5 11th. Jason Micks is also tied with Els at 4 under par. The worst score of the 50 players is the young lad from BlackHill Mafia at 6 over par. Play will resume for the second round at 6pm EST. The best recovery shot was made today by John Daly. John landed in deep rough on his first shot on the par 5 17th, but played an excellent shot and landed the ball within 10 ft of the hole. He missed the chance of eagle by several inches but made a good birdie. John Daly remains at 1 under par for the first round.
Thanks for listening
I'm Jacob Frederick from Golf Limited

Players who have pros playing on the International PGA can ask questions about the International PGA and about the current event. Feel free to ask....

The International PGA Association is worried that security measures are not up to scratch for the coming events not including the current. The Nation of Shearwaters will be funding the entire security personall, plans, operations etc.
The Current force includes.

500 - Special Tactics Units
22 - Bomb Squad Units
200 - VIP Protection Units

The Entire funding comes to US$325 Million
Do you think this is safe enough?
Thank You

Play is under way with the front groups on the 10th hole. Tiger Woods is leading after making 3 birdies, but Jason Micks is tied at 1st with him. Jason micks, a new player on tour made several birdies and a good eagle. John Daly has fallen into second place while Ernie Els, Adam Scott and John Jacobs are tied for third.
Thankyou

Klakistany Pro's

EXEMPT STATUS: /
FULL NAME: Ben Overgooi
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 85kg
BIRTHDATE: 19-6-1980
BIRTHPLACE: Kartelbergen , South Klakistany
FAMILY: Wife , 2 children
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Other Sports
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001
JOINED TOUR: 2005
NATIONAL RANKING: 1st

EXEMPT STATUS: /
FULL NAME: Donnie Zeukerkamp
HEIGHT: 6-8
WEIGHT: 112kg
BIRTHDATE: 2-11-1984
BIRTHPLACE: Kleveren , South Klakistany
FAMILY: /
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Painting
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004
JOINED TOUR: 2005
NATIONAL RANKING: 2nd


EXEMPT STATUS: /
FULL NAME: Kadziesz Lupieński
HEIGHT: 5-8
WEIGHT: 51 kg
BIRTHDATE: 16-5-1980
BIRTHPLACE: Czarnapieca , North Klakistany
FAMILY: Wife
SPECIAL INTERESTS: /
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998
JOINED TOUR: 2005
NATIONAL RANKING: 3nd



Sorry that the bios of my best
3 pros came so late but internet didn't work very well...

The charge continues for Tiger Woods as the 2nd round finished. Tiger Finished at 7 under par while Ben Overgooi, John Daly, Adam Scott and John Jacobs are tied for second place at 5 under par. Only One player missed the cut. A relativly unknown from Japan.

The third round will start today at 12:30pm EST.

The third round has just started. Tiger Woods has fallen back after a terrible first hole. Woods teed a brilliant shot up the fairway but lost it to the wind on the second shot. Woods then made several shots to reach the green from the rough. Ben Overgooi is currently leading the round after a birdie and two back to back eagles. Ben is currently at 10 under par while tiger woods is at a mere 5 under par. John Daly has fallen back to 4 under par along with Ernie Els, Adam Scott. John Jacobs has made a good recovery after the first three holes. John is currently at 8 under par.

'im chasing him down all the way' tiger woods said during an interview about Ben Overgooi. Although tigers failing so far on this hole, this round is all about Tiger Woods & Ben Overgooi....
More updates later....

As the hosting nation for the current event we are proud. Although our players on field are not playing as good as woods, daly, jacobs and so on. As our hosted event draws nearer to a close, a common question is will any of our players win an event on the IPGA. Our best player Craig Phillips is at 3 under par. Will he make a comeback???

Due to communication errors the IPGA was unable to release results.
Anyway after rounds of war and peace Been Overgooi has won the event by 3 stroke. Tied at second was Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Craig Philips and John Jacobs. Congradulations to Ben Obergooi who won US$1,353,383.
Last place was occupied by Kadziesz Lupieński who was only 7 strokes off the lead

2/8/05: The Heritage

The Heritage is taking place in the Nation of BlackHill Mafia. The course will be its No.1 best new course known as Diamond Bay. This course also borders water near the capital. Its a tough course with rolling hills and slopes. This is the most popular tourist destination in the Capital Region.
48 Players will compete for US$1,390,345 first place. Last place (after the cut) will take home a disappointing US$28,353
US Tour sensation Tiger Woods is desperate to win his first major on the International PGA. Although he was three strokes off from the recent event and won US$766,325, he was not satisfied.
In recent interviews, Woods complained about these new young players ruling the fairways instead of the rough and plenty of it.
Woods will compete at all 4 majors as he devotion to the International PGA.

Congradulations to Ben Overgooi. We hope he can impress the field at our nations hosted event.

Klakistany is very proud to have their own player to win the first event.
They hope that he will play even better in the next one.

The heritage is underway with John Jacobs, Ben Overgooi, Ernie Els & Matthew Rost are tied for first place (as of 3:54 EST) at four under par. However the almighty Tiger Woods who vowed he would win is tied at 17th place at 2 over par.

The Heritage has been postponed halfway round one after bad hail, rain and thunder proved unworthy play. Results had not changed when the weather canged at around 4pm EST. Play is likely to continue tommorow at noon.

Play has resumed at 6:30am EST today. Tiger Woods made an easy eagle followed by 3 bidies placing him at 3 under par tied for third place. Second place is occupied by Ernie Els at 4 under par. In First Place at 6 under par is John Jacobs. 'jacobs made several errors but was reboosted with 4 birdiers and a near eagle which settled for birdie.

After some fablous play on the windy fairways today for the first round, John Jacobs has lead the scoreboard at 7 under par. Favoured to win was Tiger Woods in second place at 6 under par. John Daly has a rough day and well back to 2 under par.

The International PGA:
The IPGA has decided to allow gambling on the events within the IPGA only in this thread.

We would like to bet the maximuim (US$50,000) on Tiger Woods to win this event. We will bet this that he wins and scores 11 under par. If our bet fails to comply with the previous sentance, well try again.

Security measures have been increased by 29% for our VIPs, Pros and other members of IPGA from our nation. This is only for secruity. There has been no threats as of yet.

Although not a member of the 'IPGA' we wish to bet the max on Ernie Els.

Thankyou....

Round 2 produced some good and bad results on the rugged fairways at Diamond Bay today. John Jacobs has lead yet again at 9 under par. In second place is Tiger Woods at 7 under par. Tied for Third is John Daly, Ernie Els and Adam Scott at 5 under par. In fourth place is Ben Overgooi at 4 under par, and in last place is craig philips at one over par.

:: Security has been stepped up and increased by 34% after Police found weapons both on a civillian wanted in the United States and at his home two blocks away from the current event. ::

Round three continues tommorow at 9am EST

Round 3 and 4 have finished. Spectacular play was performed but Tiger Woods had to win by one stroke over John Jacobs.

A fine show of talent and beatuy ensured Ernie Els the first place for round 1 at 4 under par. Sitting at 2 under par is John Jacobs, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott. This will be a magnificant event.

A fine day ensured Adam Scott the lead at 6 under par. Trailing at 5 under par is Ernie Els, John Jacobs and Ben Overgooi. Sitting at 4 under is Tiger Woods.

After rounds two and three adam scott leads by 4 strokes

A round which cost many players the chance for the money produced a final round of 67 to Ben Overgooi after sudden death with Adam Scott. Congradulations to Ben...

The IPGA Associations have released the rest of the tournament events as follows:


The Memorial - Shearwaters
Banks of Mexicona Classic - Mexicona
Presidents Cup - Klakistany
Sony Open - Shearwaters
World Match Play - BlackHill Mafia
Ford Championship - Klakistany
International PGA Championships - Pebble beach

The memorial is the next event beginning round 1 on 15th/8/05.

The memorial begins tommorow. Players play for first prize of US$900,325

Round one has just finished.

David toms send a sprawling 65 to the leaderboard to lead at first place by three strokes behind Vijay Singh. The top five also consists of Tiger Woods, Ben Overgooi and John Daly.
Play for round two will start today

After large pressure from Vijay Singh, David Toms has dropped to second place at 5 under par while vijay took the lead at 7 under par. David takes the second postition with ben overgooi. Tiger Woods is third at 4 under par after a terrible round....

Round 3, and 3 players dropped from the lead. David Toms, Vijay Singh and Ben Overgooi have dropped back out of the top 5. Tiger Woods is leading at 8 under par with John Jacobs, Matthew Rost taking the pressure at second place at 7 under par. Ernie Els is at third place at 5 under par.

The IPGA Association has decided to have 'live' broadcasts on each event on tour starting with the banks of mexicona classic.
Whos up for it???

Play for tommorows final round begins at 9am

We are honoured to have the next event on our soil and turf. We will allow live broadcasts for such event and will side with you for live broadcasting....
Thanks

A weather-beaten day saw the fall of Tiger Woods and John Jacobs, allowing Matthew Rost (currently ranked 3rd in Shearwaters) to take the lead and win.
Matthew Rost was at 11 under par followed by John Jacobs at 8 under par. Tiger Woods and David Toms were at 7 under par. Ernie Els had a bad tournament coming last at even par. Congradulations Matthew Rost....

Top 5:
1 Matthew Rost
2 John Jacobs
3 Tiger Woods
3 David Toms
4 John Daly
5 Ben Overgooi
5 Adam Scott
5 Craig Phillips
5 Vijay Singh

The banks of mexicona classic begins on the coming Tuesday. Broadcast will go from 2:45pm-3:30. Hope you enjoy...

Its that time of year. The IPGA Association has decided to give the player of the year to Ben Overgooi due to his oncourse excellence and top results.

Due to much time needed, We are unable to broadcast any event on the IPGA but we will do it next season and the IPGA Championship this season.

2006 Season begins 1st December 2005 -25th August 2006

We apologize for any trouble


Banks of Mexicona Classic:
The practise and warmup day for the Classic is taking place today with Round 1 beginning tommorow. Although 50 players will compete for the first prize, its really only a tournament between tour sensations Tiger Woods, Ben Overgooi, Ernie Els & John Jacobs.

Woods will be paired Jacobs & Overgooi with Els.

Another pair to look for in this rising storm (tense competion pressure) is Vijay Singh with John Daly. The cut will be the Top 30 (only 50 players on the field).

First Prize is US$1,435,353 & Last Place (30th after the cut) is US$32,242
Keep an eye. And start betting

Sorry about the wait. Rounds 1,2 and 3 saw Ernie Els lead at 12 under par, Tiger Woods at 11 under par and New Tour sensation Ben Overgooi at 7 under par. John Daly is forth at 4 under par. Only 8 players missed the cut including vijay singh. Round 4, will continue tommorow.

Ben Overgooi has won at 15 under par, tiger woods was at 14 under par along with Ernie Els. Congradulations to Ben Overgooi on yet another win!!!

Presidents Cup - Klakistany
The Presidents Cup take place on Monday 29th August at Klakistany National Golf Links. 40 Players compete for first prize US$982,463
Last Place (after the cut) recieves US$42,242
Tiger Woods, John Jacobs, Ernie Els, John Daly and Ben Overgooi are looking for yet either another win or their first win.
The Top 8 Players this year in results and money are as follows
1. Ben Overgooi
2. Tiger Woods
3. Ernie Els
4. John Jacobs
5. John Daly
6. Matthew Rost
7. Adam Scott
8. Vijay Singh

Can Ben Overgooi stay on top of the IPGA Ladder, or will Woods knock him off? Or will Ernie Els make a effort for the top?
Please reply.....

David Toms shared the lead with Phil Mickelson at 4 under par. The rugged conditions proved Tiger Woods was not going to lead today. Hes at 1 over par for the day. Ben Overgooi is at 4 over par at 31st place. Ernie Els made a back nine comeback after several bogeys and a double bogey. 5 straight birdies and 2 eagles made him elgiable in the top 3. Adam Scott is performing well but not to his best. Scott is at 2 under par for the day.

Play resumes tommorow. Will Woods and Overgooi make a comeback. He will win???

Good effort by Toms and Mickleson. I personally would like Mickelson to win his first IPGA Event an better a major like the upcoming IPGA Championships.

Woods and Overgooi will make a comeback (i think) but both will miss the first prize which will be taken by Ernie Els or John Daly.
Betting is at a high rate due to the IPGA. Keep it up


Predictions for the IPGA Championship:
I believe Adam Scott will win. Els second and Overgooi Third.

What do others think about this???

We believe Woods will make a comeback as he always does but Overgooi will not during the event. On predicting the IPGA Championship i agree with Mexicona but in a diferent order. Els will win followed by Overgooi and Scott with Woods and Daly trailing. These are only predictions

As we are not a particpating nation in the IPGA Tour, our opinions do not matter as much as those participating. As a keen golfer, and after reviewing the results we believe John Daly will win the IPGA Championship. Ben Overgooi will be the best player in results and money followed by Tiger Woods.

When do the qualifications for the IPGA 2006 Tour take place. We would like to submit two players???
Is this possible?
What qualifications do they need???

The qualifcations for the 2006 IPGA take place a week after the last event of the year which in this case is the IPGA Championships. We will allow your two players to try out at the qualifcations if your players are ranked within the top 25 Golfers in Sultka and have won more than 2 national events within your country and are not particpating in any other tour. Once they have qualified for the IPGA Tour they are elgible to play (as they wish) in all events other than majors. To particpate in Major tournaments on the IPGA they must come win or place within the top 15 of any event to be eligible for all majors

Thankyou
IPGA

We also thank you for applying interest in this years tour. Perhaps we could allow one player, only one player to particepate in the remander of the years events including majors....

Going into Round two Toms and Mickelson paired together both shot a 7 under par. Toms shot three birdies and mickleson shot an eagle and a birdie to stay in the lead. Tiger Woods climbed the ladder slowly finishing at 3 under par. Following Woods at 2 under par and at third place is Ben Overgooi. John Daly, Ernie Els, Adam Scott and Matthew Rost are tied for fourth at 1 under par. Vijay Singh, Craig Phillips and John Jacobs are at even par.
Craig Phillip, a pro tour player on his first year of professional golf, made the cut and shot up from 8 over par to even par at 5th place. Craig shot several bogeys and a double bogey to fall behind at the fifth hole by the time he reached the par 4 18th, he had shot two eagles on the 7,11 holes and 4 straight birdies on holes 12,13,14 and 15. On the 17th, he had a eagle chance but allowed it to shoot past the cup. He then had a 4 footer to putt but missed it by only a few inches, he then made par. If it wasnt for the bad eagle putt, Craig would of been tied with Daly, Els, Scott and Rost. Bad luck

The IPGA has released a list containing all pros who will be playing at the Qualifying rounds for the 2006 IPGA Tour. Its as follows

Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
Brad Faxon
Adam Scott
Craig Phillips
John Daly
Matthew Rost
Vijay Singh
David Toms
Phil Mickleson
Tommy Armour III
Jim Furyk
Peter Lonard
Paul Gow
Mark Calcavecchia
Lee Westwood
Fred Funk
Olin Browne
Steve Elkington
Charles Howell III
Kevin Stadler
Robert Allenby
Woody Austin
Corey Pavin
Ben Curtis
Kenny Perry
Chris DiMarco
Retief Goosen
Rod Pampling
Sergio Garcia
Paul Casey
David Duval
Mark Hensby
Jason Gow
(taken)
(taken)
(taken)
(free spot)
(free spot)
(free spot)

These 6 spots are available to any nation. Please note each country can only submit a max. of two players


Thank you

We have our hopes high and wide for our Craig Phillips to win. He's our only player currently playing on the tour. We would like submit a player for the qualfications for next year,

Player: Tony Sullivan
Tony Sullivan is ranked 2nd in our nations and is the defending champion for several national events. He's won two events internationally on the Asian Tour, whereas Craig has not. But however Craig tops him in course stats and ranks higher on the money....
Craig Philips has won $933,234 this year and Tony Sullivan has won $532,235
Thats our two players.

Round 3 has just started (7am AEST). Toms and Woods both made two birdies on the 1st and second holes. On the 15th hole, just starting a few minutes ago was Craig Phillips with a birdie. Mickelson and Overgooi both shot a birdie on the 7th hole, Overgooi then bogeyed the 8th while mickelson made a birdie.
John Daly and Matthew Rost has an upset both bogeying their first three holes. Ernie Els and John Jacobs, on the 17th Par 5. Els eagled, jacobs birdied. Adam Scott and Vijay Singh, beginning early have already completed their first 3 holes. Scott made a birdie and two pars. Singh made an eagle, birdie then bogey.
Meanwhile the uncessful Retief Goosen who just survived the cut, made an eagle, birdie, birdie and par. There playing rather fast. His partner Brad Faxon birdies twice and made two pars.
Chris Dimarco and Tommy Armour III, having some success. Chris made two birdies on his first two holes, while Tommy made eagle and birdie. Tommy eagled a par 4, holing in a 9 iron 140 yards...
More Results later...

The last of the players have left the course after Round 3 finished. Toms now leads at 9 under par, Mickleson at 7 under par. Retief Goosen at 6 under par tied with Woods, Phillips and Daly. Overgooi is at 3 under.
More updates later

Round 4 has begin a half hour early for the final round. The First pair was Toms and Goosen. Toms shot several birdies on his first 3 holes to go to 11 under par. Goosen made three birdies to go to 9 under par. The next group was Mickelson and Daly. Mickelson is at 8 under par while Daly shot up to 5 under par. Tiger Woods and Ben Overgooi are tied together at 6 under par after Overgooi made birdie and eagle. More updates later...

Lets review a question of the past!
Can Ben Overgooi stay on top of the IPGA Ladder, or will Woods knock him off? Or will Ernie Els make a effort for the top?

The answer is unknown currently. Woods is at 6 under par, Overgooi is at 6 under par and Ernie Els is at 4 under par. These players may not be the winner!

Round 4 has officially finished.

John Daly won. Daly recorded several birdies and two eagle to win at 14 under par. Following him was Retief Goosen at 13 under par, David Toms was at 12 under par, Mickelson at 10 under par and Adam Scott at 9 under par. Woods and Overgooi were tied at 9 under par.
Congradulations John Daly on your first IPGA Win!

Well, its that time again. Tuesday 6th, will prove more winners and losers. The Sony open takes place at Casino County Golf Links. Players will compete for US$983,743 first prize while the last player after the cut will recieve $11,325.
The links is set alongside the Pacific Ocean. Its rugged terrain, large bunkers, deep rough and challenging holes will prove a good challenge. The course is a par 72, with its hardest hole being the par 5 14th. It bends to the right and left again with bunkers from 350 yards all the way to the hole. Its know as 'sandy hell'. There has only been 1 eagle on this nasty hole, plenty of birdies and pars and of course many, many bogeys and double bogeys. This hole can prove greatness or a bad loss. As this is a home course for John Jacobs, he is familiar and going to try to win, like all players.
There is a large chance that Ernie Els will win this event.

We would like to submit one player for next years qualifications. Rhyan Thomas. Rhyan is a well known player back home but has not made the cut in any event other than presidents cup. He will miss the next event to practise back home. Callaway have made a deal with him worth US$500,000 to play with their clubs etc
Rhyan will spent this money on boasting his image and playing better.

Perhaps Shearwaters PGA Clinic in Casino could allow free coaching and practise at one of their three courses....

Players are practising hard ready for Tuesdays round 1. Players will compete in one of the last events for the 2005 IPGA Tour. With only a couple events to go and the IPGA Championship in a months time, players will need some wins to reach the 2005s Top 5.

Current Top 5

T1. Ben Overgooi (Tied)
T1. Tiger Woods (Tied)
2. Ernie Els
3. Vijay Singh
4. John Daly
5. Craig Philips

The battle is on between Woods and Overgooi. Will one of them seal another victory in the Sony Open? Who will win this years IPGA Championship? Who will win the sony open? Who will win this years overall IPGA Tour stats?
Overgooi and Woods will sweat out competing for the big one, but will Ernie Els or perhaps Singh sneak on it to win?
Your opinions may vary between others but lets see whos closer!
Out of the 780,000 golfers and Golf fans within our country 67% believe Ben Overgooi will win, 20% for Tiger Woods and 12% for Ernie Els. 1& for John Daly. Who will win???

This ones a big one! Majority rules! We believe John Daly will win the IPGA Championship, Tiger Woods will win the overall stats and wins and Vijay Singh will win the Sony Open. Ernie Els will come second on the overall stats followed by Overgooi.
We will be submitting players for next year and hope they perform well. I must admit i am proud of Ben Overgooi and his first year on a pro tour. As a amatuer in previous years, he has done well on Tour winning events and taking down the Big Tiger Woods. Well Done

Casino County Golf Links - Sony Open

Round 1 started at 6am EST in very dangerous winds. These winds proved the downfall of some but victorius for some. Ben Overgooi currently on the 8th hole has only made 1 birdie and several bogeys with three pars. Tiger Woods on the 9th hole made 4 birdies and a bogey, Retief Goosen made an eagle and birdie, Vijay Singh made 3 birdies and several pars, John Daly made an eagle and two birdies and a bogey. Craig Philips made three double bogeys and a birdie to match his pars, Ernie Els had a failure on the first 4 holes but picked up - Els shot 3 bogeys then an eagle and two birdies. Phil Mickleson and Chris DiMarco both shot 2 birdies to stay at 2 under on the front nine.
Tommy Armour went down by firing a birdie then 5 double bogeys in a row, David Toms shot 1 eagle and Adam Scott fired three birdies and an ace on the 6th.
More results later...

Tiger Woods came out to lead at 6 under par trailed by Ernie Els and john daly at 4 under par

Most players stayed at the same score as yesterday due to slow greens, thick rough and heavy rain. Tiger Woods however is leading at 9 under par, Els at 7 under par, Daly at 6 under par and Retief Goosen at 5 under par. Ben Overgooi attempeted to catch the lead with a good front nine holes but lost it. He is at 1 over. Chris DiMarco shot up witha good 15 holes to 4 under par along with Tommy Armour III
Vijay Singh and Phil Mickleson has an average day at 2 under par.
David Toms suffered the worst, he made the cut and is last at 5 over. Toms hit plenty of bunkers and rough. His shots strayed from fairways, his chips went over the green and his putts come up short or flew past the cup.
Round 3 continues tommorow....

Its still raining but round 3 is over. Tiger Woods soared to 16 under par leaving Els in second place at 7 under par. Ben Overgooi dropped to 1 over par. Retief Goosen shot up to 6 under par.
Round 4 continues tommorow....

Thick rough, slower greens and high winds mocked the players who began at 6am EST. The rain has stopped for Round 4. Tiger Woods has played 3 holes making a birdie, bogey and birdie. Overgooi made bogey, bogey and par. Els made par,birdie and is currently on his 3rd hole. All other players who have started remain even with their scores from yesterday's.
Tiger Woods - 17 under par
Overgooi - 3 over par
Els - 8 under
and so on.....

The Tournament is between Woods and Ernie Els, instead of Overgooi and Woods. People believe this will bewoods last win this year and Overgooi's downfall. They beleive that Ernie Els will begin winning more events and win the IPGA Tour.

Current Top 3 on tour including this event:
Tiger Woods (T1 in wins,stats)
Ernie Els (2)
Ben Overgooi (T1 in wins,stats)

More results later....

After a good solid round tiger woods has won. he slumped a bit on the front nine but pulled himself together at 21 under par. Ernie Els went onto 15 under par while Retief Goosen went to 13 under par. New tour sensation Ben Overgooi was at 2 under for the round. Unless you were Woods, Els or Goosen your results were not good enough...
Overgooi has dropped in the top 5 overall wins, stats to number 4.
Tiger Woods - 1
Ernie Els - 2
Vijay Singh - 3
Ben Overgooi - 4
John Daly - 5

More later....

The World Match Play event starts on Tuesday at Serpent Creek Golf Links. Serpent creek is an inland course with tight fairways, thick rough and challenging holes. There are only 35 bunkers in total on this par 71 18 hole layout. Renovations have gone ahead in the past months to ensure a good event. More trees have been added, more tighter fairways, sloped greens and ugly tee postitons....
IPGA Officials believe Serpent Creek will be the toughest course so far this year. Even though the WMP has not been played yet the course will be amougst those for next year. There are no predictions or anything on who's going to win.
Tiger Woods is not playing at this event so the win could be taken by anyone although officials have lined up 10 of the 15 players competing who have a high chance of winning.
Here they are - Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, John Daly, Tommy Armour III, Adam Scott, Retief Goosen, Chris DiMarco, Phil Mickelson and Craig Philips. Its going to be an excellent round...

More later.....

Within the next few days the events and location of events for the 2006 IPGA Tour will be released. Please note the world match play is stroke play, it was a mistake to call it match play but ill stick to it for now.....

The Classic - Mexicona National
The Heritage - Diamond Bay, BlackHill Mafia
Sony Open - Shearwaters National
Presidents Cup - Klakistany National
Banks of Mexicona - Tobacco Lane Country Club, Mexicona
Ford Championship - Klakistany State Country Club
The Players Championship - Red Lake Golf Links, ShearwatersThe Memorial - BlackHill Mafia National
Western Open - Tobacco Lane Country Club, Mexicona
The Masters - Klakistany National
Lumber Classic - Oak Woodlands Country Club, Shearwaters
The International - Klakistany National
Southern Open - Sandy Hollow Golf Links, BlackHill Mafia
International Pro-Am - Mexicona State Country Club
World Match Play - Pebble Beach, California, USA
Pacific-Atlantic Open - Sultka National
MasterCard Classic - Sultka State Country Club
Shearwaters National Open - Sandyeagles country club,
Nine Brides Memorial - Klakistany NationalWorld Cup - Palm Spring Country Club, MexiconaSultka's Desert Classic - Sultka Mirage Resort
Champions Run - Diamond Bay, BlackHill MafiaThe IPGA Championship - Shearwaters, Majestic Resort and Golf Links

Those listed in bold are the Majors and first prizes are over $1,100,000

So there are 9 majors! Is there 4 or 5 main majors????
How many players are competing in the IPGA 2006 Tour?
If you are a tour player how much (roughly) do you play for each week?
Just asking a few questions about the next tour.
I understand we cannot have a major on our soil until the second year after submitting players. But we will give it our best in winning and have a well organized few events on our soil......

Yes, The Players Championship - Red Lake Golf Links, Shearwaters
Banks of Mexicona - Tobacco Lane Country Club, Mexicona
The Masters - Klakistany National
The IPGA Championship - Shearwaters, Majestic Resort and Golf Links

These are the four majors of the 2006 IGPA Tour.
There will be between 45-70 players competing. A final list will be released after the 2006 qualifying rounds....
Players compete for for around US$7,500,000 a week and US$12,500,000 during one of the above 4 majors...
You are correct about not having a major until your second year. You will be trialed on your performance on hosting your three events next season. If all goes well, we may allow you to host one or two majors....
Thanks

Practise is underway for the WMP which starts tommorow at 6am EST.
The big Tiger Woods is not playing this event so anyone can win. Lets wait and see.

Round 1 for the WMP Event at Serpent Creek Golf Links tested the players severly. Chris DiMarco lead the round at 4 under par followed by Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh at 3 under par. Settling at 2 under par after an upset round is Phil Mickelson and Tommy Armour III. 1 under par had to settle for Ernie Els, John Daly and Adam Scott. Craig Philips remains at even par.
Ben Overgooi's round was just plain ugly. He had a round of 3 over par along with Brad Faxon and David Toms. The other 3 players are just not worth mentioning for their scores.

If ben Overgooi places out of the Top ten and John Daly does, Overgooi will drop out letting Adam Scott take the 5th place postion. Good Luck Overgooi!

Round 2 was another test for those playing in the sudden-weather changes. The Weather changed from Overcast cold day this morning to a hot day over 40 degrees discouraging players from concertrating. Chris DiMarco fell back but gained the lead at 7 under par followed by Vijay Singh at 6 under par. At 5 under par is Retief Goosen and Ernie Els. 4 under par is Phil Micklson, John Daly and Adam Scott and Tommy Armour III.
At 2 under par is Ben Overgooi along with Craig Phillips. At 1 under par is Brad Faxon. David Toms along with the other 3 players missed the cut.
Overgooi made a small comeback today. Will he make a bigger comeback and win or place within the top 10 to stay in the overall top 5. DiMarco is holding tight on his lead but will Singh, Goosen or Els make a slip through? Is it time for DiMarco to clasp a victory or two and take over the charts like the powering Overgooi and Woods? Is it time for Singh to lead the charts?

We would like to hear your opinions and predictions on this. Thanks

Its good to see a challenge amougst those competing in the WMP Event. I believe Woods wont be so dominate next season, he'll be more like Els, Goosen and Singh. I think its DiMarco's Win this week. DiMarco will become more dominate next season while Singh will take out at least one or two more wins this year. I've changed my predictions on who will win the 2005 IPGA Championship. I believe Phil Mickleson and Retief Goosen will tie but Goosen will win the playoff to win. I wonder what really will happen?


Here's my Prediction for the Overall Top 5 for this season
1. Tiger Woods
2. Vijay Singh
3. Retief Goosen
4. Ernie Els
5. Phil Mickleson or Chirs DiMarco

The once tour senation Ben Overgooi will place around 8th this season. I do see Overgooi playing well next year clasping a few events and a major but will not be dorminate as the same for Tiger Woods. Move over guys its time for Singh, Els, Scoot, Goosen or DiMarco to rule!!!
Maybe a new player next season will lead us.....

I think its Retief Goosens Win this week. I believe Vijay Singh will win the IPGA Championship. Vijay Singh will (predicted) dominate the next season.

Overall Top 5 for this season as predicted by me:
1. Tiger Woods
2. Ernie Els
3. Vijay Singh
4. Adam Scott
5. Retief Goosen

Thanks

How are you (each nation) changing/preparing your courses for the 2006 Season? There are expectations for "major event" courses:
In the 4 "main" majors these only effect Klakistany and Mexicona:
1. Must offer a good challenge suitable for a major event
2. Fairways must be tighter than usual
3. Bunkers need to be changed/built so they become more of a hazard forcing players to rethink etc
4. Tees must be built/changed to a Tournamental location
5. Clubhouse/Resort must hold enough capacity for the players
6. Hole Locations must be (tournament) in a good challenging place
7. Greens, Tees, Fairways mowed daily
8. Spectator-Friendly

Thats all for now....

The Classic - Mexicona National:
Mexicona National during normal play offers a good challenge. In preperations for "The Classic", only a few fairways will be tightened, only a few tees will be moved back, 9 bunkers will be built, 2 new greens will be built replacing the 7th, 13th, a few trees will be added and thats all. The Resort offers plenty of Accomadation for both Players, VIPs, Officials and Spectators.

Banks of Mexicona Classic, Western Open - Tobacco Lane Country Club, Mexicona:
Tabacco Lane Country Club is still in construction due to finish in late october. It will feature very tight fairways, 51 bunkers, Nasty Tees and just plain ugly severly sloped greens. Although there are plenty of trees already planted, more will be added ready to attack a stray ball during tournaments. The Club House is large. A Seperate building offers accomadation to hundreds.

International Pro-Am - Mexicona State Country Club:
Mexicona State Country Club will not be changed at all. It complies with all the tournament expectaions.

World Cup - Palm Spring Country Club, Mexicona:
Pal Spring Country Club will build an extra 15 bunkers, 3 tees and a new green (15th). The fairways are rather tight. It complies with all expectations



There you have it. Thanks....

Round 3 was more of a test for survival then for any positions within the ladder for this event. Chris DiMarco fell back to allow Vijay Singh to move in at 9 under par. DiMarco took an 8. Retief Goosen, Ernie Els and Adam Scott were at 6 under par. Micelson, Daly and Armour III were at 5 under par. Ben Overgooi took an easy front 9 with an eagle and several birdies but the heat slowed him down at midday losing concentration and fell to three under par.
Faxon and Craig Philips setted at 2 under par making all pars, no birdies and bogeys. The predicted Heat will sear players in their final round going for a first prize of US$788,347

Round 4 was broken by Winds and heavy rain after a scoching morning.
Chris DiMarco won at 11 under par while Vijay Singh took a 10. Goosen and Els got as far a 8 under par while Scott and Daly took a 7. Mickleson and Armour III took a 6 under par. Ben Overgooi took a 5 under par.

Current IPGA Top 10 Ladder:
1. Tiger Woods
2. Vijay Singh
3. Ernie Els
4. John Daly
5. Adam Scott
6. Phil Mickleson
7. Retief Goosen
8. Craig Phillips
9. Chris DiMarco
10. Ben Overgooi

The Ford Championship is set to begin Round one on Sunday at 6am EST.
Next Friday is the International PGA Championship. This is the last event after the Ford Championship of the 2005 Season.
The 2006 Season begins on Monday 3rd October and will Finish 1st October Next Year.
The First event is the The Classic at Mexicona National
The 2006 Season starts in the previous year unlike the PGA which starts from January to December in the whole year.
We welcome Tiger Woods back after a small break. Woods needs to postion within the top 6 to stay No.1

Its that time of year. Nations are invited to Vote for the following
1. Player of the Year 2005:
2. Event of the Year 2005:
3. Course of the Year 2005:
4. Best 'New' player of the Year 2005:
5. Best Major of the Year 2005:
6. Best Organised Event 2005:

Heres mine

1. Ernie Els
2. The Heritage
3. Serpent Creek Golf Links
4. Ben Ovegooi
5. Banks of Mexicona Classic
6. WMP Championship

You may vote for yourself.
Thankyou

1. Ben Overgooi
2. The Open - Klakistany
3. Diamond Bay - BlackHill Mafia
4. Craig Phillips
5. Donnie Zeukerkamp - (I vote for him bacause he has made an attempt at everything, Although not Succesful)
6. WMP Championship

1. Ben Overgooi
2. WMP
3. Diamond Bay - BlackHill Mafia
4. Ben Overgooi
5. Banks of Mexicona Classic
6. The Open, Klakistany

There are my votes. Thanks

Sorry about the wait. Round 1 was on sunday but ill reset so that it was today. Ernie Els showed some skill at the ford championship at 7 under par. Craig Phillips and Tiger Woods were at at 5 under, John Daly was at 4 under and Ben Overgooi at 3 under. Round two starts tommorow...

Will a RL Golfer win the Overall IPGA Ladder? Will a RL Golfer win the IPGA Championships? As you know RL Golfers will not be partcipate in the 2006 IPGA Tour

Tiger Woods win win the Overall Ladder for the 2005 IPGA Tour. I believe there will be a playoff (13 holes) between Chris DiMarco and Vijay Singh.
I hope this is true
Thanks

Round two made a fool of Ernie Els who went to 8 under par but allowed Tiger Woods in at 11 under par. However Tiger Slumped and Craig Phillips lead at 13 under par. Daly, Singh and Overgooi are at 6 under par
Round 3 tommorow...

Those that made the cut suffered some stress amoungst the hot weather. But this did not stop Craig Phillips lead the 3rd round at 15 under. Tiger Was at 14 under, Ernie Els is at 13 under.
Daly and Overgooi are at 10 under par. Vijay Singh slumped badly. He is at 6 under par.
Round 4 is today. Results later..

Here it is Craig Phillips and Tiger Woods tied for first place at 17 under par. They will begin a playoff tommorow. Els, Daly and Overgooi were at 14 under par. Singh and Scott were at 9 under par.
Only 10 players made the cut and 7 are listed. The other three were faxon, goosen and diMarco.

The IPGA Championship is to begin on Monday.
Thankyou

The players are gearing up for the 2005 IPGA Championship which begins on Monday. It is to be held at Tabacco Lane Country Club, Mexicona after late changes.
The players competing are as follows:

Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
Adam Scott
Craig Phillips*
John Daly
Matthew Rost*
Vijay Singh
Phil Mickleson
Ben Overgooi*
Mark Calcavecchia
Olin Browne
Steve Elkington
Charles Howell III
Robert Allenby
Woody Austin
Chris DiMarco
Retief Goosen
Sergio Garcia
David Duval
Mark Hensby
John Jacobs*
Paul Greenwood*
Donnie Zeukerkamp*
Kadziesz Lupieński*


* = those competing on next years tour from this list...
Thanks

Sorry, but due to lateness, the IPGA Championship rounds 1,2,3 and 4 were not posted. So ive got the Final (R4) results. If this - symbol pops up in the list it mean under for example 3 under par. If this + comes up this means over par for example over par. The Entire List is as Follows in Results:

Olin Browne (Winner) - 14
Ernie Els - 13
Adam Scott - 13
Phil Mickleson - 9
Vijay Singh - 9
Retief Goosen - 9
Chris DiMarco - 8
Donnie Zeukerkamp - 7
Robert Allenby - 7
Woody Austin - 7
Kadziesz Lupieński - 6
Matthew Rost - 6
Tiger Woods - 5
Mark Calcavecchia - 5
Steve Elkington - 5
Craig Phillips - 4
Charles Howell III - 3
John Jacobs - 3
Ben Overgooi - 1
John Daly + 1
Sergio Garcia + 1
David Duval + 1
Mark Hensby + 2
Paul Greenwood + 6

Congradulations to Olin Browne for winning his first major this year on the IPGA Tour. Next Year RL Golfers will proberbly not playing due to International Concern. This is the last major and event for the 2005 IPGA Tour. The 2006 IPGA Tour begins next week. Look for the thread.

The Top 5 Ladder for 2005 in Money, Wins and Overall:
1. Ernie Els
2. Tiger Woods
3. Adam Scott
4. Ben Overgooi
5. Olin Browne (Tied)
5. Phil Mickleson (Tied)
5. Retief Goosen (Tied)
5. Chris DiMarco (Tied)
5. Vijay Singh (Tied)
5. John Daly (Tied)

Thanks...

Congradulations to Olin Browne on his Win. When do we submit our players/bios for the 2006 Season? Ive got 3 men, 2 women submitted.

Men:
Jason Henrys
William Peterson
Bob 'Small' Smith

Women:
Sara Croften
Katie Jones


Thanks...

You may post your bios. Please do so before Tuesday. Thanks
Women and Men are playing together in the 2006 IPGA Season.
Please note this

Current players who have a full position ready for the 2006 Qualifying 36 Holes on Wednesday:

Craig Phillips - BlackHill Mafia
Matthew Rost - Shearwaters
Ben Overgooi - Klakistany
John Jacobs - Shearwaters
Paul Greenwood - Shearwaters
Donnie Zeukerkamp - Klakistany
Kadziesz Lupieński - Klakistany
Tony Sullivan - BlackHill Mafia
Rhyan Thomas - Mexicona
Jason Micks - Mexicona
Jarrad Rog - BlackHill Mafia
Michael Marl - Mexicona
Elizabeth Day - Mexicona
(Player) - Sultka
(Player) - Sultka
(Player) - Sultka
(Player) - Shearwaters
(Player) - Shearwaters
(Player) - BlackHill Mafia
(Player) - BlackHill Mafia
(Player) - Mexicona

There are 18 Positions left....
Anyone Intersted???
If they are not taken by Tommorow Midnight, Participating nations will be able to submit more players in order for this event to continue.
Thanks

I have added my other two players:

Geoffery Rio
Dale Whitebridge

Could others please finalize
Thanks

I have recieved telegrams from nations with there final names

Sultka:
Frank Bruce Jnr.
John Wayd
Bary Trent Snr.

BlackHill Mafia:
Ned Tarento
Mitch Peters

Mexicona
Anna-Lee Hayden

I have these two nations sumbitted:

Monstresquipedalia
Fredericksdottir

5 Players each. So we need 8 players.What do we do? I have two options.
Option 1 is to allow each nation to submitt 1 player more and allow any one nation to submitt another 1 or 2. Or allow 8 RL Golfers to play.
What do you think

Players may submitt one more player. Please do so before Midnight tonight.
Qualifing rounds begin this wk.
Thanks