Red Colby still on top of the world

Red Colby remains on top of the world following his second place in the 2003 Mongrel Masters, this cemented his number one position in the 2003 Mongrel World Rankings. It is  the third time that Red has been at such lofty heights having also been world number one in 2002 and 1999 following his maiden victory. Colby has been runner up for the past three Mongrel Masters and his consistency in the past four years justifies his ranking.

2003 Mongrel Masters Champion Butch Boyer is second on the rankings, after his victory and tied 6th placing in 2002. While Ramrod Ramsey, a former world number 1, has slid down to 18th on the world rankings following his disqualification in 2002.

Some of the  milestones to be surpassed at the 2003 Mongrel Masters were:

• Butch Boyer equaled the most birdies in a round with 2

• The most number of players in a sudden death playoff with
  3( Butch Boyer defeated Red Colby and Chad Todd)

• Butch Boyer became the oldest champion at 40years 5months  22days

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Noni Scanlon remains  top earner - time at the top tenuous

Following a very ordinary 8th placing, Noni Scanlon continues his fourteen year reign at the top of the all time money list despite Red Colby's record threepeat as runner up at the 2003 Mongrel Masters. Scanlon just needed a placing of  7th or better at the 2003 Mongrel Masters to have become the first to cross the $2 million mark, but unfortunately he fell shy of this with $1,972,083. Short of a disaster Scanlon should reach the mark at Mongrel Masters XV while solid placings  by Red Colby and Harold P Ouvrier could also see them attaining such heights. 

Red Colby's consistency of top five finishes in the past five years coinciding with the doubling of prize money for the Mongrel Masters has taken him to second place on the Career Money Lists with $1,852,000. He now holds the highest average for prize money earnings per tournament of $178,555 and based upon his current form he is voted most likely to overtake Noni Scanlon at the top of the list especially with the prize money pool for 2004 doubling to M$4million with M$1million going to the winner.

Juxtaposing Red Colby's meteoric rise up the Money List is Ramrod Ramsey's slide. Having had a mortgage on second spot for seven years from 1994 until 2001 he has now fallen to 4th having missed the 2001 tournament, coming stone dead last in 2002 and attaining disqualification and a M$100,000 fine in 2003.. 

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