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I think that probably would have been anybody's first reaction.Q .

What do you make of Ames' six-shot victory so soon after being dusted by Tiger Woods, 9-and-8, in the Match Play Championship?

A .

Nothing at all.

What happens in match play, stays in match play."Match play is completely game," said Retief Goosen, runner-up at the Players.

"You can play well and lose in match play.

If you play well, the other guy just played better than you."Q .

Did you see who else won last week?

Jean Van de Velde, the Frenchman who botched the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie.A .

He did - and it's no joke.

Van de Velde won the Madeira Island Open.

It wasn't easy for Van de Velde, who had not won on the European Tour since 1993.

The finish was eerily familiar except for a surprise ending."It's been a long, long time and a hell of a ride as well," he said after his victory.

"It's long overdue."Van de Velde had a four-shot lead going into the final hole and won by one.

The runner-up made birdie at the 18th; Van de Velde had double-bogey.There's no telling what he might have done had he made another triple-bogey and lost again in a playoff.Burning Questions You can reach Vartan Kupelian at vartan.kupelian@detnews.com.

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