21.   But Woods played the back nine much better than Ballesteros did that year.

22.   By the time the lead groups got to the back nine, it was clear they were the only ones with a chance to win.

23.   By the start of the back nine, Woods had built a three-stroke bulge, after starting Sunday tied with Retief Goosen for first place.

24.   Choi, who teed off on the back nine, made five birdies after the early problems.

25.   Cockerill began on the back nine in one of the last groups.

26.   Couples, on the other hand, took himself off the leader board with consecutive bogeys to start his back nine.

27.   Couples never led by fewer than three strokes on the back nine.

28.   Daniel came up just short on most of her birdie bids on the back nine.

29.   David Duval said there are some places on the back nine where you cannot compromise.

30.   Down the back nine, no other golfers crept closer than two strokes to the pace set by members of the feature pairing.