21.   On a day when it was difficult to birdie any holes, Payne Stewart did some special things Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Open.

22.   On the sixth, a par five, he loses it when Singh and Couples birdie the hole.

23.   Only Al Geiberger birdied the hole.

24.   She knew she was tied, and she knew she would have to birdie the hole to win.

25.   Still, Palmer had birdied that hole twice and if he could do it again, this playoff could swing in his favor.

26.   The daughter of a former catcher in the Japanese Central League, Fukushima birdied five holes and played with unwavering calm, finishing without a bogey.

27.   The eventual winner, Dennis Paulson, birdied the hole to take a lead he never relinquished.

28.   Today, Woods birdied that hole twice.

29.   When Sorenstam birdied the fifth hole, the lead was cut to one.

30.   When he birdied the second hole, he was five behind.