21.   The tournament starts on Thursday, and the reaction from the players gathered here was overwhelmingly positive.

22.   The tournament starts tonight at Weber State in Ogden, Utah.

23.   There are a lot of big-name players who would be missing if the tournament started now.

24.   This tournament started slowly and built momentum, with its best games coming late.

25.   When I was an amateur, I knew when the tournament started if I was playing well, I was winning.

26.   When the NCAA tournament started and upsets of high seeds began dotting the scoreboards, Jamison had a reminder for his teammates.

27.   With conference tournaments starting this week, automatic bids will be secured and bubble teams will be more clearly defined.

28.   And two of them likely will be on the bench when the tournament starts.

29.   By the time the tournament started Thursday, the U.S. Golf Association let the grass grow to make it easier to hold shots on the green.

30.   Defending champion Pete Sampras and two-time winner Jim Courier both scored quickfire victories when the tournament started Monday with results that strictly followed the form book.