31.   Even though the tournament starts in just four days, members are allowed to play the course on Sunday, just like any other weekend.

32.   He said the Malaysians were the underdogs when the tournament started and he was pleased to see his players win.

33.   He tried to play at Colonial, but the injury forced him to withdraw before the tournament started.

34.   Krueger will be playing from the white tees with her male amateur counterparts when the tournament starts Thursday at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills.

35.   Nicklaus reiterated he will be long gone when the tournament starts Thursday.

36.   Once the tournament started, however, his presence was unmistakable in traditional golfing garb that no one else considered wearing.

37.   Once the tournament starts all of his wonderful strokes developed in practice fly away.

38.   So it seems strange to say that quite a few players have a lot to prove at Augusta National Golf Club when the tournament starts Thursday.

39.   The day before the tournament started, Kuerten said he thought his chances of winning a fourth title were slim.

40.   The day before the tournament started, Watson was asked where he saw golf heading at the end of the century.