71.   Still, he kept his cool, parred the hole while Faldo bogeyed, and stayed focused for the back nine.

72.   That he could not hold a three-shot lead on the back nine at Augusta last April is a demon he cannot wait to exorcise.

73.   That performance gave Els confidence heading into the Masters, where he contended until the back nine on Sunday.

74.   The back nine of the PGA Championship Sunday afternoon at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago was absolutely Jordanesque as sports theater.

75.   The back nine was particularly treacherous.

76.   The back nine.

77.   The back nine is not easy.

78.   The back nine is under water.

79.   The back nine started as a sparring match.

80.   The back nine?