1.   I played nine holes with Gary Player today.

2.   John remained silent and brooding while the Swede and the Australian played the hole.

3.   As Tiger Woods drove away from Southern Hills after playing nine holes early Wednesday, one could almost sense the doors slamming inside of his mind.

4.   At Royal Melbourne, Jerry and Dee Cwiok go out their back door and play a few holes in the evening.

5.   After lunch Tuesday, Woods played nine holes with Brad Faxon, Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman.

6.   David Larible, an internationally famous circus clown, plays nine holes at the Swope Park Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City.

7.   Daly did not play those holes the way Jack Nicklaus thought he should.

8.   Daly, who opens against Rocco Mediate, used to play so many holes in double figures, he could have been called the Michael Jordan of golf.

9.   Duval, who played only one hole, knew what to expect.

10.   Frischette, who is not short, usually plays the hole with two drivers and a full wedge.