1.   Stadler grabbed it, took a few practice putts and headed for the first tee.

2.   Appropriately, Jack Nicklaus finished what might have been his last British Open round just as Woods was walking behind the first hole after a few practice putts.

3.   Portland Trail Blazers coach P.J. Carlesimo was spotted shagging practice putts for Peter Jacobsen.

4.   The Europeans denied such a plot, but for the coming matches, both captains agreed to ban those practice putts.

5.   They still will need to prepare for the sadistic, slippery greens with practice putts on a kitchen floor.

6.   Woods did not play to a score, hitting practice putts on every hole and hitting two tee shots when he felt like it.

7.   That was true over those make-believe practice putts as a kid, and it was true Sunday.