1.   As he did at the Masters, the reigning U.S. Amateur champ has become a gallery favorite at the Open with his engaging smile and wide-open playing style.

2.   But Manke played the role of spoiler, beating the reigning champ at Arthur Andersen.

3.   David Gossett, the reigning U.S. Amateur champ from the University of Texas, accepted his silver medal yesterday for being the low amateur at the Masters Tournament.

4.   Had it not been for an easily avoided sandbar, Golding, not Soldini, might be the reigning Around Alone champ.

5.   He outpointed reigning U.S. champ Roberto Benitez, who failed to make the U.S. team in the trials and was subsequently invited to box for the Dominican Republic.

6.   In the Windows era, the reigning champ for handling ZIP files is WinZip.

7.   It would be lovely if the city could wrest the National Spelling Bee from Washington, especially since the reigning champ is a Brooklyn girl, Rebecca A. Sealfon.

8.   Look for a guitar on the front of the sweater of the reigning Cup champs this October.

9.   Only the long-held suspicion is the reigning champs, and past champs, skate on the ice with built-in bonus points.

10.   Price played with Jones during the first two rounds and knew the reigning U.S. Open champ was in a special zone.