91.   Among the absentees is South Korean rookie Se Ri Pak, who has won two majors and four tour events this season.

92.   Also, rookies are the only players who are randomly tested for drugs.

93.   Among the IRL rookies is Casey Mears, nephew of four-time Indy winner Rick Mears.

94.   Also rookies that year were Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones.

95.   Among the additions picked by Czech head coach Josef Augusta are two rookies, Jiri Hrdina of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Martin Skoula of the Colorado Avalanche.

96.   By the time he rounded third, the rookie was staggering, almost falling as he headed for home.

97.   In a much better starting position is rookie Andy Houston, a pleasant surprise for Ford on Thursday.

98.   Rookies contributed to the scoring in every match they played, and the only rookie to lose was not a European but an American, David Duval.

99.   Still, the political rookie is in a virtual dead heat precisely because of his television celebrity.

100.   The five European rookies were also slightly more productive than their four American counterparts.