21.   Flanked by flak-jacketed police and plainclothes bodyguards, Blair worked his way along rows of outstretched hands and autograph requests.

22.   Nick Faldo walked through the relatively sparse Monday crowd at the U.S. Open, drawing a few stares and the occasional autograph request.

23.   Since then, the players have been showered with autograph requests, endorsement contracts and cereal box covers.