21.   Although disappointed in losing the playoff, North said he was on the right track after joining the senior tour last year following a long layoff from competitive golf.

22.   Any notions Archer might have had of retiring from competitive golf were dispelled on Sunday.

23.   Asking Palmer when he will play competitive golf again is almost like asking him when he will take his next breath.

24.   Ballesteros said Thursday he was taking five months off from competitive golf to rest an ailing back.

25.   But the desire to play competitive golf stayed with him, and he quit Callaway six weeks ago to give it one more try.

26.   Collins said it would take six months until Norman is ready to return to competitive golf.

27.   Davis Love III picked a heck of a week to return to competitive golf.

28.   Daly later said in a statement he was physically exhausted and tried to return to competitive golf too early.

29.   I enjoy playing golf and I love to play competitive golf.

30.   In fact, with only a little competitive golf under his belt during the layoff, he coached the University of Houston golf team for seven seasons.