41.   He came into spring training and earned a spot.

42.   He can beat out Mark Clark and become the fifth starter, or he can earn a spot as a left-handed reliever.

43.   He has earned a spot in the new six-man rotation, and it may be hard to unseat him come the postseason.

44.   He earned a spot on the team as a walk-on.

45.   He had earned a spot on the European Ryder Cup team, however disappointing that was to captain Seve Ballesteros, who deemed Martin unworthy.

46.   He impressed then-coach Sigi Schmid enough to earn a spot.

47.   He will be coaching against the team with which he won eight Stanley Cups and earned a spot in the hockey Hall of Fame.

48.   Heaps is also a huge hoops fan and earned a spot as part of the Duke scout team with his gritty play.

49.   He used his last remaining car-owner provisional to earn a spot at Pocono.

50.   His brother Jerry, the golf coach at Wake Forest, earned a spot, too.