1.   Although Damir Dokic said Wednesday he would come to the grounds despite his ban, he did not attempt to enter Thursday, according to tournament officials.

2.   And tournament officials are listening.

3.   As of yesterday, tournament officials had not tweaked the Colonial layout in such a manner.

4.   At the first tee, this is determined by tournament officials, but on holes thereafter the low score has honors.

5.   Bass tournament officials now administer polygraph tests to competitors because suspected cheaters would never admit to having weighted down a bass or imported a bigger catch to the lake.

6.   Becker grimaced as his wrist was massaged and taped by a trainer and a tournament official hovered with a stopwatch to monitor a three-minute injury timeout.

7.   Before designs are even pitched at cities and corporations by outfits like Phoenix Decorating, they have to pass muster with tournament officials.

8.   A little more than an hour later, tournament officials postponed the Hewitt-Haas match until Wednesday morning.

9.   A tournament official stood in his path.

10.   A tournament official at Firestone Country Club was hard-pressed yesterday to explain what the first three letters in NEC Invitational stand for.