Payne Stewart, what an awesome golfer, an effortless, graceful swing and a great guy! He was my favorite, followed by John Daly (hey, he's bound to recover sometime, let's hope he kicks the habit or at least gets it under control), and Ernie Els. I used to hate Tiger Woods because he was so cocky and played stupidly (ie taking unnecessary risks that wouldn't and didn't pay off) when he started becoming popular. You have to admire a man who takes his lifelong swing, which won him his first Masters, and completely reworks it into something new and more effective. I'm really happy for him and I daresay he's the best golfer to ever step foot on any golf course (including Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Payne Stewart [who didn't get a chance to prove his worth]). Furthermore, he pushed the envelope for ALL other golfers. How often did you see players under par by double digits BEFORE Tiger came along?