I don't think I'd need either guy's autograph, either.

The most interesting part of seeing Tiger play two weekends ago wasn't anything he did (although he did have the closest approach shot at the hole we were watching). I saw a lot of golfers do some really cool stuff, like drilling a ball 300+ yards straight down the middle of the fairway or recovering from the rough by depositing the ball smack on the green. At that level, they all don't suck.

What amazed me was the size of the crowd that followed Tiger around -- and not just followed him, but preceded him at every hole. Several thousand people would skip parts of the course to go find a spot ahead of him at any hole that wasn't already crowded. My friend and I did the same, honestly -- we went to the end of 9's fairway and waited about an hour (we also had to bail early to pick up her phone from the "tech valet" outside the course -- no cameras, phones, etc allowed at all -- before it inconveniently closed). If they could see his shirt, no matter how far away he was, they watched him play. He was two holes over and people were glued to their binoculars, hoping they would catch a glimpse.

Even before he started playing the hole, the people within just ten feet of me represented every corner of the DC area. Everyone from country club denizens to hamburger flippers. I've never seen a crowd like it at any sporting event, ever. Like I said in my earlier post, I was simply amazed. I don't think there's a bigger draw in sports in the US than him.

On the other hand, I saw a random Livestrong bracelet on some guy walking down the street at lunch. And there are stars elsewhere such as Cristiano Ronaldo, who's likely going to be the highest-paid football player in the world.