Goydos won over everybody but Garcia last week. A mystery guest to spectators, he enthralled them by tipping his Long Beach State baseball cap, genial demeanor and repeated salutes to caddie Scott Sajtinac for putts well read. Perhaps, Goydos reasoned, because fans know what a difficult, demented game this is, they root for the favorite. But, at nightfall Sunday, someone informed him that thousands watching his moist denouement at No. 17 on the giant screen TV while waiting in the bleachers at No. 18 were visibly and audibly crushed because they wanted to see more of their new hero, the unknown soldier. "These people here treated me like Tiger," Goydos said, bowing his head. "How can I ever thank them for their support?"
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