"I knew what I was up against with Tom Watson, because with the crowd pulling for him so much that I didn't want to be on the tee standing there when he walked up"

Because I was under doctor's orders to pay attention to as little of the WGC Bridgestone last week, I only perused the transcripts looking for profound "it's all right in front of you" references about the wondrous Firestone. But for our gamesmanship connoisseurs, you'll get a kick out of this and a few other items in Steve Elling's weekly Up and Down column.

One of the nicest guys on the planet, it appears that Stewart Cink has a diabolical, wily streak we never knew existed. Last week, Cink finally came clean as to why it took him several extra minutes to reach the first tee for his playoff with Tom Watson at the British Open last month. He was freezing the 59-year-old, to use the NFL term. "I knew what I was up against with Tom Watson, because with the crowd pulling for him so much that I didn't want to be on the tee standing there when he walked up," Cink volunteered. "I wanted to be the last on the tee, because if anything, I wanted him to hear some applause for me walking up there instead of the other way around. So I didn't really have to go to the restroom, but I decided to go anyway, just take a few extra seconds to go down there and then walk on the tee." For those who believe there isn't much room for gamesmanship on the PGA Tour, consider yourself corrected.