Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:41:49 -0500

Hi guys!  What a great Easter, eh?  How 'bout the stones on my boy
O'Meara.  He stood confidently over those birdie putts like Andy does
over his.  It kinda reminded me of the time Andy, Al and I were playing
golf at La Grange Country Club with my Dad several years ago.  Andy was
draining putt after putt and had about a 20 footer on the eight hole for
birdie. Al had about a thirty footer for par and told Andy to "get that
thing out of the way".  Andy tipped his hat to Al and picked up for
birdie.  Irish guys are confident and deadly from 20 feet!

I'm kicking myself for not having O'Meara in my starting group for the
side bet but I can't be that upset as he picked up 2 skins for me
yesterday and a share of the big pot at the end of the year.  I just
love the color green!

Here's the results of the Masters side bet:

Hans--$762,933 ($65 winner)
Sobo--$154,112  ($25 winner)
Gabes--$151,040
Fox--$140,992
Jack--$137,600
Andy--$101,760
Al--$92,245
Willo--$45,312
Preppy--"what the bird left on the rock"

I'm pretty certain that everything is correct but I encourage each of
you to look in today's paper and check the totals for your guys. Sobo,
since you're tracking skins, would you mind also keeping track of what
guys won and lost on this side bet? Fox, perhaps you could post this
note on the home page when time permits.  Thanks, fellas!

Gabes