D'you know, you're a crafty lot, you Golf Masters' managers. "Listen, don't mention I transferred blankety blank in to my team . . . but tell us, apart from Clarke, Olazabal, Day and Estes, who else does blankety blank have in HIS line-up." This has been the general gist of our conversations with the leading contenders in recent weeks.

And then we ring blankety blank. "Oi, you put in print that I have Clarke, Olazabal, Day and Estes in my team - so, for the sake of fair play, tell me who blankety blank has, apart from Westwood, Azinger, Stricker and Bjorn".

We've come up with a solution to this problem - below is a list of ALL the top 10 line-ups. We note, with interest, that fifth placed Brian Fitzpatrick and Susan Coleman, in 10th, have yet to use a single transfer, while Paul Sheehan's third placed team, Paul 8, still have three transfers and Niall Murray, in second, has two. Difficult choices ahead.

Top 10 Line-Ups

1 Paul Sheehan's Paul 1: Darren Clarke, Vijay Singh, Peter Baker, Steve Stricker, Van Phillips, Jerry Kelly, Bob Estes. Transfers left: None.

2 Niall Murray's Seven Up: Darren Clarke, Jim Furyk, Thomas Bjorn, Steve Stricker, Paul Azinger, Mathias Gronberg, Tony Johnstone. Transfers left: Two.

3 Paul Sheehan's Paul 8: Darren Clarke, Scott Hoch, Peter Baker, David Carter, Steve Stricker, Bob Estes, Billy Mayfair. Transfers left: Three. 4 Kevin Barry's Augusta Special: Darren Clarke, Jose Maria Olazabal, Thomas Bjorn, Paul Azinger, John Huston, Bob Estes, Billy Mayfair. Transfers left: None.

5 Brian Fitzpatrick's Niblicks: Darren Clarke, Mark O'Meara, Thomas Bjorn, Phillip Price, Bob Estes, Billy Mayfair, Scott Gump. Transfers left: Four.

6 Paul Sheehan's Paul 7: Darren Clarke, Costantino Rocca, Steve Stricker, Sam Torrance, David Howell, Scott Verplank, Bob Estes. Transfers left: None.

7 Robin McNaughton's R 16: Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood, Patrik Sjoland, John Huston, Bob Estes, Billy Mayfair, Mathias Gronberg. Transfers left: None. 8 Gerry Lonergan's Piltown Firsts: Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood, Andrew Coltart, John Huston, Glen Day, Bob Estes, Billy Mayfair. Transfers left: One.

9 Tony and Brian Murnaghan's Bargain Basement: Darren Clarke, Jose Maria Olazabal, Thomas Bjorn, David Howell, John Huston, Glen Day, Bob Estes. Transfers left: None. 10 Susan Coleman's The Winners: Darren Clarke, Vijay Singh, Patrik Sjoland, Steve Stricker, Scott Verplank, Katsuyoshi Tomori, Tony Johnstone. Transfers left: Four.

P.S. Golf Masters' HQ team (if the rules had allowed us enter): Darren Clarke, Mark O'Meara, Lee Janzen, Steve Stricker, John Huston, Glen Day, Bob Estes. Transfers left: Four. Total earnings to date: u(pound sign) £3,724,686 . . . giving us an `in your dreams' lead of u £474,659 over leaders' Paul 1. But we're not bitter.