Being president has to be the worst job on earth. But being an ex-president? Man, that’s one heck of a gig. (You can even be a superhero!) And there’s probably nobody who’s taken more advantage of the ex-president lifestyle than Bill Clinton. Monday night, he’ll sit down with David Feherty for a little chat on Golf Channel, and here’s a clip. The show airs at 10pm Eastern.

It seems every week brings a different winner on Tour, and while we know the Tigers and the Rorys, there are quite a few who snag a victory without necessarily snagging the public’s imagination. So that’s why we’re here. Read up on your newest champions so you’ll be able to show off when the majors roll around and your non-golf-freak friends actually pay attention to the game.

Matt Kuchar, winner, The Players Championship

All right, look, we could forgive you for not knowing some of the winners on the PGA Tour, but you’ve got to know Kuch, right? Kid with the billion-dollar smile who came from out of nowhere to win the 1997 U.S. Amateur … and then disappeared just as quickly. By 2006, however, he was off the Tour and playing on the Nationwide circuit, albeit briefly. Days looked dark indeed for the former Georgia Tech phenom.

But in 2009, things began turning around, at (appropriately enough) the Turning Stone Resort Championship. He followed that up with a win at The Barclays in 2010 and then this year’s Players Championship. Last year, he made 22 of 24 cuts, and this year he’s 10-for-10, ranking sixth in FedEx Cup points.

After his Players win, he’s now ranked no. 5 in the World Golf Rankings, his highest position to date, and he appears primed for a strong run at one of the three remaining majors this year. If he’s not the best active player never to win a major, he’s in the conversation … and it’s a conversation he’d like to get out of, thanks very much.

Thing is, until very recently, Kuchar’s run in majors was nothing short of abysmal. Sure, he was the low amateur at both the U.S. Open and the Masters in 1998, but since then? Gah. From 1999 to 2009, he only made two cuts. Two! Since then, however, he’s posted three top-10s, including a majors-best T3 at The Masters earlier this year. Sometimes you gotta go hungry for quite awhile before you appreciate what you had in front of you.

Count us among those who have been more than a little leery of the whole “Rickie-Rory” rivalry nonsense that sprang up in the wake of Fowler’s maiden PGA Tour win at the Wells Fargo last week. The media (yes, we know whereof we speak) can be far too quick to create storylines and anoint heroes, and Fowler’s known tendency to fall apart on Sundays gave us pause.

But let’s be honest: Fowler’s play at The Players on Sunday was nothing short of impressive. He was one player short of a four-man playoff (our fancy way of saying he finished in a tie for second) and his strong late-holes run put him just outside a true hunt for Matt Kuchar. (Of course, Fowler had to deal with some problems of his own making; he started the round -10 and finished it -11 but had six birdies…you do the math.)

“I’m swinging it well and I have a lot of confidence in myself and my game right now,” Fowler said. “I feel like I’m managing myself around the golf course and throughout the tournament better, getting myself in the right positions, and not giving away tournaments and keeping myself in them.” And he even says the right things, too!

Fowler said he wants to make the Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup team, and the way he’s playing right now, he’s right on track. A rivalry with Rory or whoever may or may not happen, but for the last few weeks, at least, Fowler’s been holding up his end of the bargain.

But please, Rickie … we’ll give you the flat-brim cap, but ditch the ‘stache.

Ladies and gentleman, I’d like to introduce you to Curtis Dvorak. If you don’t know the name, don’t worry; he’s not a rising star on the PGA Tour that you need to keep an eye on. But as a 2 handicap, he’s a darn good stick.

I know what most of you are probably asking at this point: There are plenty of golfers out there playing to a single-digit handicap. Why in the world are we talking about this particular guy?

Well, friends, that’s because Mr. Dvorak can do something the normal single-digit can’t do. He can hit the 17th hole island green at TPC Sawgrass, during tournament week … while wearing the Jacksonville Jaguars’ mascot outfit.

As E. Michael Johnson noted in his Golf World Monday piece, Dvorak has been the Jaguars’ mascot (Jaxson de Ville) since 1996, and during Players Championship week, he had the opportunity to caddie the back nine on Wednesday for Jim Furyk.

As the group approached the 17th hole, Dvorak was challenged by Andres Romero’s caddie, Adrian Monteros, to hit a shot to the island green in full-on costume. Taking a little less club, Dvorak stood over the ball and laced a perfect 8-iron onto the green, drawing a cheer from the crowd.

Even better? Brandt Snedeker bet Furyk’s caddie, Mike “Fluff” Cowan, $20 that the cat wouldn’t hit the green. Big mistake, Brandt. If we’ve learned anything from this situation, it’s that you should never bet against Dvorak … especially when he’s in costume.

All-around good guy Matt Kuchar won The Players Championship, and about the only people with any problem with that are the players he beat … and even they can’t be too sore at Kuch. Here’s the wrapup of Sunday at The Players, including Kevin Na’s meltdown, Rickie Fowler’s charge and, of course, Matt Kuchar’s welcome victory. Enjoy.

We all know that tired-but-still-true adage about golf being played on the few inches between your ears. And for players who struggle with the mental side of the game, there must be no more terrifying feeling than to have that internal struggle splayed out across the planet, your insecurities and crutches laid bare for the world to see.

Kevin Na has been more of a punchline than a subject of reverence around these parts, whether for his scientifically-proven slow play or his occasional double-digit hole scores. But once he took the lead on Saturday at The Players, his ridiculously slow play became the story … as did the apparent reasons for that slow play.

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Na, you see, can’t get out of his own way. He waggles, twitches and fidgets to steady his mind, like a dog twirling around on a blanket to get comfortable. And if anything in the sequence comes off the track, he takes a practice swing right over the top of the ball, surely horrifying practice-like-you-play instructors everywhere, and starts the entire process all over again. And that, of course, leads to agonizingly long seconds on the tee or over the putt.

“I’m not being nice to myself, trust me,” Na said after Saturday’s round. “I’m ripping myself. But, you know, there’s so much on the line that I just have to sometimes back off.  Or I’ll force myself to take it back, and on the way down I’ll come up and pull up and go over the top.  As ugly as it is and as painful as it is, believe me, it’s really tough for me, and I’m trying.”

Makes you feel a little bad for the guy, doesn’t it? Apparently not enough to keep the hecklers from lighting into Na. Shouts of “hit it!” were audible throughout the course, and as you’d expect, they wormed their way right into his skull.

“You know, when I’m over the ball, it would be nice if it was quiet,” Na said. “But … you can hear them talking, like ‘pull the trigger, pull the trigger,’ ‘hit it,’ which makes me back off even more.  So that part was a bit tough.”

Na responded by speeding up as much as he could. “My main thought was trying to play fast,” he said. “I know the whole world is watching.  I’m trying to play as fast as I could.  I was 40 yards ahead of Matt basically trying to sprint out to my ball so I can get to extra time.” The result? An ugly 76 that took him out of the mix entirely.

[Related: Players winner Matt Kuchar hasn't stopped smiling through ups and downs]

In the end, though, Na was contemplative, understanding of what he needs to do to lead on a Sunday, not just a Saturday: “I do need to work on my pre‑shot routine,” he said. “I do need to play faster.  But the average golfer has no clue how much pressure we’re playing under and how tough it is and how much of a fight for it it is mentally.  I honestly think with all that going on, I did pretty well fighting.  I had a good fight.”

Question is, where’s our responsibility as fans of the game? Na’s slow play is ridiculous, but does the fact that it has its roots in a very real mental preparation make it any better or more acceptable? It’s worth noting that every single player faces the exact same pressure as Na, and many, like Rickie Fowler, have no problem stepping up and hitting the ball virtually in stride as they walk up the fairway. Others, like Tiger Woods on Sunday, have said that slow play ought to be an automatic one-stroke penalty, no warning.

[Related: Rickie Fowler shows he may just be the real deal with strong Players showing]

Here’s a thought: much like a regular round of golf, we’ll put Na on the editorial clock. We’ll give him this tournament, understanding exactly how tough it is to play at the highest level (intellectually if not literally). But it’s time for him to begin redirecting that energy, both for the good of the game and the good of his own performance. The last thing we need is any more galleries singing “Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye.”

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Another Players Championship is in the books, but before we close things out and head down the road to Texas, it’s time to take one final look at the winners and losers from this week. We’re looking at you, Matt Kuchar.

Winners

Matt Kuchar: There’s no question Kuchar is the biggest winner at the Players Championship. Not only did he pick up the biggest win of his career, he now has people questioning if he’s more than just a human ATM machine. At 33, he’s not considered a rising star on the PGA Tour, but over the last couple of years, Kuchar has solidified his spot as one of the most consistent players on tour. But that title could be changing after today’s win. With a close call at the Masters and now a win at the Players Championship, we could be looking at guy who’s primed to take over the “best American in golf” title.

Martin Laird: With the exception of his second-place finish at the winners-only Hyundai Tournament of Champions, there was nothing about Martin Laird’s recent play that made you believe he was going to contend this week. But for at least 72 holes, the Scot found his game, closing with a 5-under 67 that got him within shouting distance of Matt Kuchar late in the day. Plus, cashing a $627,000 second-place check always makes you a winner.

Rickie Fowler: Sure, he ended up missing a makable birdie putt on the 72nd hole that could’ve made things interesting, but after the roller coaster of emotions Fowler had last week at the Wells Fargo, nobody would’ve blamed him if he failed to show up with his best. And yet, he somehow found a way to make it happen, going birdie-birdie on the 16th and 17th to really make things interesting. He also led the field in GIR, and finished T6 in putting for the week, which is no easy task. Give the kid a lot of credit for the way he played.

David Toms: A year after his gut-wrenching finish at the Players, Toms managed to put together an incredibly-impressive final round, going 8-under over his final 13 holes to finish the week T-10. His 7-under round moved him up 38 spots on the leaderboard, which is decent. It just goes to show you how low these guys can go when the pressure is off.

Losers

Kevin Na: Even with the waggle (we’ll get to that in a moment), Kevin Na seemed to be in complete control for most of the week … until he reached the fifth hole on Sunday. That’s where the wheels came off, as Na bogeyed six of his next nine holes to fall out of contention. He deserves a lot of credit for hanging around for much of the tournament, but when push came to shove, he couldn’t stop the bleeding when it mattered.

Kevin Na’s waggle: I just … I just can’t commit to writing about Kevin Na’s waggle. Seriously, I just can’t pull the trigger. OK, now that I got that out of my system, let’s talk about Mr. Na’s waggle. I understand guys like Sergio Garcia dealt with prolonged waggled in the past, but Na’s is on a completely different level. Not only did he have to back off the ball on multiple occasions, he also yelled at himself for not being able to commit to the shot and “pull the trigger.” Not only is his waggle slowing down play, but it’s taking away from Na’s game, which was pretty good for almost the entire week.

Slow play: When the average round is over five hours, you know slow play is a problem. Guys tweeted all week about the pace of play on the course, and how they had to wait on almost every tee box. Earlier in the week Tim Finchem tried to say the issue wasn’t a problem, and that, if anything, weekend golfers were the real slowpokes. Sorry, Commish, but after watching this week’s tournament, there’s no question it’s a major problem. The question is, are you going to do anything about it? Probably not.

Tiger Woods: Woods didn’t necessarily play bad this week, but after claiming the Masters swing issues were fixed prior to the Wells Fargo Championship, we’ve now seeing eight rounds of golf that make you wonder if Woods is fooling himself. The ball striking was there at times during the week, but the putter was once again a major problem. Forget putting everything together for 72 holes, it still seems like he’s having trouble getting everything on the same page for 18 holes. With the U.S. Open less than a month away, it doesn’t look like he’ll be a factor the way he’s playing at the moment.

After winning for the first time on the PGA Tour just last week at the Wells Fargo Championship, most figured Rickie Fowler was on the verge of finally breaking out and winning tournaments in bunches.

But it’s a safe to say very few had him pegged to go back-to-back on two of the most difficult courses in golf, right off the bat.

After firing a 66 on Saturday, that has him three shots off the lead at 9-under, he’s now 18 holes away from becoming the first golfer since Tiger Woods, who accomplished the feat in 2009, to win in consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour.

As NBC commentator Johnny Miller noted during the round, the floodgates may have opened for one of the sport’s brightest stars. It certainly looked that way on Saturday, as Fowler put on another superb ball-striking session for the crowds at TPC Sawgrass, hitting more than 80 percent of his greens in regulation for the second straight round.

On a day where the winds made it nearly impossible to make up ground on the field, Fowler thrived under the conditions, playing a near-flawless round that included six birdies in his first 11 holes.. It was the kind of round that made you believe last week’s win could be the start of something special.

Even though Fowler has company at the top of the leaderboard, there’s no doubting the fact that his game from tee to green this week is as good, if not better, than any player in the field. The big question at this point is if he can keep it going for one more day and withstand the pressure that comes with potentially winning one of the biggest tournaments in golf.

Luckily for Fowler, he’s fresh off dealing with the pressure of winning on Sunday, and that could bode well for his chances. Anything can certainly happen during the final round of the Players Championship, but the way he’s playing at the moment, you have to think he’ll be right there on the back nine.

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Tim Clark’s had a rough go of things since he shut it down and had elbow surgery last summer. The 2010 Players Championship winner has only made one cut in six starts this season, but his luck could be changing after a 2-under 70 that left him just five shots back of the leaders.

He has this shot on the par-4 seventh to thank for shaving a couple strokes off his scorecard on Friday. After finding a squirrely lie on the hole, Clark tried to hack the ball out and onto the green, only to watch the ball bounce short and roll right into the cup for the only eagle of the day on the hole.

That’s what you call living right, friends. After everything Clark’s been through recently, it’s nice to see something go his way for the first time in a while.

This is a little bizarre, but to some extent, we like it: A fan shouted “Light the candle!” as Tiger Woods teed off to begin Friday’s round. What does it mean? Who knows?

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Shouting as big-name players tee off is now a tradition in golf, if an unfortunate one. Most common, of course, is “Get in the hole!” (which is SO funny when you do it off a par-5 hole, because, you know, there’s NO WAY it’ll get in the hole!) It’s the golf equivalent of shouting “Free Bird” at a concert: the last refuge of unimaginative fans who want to be a part of the action.

So we’ve seen an influx of new screams off the tee, with “mashed potatoes” and “Tiger, Tiger Woods, y’all!” edging into the mix. Could “light the candle” be a new standard? Doubtful. But if you’re going to be an idiot and shout, at least make it something interesting.

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