IRVING, Texas -- Prior to every PGA Tour event, officials select a few players in the field to visit the tournament's interview room for a quick question-and-answer session with the assembled media. This usually includes a couple of superstars, maybe a local product and, without fail, the defending champion.
In most cases, the line of questioning affords the previous year's winner an opportunity to walk down memory lane, reliving the victory with a wistful smile on his face. Every once in a while, though, the discussion turns gloomier. Two months ago, for example, Matt Every sat down in the interview room at Bay Hill and explained that since his second straight victory at Arnold Palmer's event, he'd been suffering from periodic blackouts during his swing.