Paul Goydos and Sergio Garcia are about to tee off in the first playoff hole at The Players Championship. Of course, it happens to be one of the most intimidating holes in all of golf -- the island green on the 17th at TPC Sawgrass. The two players are polar opposites in a lot of respects, most notably their clothing.

Sergio Garcia could be the only person at the course dressed all in black. Head-to-toe in black and white, with Adidas' iconic three stripes zig-zagging horizontally in some places and vertically in others.

According to the Times, Paul Goydos "is almost certainly the only pro in the field who bought his own cap". In fact, Goydos doesn't have any corporate sponsors, and that may be part of the reason he seems to be the crowd favorite. The cap he wore represents Long Beach State University where he graduated with a degree in Finance. But we noticed his affinity for Fairway & Greene shirts. The photo above appears to be the Classic Stripe in Coral, while on Sunday, he was wearing a green short-sleeve moc turtleneck. The significance of that to us and to Fairway & Greene loyalists, is that Fairway & Greene does not pay players to wear their clothes. Any professional wearing their shirts is doing it because they know it is the finest in golf.

The coverage of Goydos' unlikely rise to the top of the leaderboard involved words like "journeyman", "a ham-and-egg guy", "common man", and "comedian". He made a lot of fans this week with his easygoing nature and self-deprecating humor. 

• Exhibit #1: Asked if he was surprised to be leading, he replied: “I don't know. I've only been out here for 16 years.”
• Exhibit #2: Given the 90 degree heat, a reporter pointed out to him that the top button of his shirt was fastened on Saturday, to which replied: "Because I don't have any shoulders, this is how the shirt stays on."
  

Well, Goydos' tee shot on 17th is in the drink, and Garcia's is a few feet from the hole, so it looks like Garcia will come out the winner today. But we hope Fairway & Greene is sending him a couple shirts on the house for all the free press...