Tiger Woods' news conference at Bethpage Black ended at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, at which time the moderator alerted journalists that Brooks Koepka would be entering the interview room within a minute, so please sit tight.
At least half of them promptly stood up and left.
A minute or so later, there he was, defending champion of the PGA Championship, winner of the last two U.S. Opens _ the latter at Shinnecock Hills 11 months ago _ and runner-up to Woods at the Masters last month.