One of the newest "traditions" of winning the Masters for the champion is a trip to New York City on the Monday following to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman and read the show's iconic Top 10 list.

So our Trevor Immelman duly obliged and grinned his way through the "Top 10 Ways Trevor Immelman's Life Has Changed Since Winning The Masters" list. Here's the list Letterman's writers gave the 2008 champ:

10. I've been elevated from "unknown" to "obscure" ...
 9. Thanks to the prize money, I no longer have to buy generic root beer
 8. Suddenly I don't look so foolish for trademarking "Immelmania"
 7. I'm BFFs with Lauren and Heidi from "The Hills"
 6. President Bush called me to congratulate me on winning Wimbledon
 5. When my caddy recommends a club, I can say "excuse me, how many Masters have you won?"
 4. Invited to Masters Winners' Week on Jeopardy
 3. I get a lifetime supply of them little pencils
 2. Guess who's playing 36 holes with the Pope this weekend?
 1. Get to put my arm around Tiger Woods and say "Maybe next year"

Some good zingers there, especially the Immelmania and Bush items (In fact we should have trademarked "Immelmania" over the weekend). But we think born-again Christian Zach Johnson got a zippier No. 1 last year: "1. Thanks to global warming, next year I'm playing without pants."

Immelman then had a courtside seat for the New York Knicks-Boston Celtics NBA game at Madison Square Garden and appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the vanquished Tiger had surgery ... the tables have turned, golf fans, if only for a few weeks ...

Augusta in 12 words: We want some of whatever it was that Leo Durocher was smoking

Rumour: They've decided not to play the Masters next year. (Just kidding). Seriously, the best rumours are circulated amongst the press tent, and among the Heineken-fuelled hacks in the media facility a main thread of conversation was Trevor Immelman's future. The consensus among the colleagues we trust, thankfully, was that Immelman is not finished with winning majors ... which is lovely news indeed. We were feeling so lonely for awhile ...

Player spotting: It was hard to catch up on most of the field with so many of them going backwards. But the wind kicked up and nearly blew everyone over. How tough was it? Only two players broke 70, and the 45 cut survivors posted an average score of 74.67. Our Me Myself & I hero Miguel Ángel Jiménez had the day's shiniest round, a 68 (including an eagle-2 on the par-4 7th), while Heath Slocum, who had rounds of 76-77 in the middle rounds, fired a 69 ...

Star spotting: Too much golf to watch to look much, to be honest, but it wasn't hard to miss Hootie and the Blowfish, the has-been middle-aged rockers from neighbouring South Carolina. There is no actual Hootie in the band, but lead singer Darius Rucker, whom we did see at Augusta, and the entire band are mad for golf. They're playing in their annual Monday After The Masters celebrity-studded charity golf tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on April 14 ... And trust us, you'd know a Blowfish if you saw one on the golf course ...

Moody players: We're not really sure what to make of this because it's only just happened. But after spending four days at Augusta playing superb golf and making like he didn't have a care in the world, Brandt Snedeker evaporated into a fountain of tears in his post-round press conference. To be honest, we haven't seen anything quite so painful since Greg Norman's implosion in 1996. ... After a day of rest, we'll let you know what we think of it tomorrow in our 10 Things We've Learned From The Masters feature ...

Heroes of the day: Trevor Immelman springs immediately to mind. But anyone who has ever walked the course at Augusta has to be impressed by what must be one of the best-behaved and most knowledgeable golf fans in America. This year was no exception. They cheer madly at the right times, they agonise for all players for every bad break, and they gave Immelman an incredibly warm reception as he walked up the 18th ... Mad IGWT props, and thanks for letting us come to "y'all's goff tunniment" ... Oh yeah, and Augusta's Nacho Mama's burritos gets another nod ...

Villain of the day: You can't vilify the American golf press for loving their Tiger Woods - after all, the Big Cat is a walking, talking legend. But we've had enough of hearing whispers that Trevor Immelman is a "flukey" champion. A well-known US national radio host was overheard in his booth Sunday evening saying just that. Leave it to us, our beloved Rusties! We've got some time to kill before we leave the grounds, and if we see that guy in the car park, we promise you his ass is grassed! ... 'Til next year!

Augusta in 12 words: Six men select Sunday ensembles that might go with a green jacket
Rumour: People are starting to get the hang of the names of two of the lesser-known contenders for the Green Jacket. On Friday, lefty Steve Flesch was introduced to the media as "Steve Fresh" ... and Brandt Snedeker had to confess that one of his nicknames when he first came on Tour was "Snotlicker". Everyone was getting both of their names right on Saturday night in the Augusta media facility.
Player spotting: Typically the place to see the players having a cold one or two in downtown Augusta is the Soul Bar in Broad Street. But with only 45 players making the cut - and most of them focused on their job - the main attraction at the Soul Bar was a "funky good time" gig by the outstanding Atlanta band Soulphonics ... However, everyone's favourite hillbilly Boo Weekley was sporting a new look on Saturday morning. His wife said his goatee had "started looking hideous" so Boo dutifully shaved it off.
Star spotting: Goodness gracious, thank goodness somebody pointed out to me who Colbie Caillat is. She's a 22-year-old surf pop singer-songwriter goddess from Malibu, California and she's talented and hot, hot, hot. Buy her records ... now! (Thanks for the tip Jim!) ... Another muso wandering about the National is Augusta native Josh Kelley, a multi-instrumentalist who happens to be married to Grey's Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl. Unfortunately Josh did not bring the missus to his hometown major, so sorry, we're not buying your CDs this week, mate ...
Moody players: This one definitely goes to Phil Mickelson after his roller-coaster Saturday. Lefty was just three shots back until he started messing with his own mind. He fell apart on No. 8 when his beautiful wedge shot hit the flagstick and bounced away 40 feet. Mickelson three-putted from there and Lefty was a study in grimaces after that. Strange to see one of the game's best let an admittedly terrible break get to him so much ...
Heroes of the day: It's high time we mention the unbelievably good value of the $2 beers on the grounds of Augusta. Like Wimbledon, the Masters has lots of green paint, tradition and stuffy men in blazers. But thank God it doesn't set you back £10 for a poxy strawberries and cream ... Props also to Nacho Mama's for proving you can find damn good Mexican food in the Deep South (killer burritos and margaritas) ...
Villain of the day: Time to pick on the towplane that has been buzzing the course with a banner promoting the Atlanta strip club the Cheetah Lounge. We're not getting all moralistic here, but you've got to be a real heavy-hitting highroller at Augusta to want to go all the way to Atlanta for a strip club. Especially when there are at least a half-dozen of these joints in Augusta including the Marine Club in the aptly-named Broad Street. How do we know? Because we're journalists! ... 'Til tomorrow ...