John Nailor's 2000 Grand Slam began with a conversation at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Struck by the beauty of the course, the New Canaan, Conn., man decided to try to attend each major.

``When I was here last year, I walked around and said, `There is a God, and we've got to try to do this,''' he said.

After the Masters, he and a couple of friends and family members watched Tiger Woods win the next three majors: the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, the British Open at St. Andrews in Scotland and the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.

He also attended the 1999 Ryder Cup matches at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.

``It was a great experience,'' he said while attending a Masters practice round Monday.

And on Sunday, Nailor will watch Woods go after his fourth straight major championship. It's the first tournament of his 2001 Grand Slam, and he's already lined up tickets for the other three majors.

``We're going to do it again,'' he said.

The Masters ticket was the hardest to get, he said. For the U.S. Open, he entered the ticket lottery.

``You've got to be lucky,'' he said.

When Nailor first mentioned the spectator Grand Slam, Justin Wakefield was all for it. Though he missed the U.S. Open and British Open, he's ready to try again this year.

``I was looking for his coattails when he said that,'' Wakefield said.

For Nailor, attending the Masters was the highlight of the year. The course is so spectator-friendly, something that he didn't always find at other tournaments, he said.

Take the British Open at St. Andrews, for example.

``St. Andrews was made to play golf and that's it,'' he said. ``It was `Don't go here' and `Don't do that.' There were so many places you couldn't go. And you didn't have enough room for the people.''