Wayne:
Fair enough.
You give me your top five foreign players that Tiger deals with now and I'll be sure to list the top five from Jack's. Gary Player is one of them -- how about the likes of Tony Jacklin, Bruce Crampton, etc, etc.
Despite all the foreign players you see today -- few of them (where's Adam Scott been in a major, etc, etc) you rarely see them breaking ground down the stretch of a big one thus far.
One last thing -- Wayne the US Amateur is no longer a major and really stopped being one with the conclusion of World War II. For many, the Am wins for Bob Jones can count as such but not for the likes of Nicklaus and Woods. For what it's worth -- Dan Jenkins would agree with you since he says US and British Am wins can county provided you have a professional major in tow.