Friend Floyd shares in Couples' moment

AUGUSTA, Ga. Fred Couples enjoyed two embraces on the 18th greenafter winning the Masters title Sunday.

First came his wife Deborah, then came friend and mainchallenger Ray Floyd. The hug with Floyd lasted much longer than theone with Deborah.

Neither player will say what words were spoken.

"It's kind of private, a personal thing," Floyd said.

"He's just happy for me," Couples said.

The relationship between Floyd, 49, and Couples, 32, is special.

It started when Floyd was the captain of the 1989 U.S. Ryder Cupteam and Couples was one of his players. Couples missed the greenwith a 9-iron in a crucial match to help the European team …