CREATE TABLE table_203_499 (id NUMBER, "place" CLOB, "player" CLOB, "country" CLOB, "score" CLOB, "to par" NUMBER, "money  ( $ ) " NUMBER)

number of golfers from the united states ?
SELECT COUNT("player") FROM table_203_499 WHERE "country" = 'united states'
SELECT COUNT("player") FROM "table_203_499" WHERE "country" = 'united states'