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

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'