if(isset($_POST['golferentry#1']))

{
    
    $golfers = array();  //create empty array of golfers - see pg 110 of sitepoint book
    $golfers[0] = $_POST['golferentry#1'];         //assign first golfer entered into first index of $golfer  
    $golfers[1] = $_POST['golferentry#2'];         //assign first golfer entered into first index of $golfer

    $result =  array();                           //set up array of results
    $tour = $_POST['tour'];
    
    
    $ctr = 0;    //set this to 0 to check if first time through foreach loop
    
    foreach($golfers as $golfer)
    {
        $result[$ctr] = @mysql_query("SELECT G.Golfer, T.T_Date, T.Tournament, F.Position FROM tbl_tournaments AS T,
        tbl_golfers AS G LEFT OUTER JOIN tbl_finish_pos AS F ON T.ID = F.TournamentID AND F.GolferID = G.ID
        WHERE T.Tour = '$tour' AND G.Golfer = ('$golfer') ORDER BY T.ID DESC, G.Golfer DESC LIMIT 10 ");
    
        if (mysql_num_rows($result[$ctr]) == 0)
        {
             echo ("



The golfer name $golfer does not exist in the database. Please check your spelling or try with a different name</p>
");
            
        }
        
        if(!$result)
        {
                        die('

Error performing query: ' . mysql_error() . '</p>');
        }
        
        $ctr++;
        
    }

    
    
    
    

        
        
        
    echo ("<table id=\"tour_results\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">
            
                    <tbody><tr>
                                <th colspan=\"4\" id=\"golf_form_title\">Golfer Form Guide</th>
                    </tr>

                    <tr class=\"golf_form_hdr\">

                        <td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"width_15pc\">Date</td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"width_35pc\">Tournament</td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"width_50pc tops\">Finish Positions for:</td>
                    </tr>
                    
                    <tr><td class=\"tops\">$golfers[0]</td><td class=\"tops\">$golfers[1]</td></tr>
            ");            
        
        
            $ctr = 0;
            
            
                while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result[$ctr]) )
                {
                    
                        $Golfer = $row['Golfer'];
                        $fp = $row['Position'];
                        $Tournament = $row['Tournament'];
                        $TournamentDate = $row['T_Date'];
                    
                
                    if(!isset($fp))
                    {
                      // $var is null (does not exist at this time) and the execution goes here
                   $fp = "-";
                    }
                
            
                    if($ctr == 0)
                    {
                        echo('<tr><td class="odds_even">' . date('d-m-y', strtotime($TournamentDate)) . '</td>');
                        echo("<td class=\"odds_even\">$Tournament</td><td class=\"odds_even\">$fp</td>");
                        
                    }
                    
                    if($ctr > 0)
                    {
                        if(isset($row))
                        {
                            echo("<td class=\"odds_even\">$fp</td></tr>");
                            $ctr = 0;
                        }
                        
                        else
                        {
                            echo("<td class=\"odds_even\"></td></tr>");
                            $ctr = 0;
                        }
                
                    }
                    else if ($ctr == 0)
                    {
                            $ctr++;    
                    }
                    
                    
                        
                }    
                    
            echo '</table>';
                    
}