Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 67-66-67=200 | −16 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 69-69-68=206 | −10 |
| T2 | David Duval | United States | 70-70-66=206 | −10 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 70-69-68=207 | -9 |
| T4 | Loren Roberts | United States | 69-68-70=207 | -9 |
| T4 | David Toms | United States | 69-67-71=207 | -9 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 66-72-70=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | United States | 67-70-71=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Tom Lehman | United States | 68-70-70=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Dennis Paulson | United States | 68-71-70=208 | −8 |
Question:
how many american players were there
Answer:
7