We just spent an 11 hour day at the golf course. We left at 6:30 AM and when we arrived before 7 AM, Tiger Wood's car was in the parking lot and he was already on the golf course. This is amazing since he won the tournament yesterday and now he is the first one on the course on Monday. Ryan had a good warm-up which included talking to Titliest and Adams Golf and having some clubs tweeked. With Adams Golf he was trying some new hybrids and Titliest was making him a new 60 degree wedge. When he was done on the range, we had to wait for Steve Stricker's clubs to arrive from a club transport from the Sunday tournament. They teed off arount 9:30. The course was what I was hoping for. Compared to Oakland Hills last year, the fairways not as sloping and the greens are approachable, with no severe undulations. It is definitely a long course, but accuracy counts. Most of the trouble off the tees are in the long ball hitters range rather than Ryan's The course is wet due to all the rain this past week, so we will see how this analysis holds up as the week goes by. The 16th hole is the most scenic with a lake on the right. The first 200 yards is over water to the fairway. The left side is narrow with the gallery lining the entire length of the hole. We cross over a bridge dedicated to the memory and life of Payne Stuart. The weather today was warm but not overly humid. There was a breeze blowing most of the time, so that helped with humidity. The bag was a little HEAVY today due to the 19 clubs I was packing. It will be lighter tomorrow, since Ryan has eliminated some of the clubs. Fourteen clubs are the max for tournament play. Vicki and Stacy had an exciting lunch with Tiger and a few other players sitting next to their table. I guess a lady who took Tiger's picture got escorted out of the dining area. A 7:00 AM start with Rich Beem tomorrow will mean a real early wake-up call. Be sure and check out Brads analysis on the Gonzaga Athletics webpage. His viewpoint is very good.

Bruce from the CaddyShack