Tiger had a bit of a rough start today. The front nine was much, much kinder to him than the back nine, falling victim to fickle, swirling winds.

Speaking of fickle, those same folks who sang his praise last night practically have him circling the drain in this tournament...and it is only the first day. I bet a million golfers out there would be grateful to hold his position in the tournament five off the lead.

Bah humbug! They will be proven wrong. Such a sweet swing as evidenced last week has not gone anywhere. Tiger will prevail!