[Matt]

I was disappointed after not finding Tiger on the course in the morning -- and I had heard rumblings that he may not be out today. In the past I've also heard he likes to practice and/or play off-site some of the practice days. In any event, he was nowhere to be found.

Kevin, Jerry and I had been hanging out near the short game area, about 75 yards from the main range, for a good hour and had front-row spots along the railing. Then, as we were watching Sergio, Mike Weir, Davis Love III and Stewart Cink…Tiger appeared. He stopped about 20 feet from us and began hitting pitch shots. I had seen Tiger in person before but…this man is an athlete. He's taller and more athletic than he looks on TV.

Within 2-3 minutes, there were hundreds of people swarming the area -- probably 15 rows deep behind us. We were in the right place at the right time, affording us front-row seats to observe the world's number one. Tiger hung around for maybe 20-30 minutes, hitting chips, pitches and bunker shots.

But, as Kevin said later, "We've got the best player in the world chipping right in front of us…and I'm still looking down toward the range trying to find Brian Gay!" (Thankfully, Brian made an appearance a little later.)