Inside the ropes at Congressional Country Club for the ceremonial tee shot. I was impressed by how many people were on hand at the "Tiger-less" tournament. Especially pro-am day...
This year, the length of the rough has been taken down a notch. Below is Anthony Kim's ball in the primary rough to the left of the 3rd fairway.
Inside these doors, the drug testing begins. First up, Tim Finchem...(British Amateur champ Drew Weaver talking on cell phone)
The media center was empty earlier in the day, but it got busier as the day progressed.
Tiger complained last year about the speed of the greens and that problem has been addressed. I lost track of the number of balls I saw roll past the hole.
Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott had a rough start to his day when he popped/sliced his first tee shot. By my estimation, it only went about 100 yards. Nevertheless, I caught back up with him on nine, and he sank a pretty long putt. No clue what it was for though...
The 10th hole, a picturesque par-3 that was added for last year's tournament. The tee box on 10 is essentially where the old 18th green once was.
This shot says it all...the beauty that is Congressional.
