I arrived at the media hotel (I'm staying up the road) at 6:25 a.m. so I could try to beat the expected horde of people who are going to follow Tiger and Phil this morning. As I walked past the putting green I spotted Tiger, dressed in blue shirt/black pants, chatting with Hank Haney in between canning 3-foot putts. Phil Mickelson, wearing black shirt/gray pants, was working at the chipping area. I expect both of them to play well, just not sure how well. Tiger is traditionally a slow starter at majors, usually doesn't go real low on the first day, so I expect him to be no more than 1 or 2 under. Phil could top that, but my guess is that he will be around that mark as well. Twenty five minutes into the tournament, our leader is D.A. Points, a PGA pro from Illinois, whose top finish is a tie for 14th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Points made birdie on No. 1 and is the only one of the nine players on the leaderboard who is under par. I plan to walk at least the first nine with "The Group" and will see where things are at when we reach the back nine. I feel like a kid waiting for a candy store to open. It's going to be great.