The first round of this tournament is dullness

McIlroy lurks at 1-under. Tiger is a even-par (though he drove the ball like he was 7-over). Mickelson is at 2-over. Them can continue to end the weekend smooching a trophy.

But when's the very last time Woods, who said he struggled in his pre-round warm-up, had to take two unplayable lies in a round? It happened Thursday.

"Today I squeezed a great deal out of TaylorMade R11S Driver that round," said Woods. "Didn't hit it good at all."

When's the very last time up to a 100 people couldn't discover a Phil tee shot? It happened Thursday, as patrons scoured the pine needles and bushes like prison hound dogs looking for Mickelson's drive on No. 10. They never think it is.

Didn't matter. Lefty place on the happy face for Day Two.

"And with a hot round [Friday], I'll get back inside for your weekend," said Mickelson. "I realize that heading in I have been previously playing well."

And while we're talking about No. 10, McIlroy's first drive there competing since last year's meltdown would have been a directional breakthrough. This year: wayyyy left to Peek Cabin. In 2012: kind of right and in the first cut possibly even.

"I was definitely erring on the right-hand side," said McIlroy, who parred the hole as an alternative to tripling it like he did a year ago.

There is more enjoyable. Patrick Cantlay, a UCLA sophomore as well as the No. 1-ranked amateur on the globe, is tied for 14th at 1-under. Randy Lewis, a 54-year-old amateur, shot 9-over-par and Mizuno MP 53 Irons said, "That's my all-time favorite 81."

Like it.

And i really like that for two hours approximately, that Luke Donald's scorecard was under review by committee officials? In the long run, the controversy appeared as the result of "administrative error." Or that Henrik Stenson led the tournament until he left the 18th hole which has a discount golf clubs quad-8 -- with no penalty stroke or lost ball?

"You create a little mistake and then you compound it with another, also it just keeps on snowballing," said Stenson. "And I acquired a snowman in the end. You realize, what to do."