"Just like on television, the interview room was full of chairs, although surprisingly, most of them were empty."

The match play gets underway tomorrow and while I couldn't find anyone writing about how they had to blow up a bunch of the Nicklaus greens to make the host course tolerable, I did enjoy a few stories. First this from John Huggan on the key to match play success:

Another much underestimated aspect of match play golf is short putting. Holing out well from inside five feet is another strength in the games of Woods, Ogilvy and Stenson. The Australian, in particular, rarely misses from short range, the point being that he is not prone to giving his opponent much in the way of encouragement. More often than not, Ogilvy's adversaries leave each green disappointed and thinking ever more negatively about their chances. Getting inside your opponent's head is a key element in head-to-head play.

PGATour.com also featured Tuesday reports from First Tee of Phoenix members rich in detail, including this from Sal Guardiola, reporting from Martin Kaymer's lightly attended press conference.

Just like on television, the interview room was full of chairs, although surprisingly, most of them were empty.

And just in case you thought he was exaggerating, Mike McGilton writes:

At about 10 a.m., I got to sit in on Martin Kaymer's press conference. As he came in the press room, I thought to myself, "Wow, there aren't that many sportswriters in here." The reason for that is because sometimes sportswriters are too busy with one article or interviewing someone, they can't be every at one time.