"Wouldn't it be nice if we could add Tiger to the list?"

Greg Hansen shares this jinx quote from Wade Dunagan, executive director of the WGC Match Play, commenting on the possibility of a Tiger Woods return at the Accenture event.

Wade Dunagan, executive director of the WGC event, recently awoke in the middle of a restless night. He worried that an unexpected Woods comeback might overwhelm spectator and media amenities at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

When he relayed those anxieties to McDermott, she told him to relax.

"This is exactly what happened last year," she said. In 2009, Woods ended an eight-month injury layoff with a six-word statement: "I'm now ready to play again." He was at the Ritz five days later.

The bus shuttles ran on time. Fans had a place to stand, sit, eat and gawk at Tiger.

On Wednesday, Dunagan said he had not received, and did not expect to receive, any official statement from Woods or the PGA Tour. He did acknowledge that the volume of incoming phone calls and tournament inquiries had accelerated.

"This event has a lot of moving pieces," he said. "Wouldn't it be nice if we could add Tiger to the list? But I'm excited about a lot of things, even if he doesn't play here."