"Committing to events like everybody else a few weeks in advance just highlights how ridiculous and imperialist he has been for most of his career."

After some early goodwill over his early commitments to Quail Hollow, The Playas, the AT&T National and not the Memorial, the scribblers are sounding less and less enthralled. John Hawkins at GolfChannel.com:

Maybe he is trying to change his ways. The PGA Tour asked Tiger to enter tournaments earlier, and this time, he obliged, and for good reason. Maybe he felt all the negative reverberations from his behavior on the weekend at Augusta National and realized he has to try harder. A lot harder.

The SI/golf.com gang was far more brutal:

Hack: So how about this new Tiger Woods? He's warm and fuzzy on his blog, he's committing to tournaments months in advance (see you at Torrey, 2011!). Who is this dude?

Van Sickle: Anybody think Tiger Woods is actually writing his own blog?

Godich: Um, no.

Gorant: No, but I'm sure he's at least met the guy who is. May even call him by a cool nickname from time to time.

Lipsey: Tiger does text pretty eloquently...

Hack: Yeah, the blog is interesting. He talked about the letter from a 3-year-old in the gallery at the Masters and all of the warmth from the patrons. I almost expected him to sign off. "Talk to you next week. Love, Tiger."

Evans: Nothing from the Masters convinced me that Tiger has changed. And committing to events like everybody else a few weeks in advance just highlights how ridiculous and imperialist he has been for most of his career. Let's not give a guy too much credit for doing the right thing by a Tour that makes it possible for him to have a place to play in the first place.

Godich: Right. I am as excited about the new Tiger as I am about Bohn's win. So he's committing earlier to the events he always plays in. Who cares? Commit to the Nelson or Colonial or Memphis — that will show me something.