"I didn't have the luxury of playing events coming into this tournament. Other players did."

Did anyone else find this post-first-round answer from Tiger Woods strange?

Q. How do you simulate competition in practice?

TIGER WOODS: Mentally getting the right spot. You've got to get in the right place and you've got to really take it seriously. I didn't have the luxury of playing events coming into this tournament. Other players did.

And whose choice was that?

Then there was the point he also made on the ESPN telecast to Mike Tirico that would explain why Tim Finchem was walking over one of those lovely bridges in downtown Jacksonville last night.

Even if I did play, I wouldn't have been ready, anyways, so my practice sessions had to be more intense than usual. And, well, it's been done before. Hogan did it after the accident. You have take your practice seriously and go out there and play like you practiced, then everything will be all right.

Hogan eh? Thinking of going on the Hogan, post accident limited schedule are we?