"There’s just something about choosing to sit out a chance to play Riviera to prepare for a date at Dove Mountain that makes the head spin."

Jim McCabe in a collection of notes for Golfweek.com:

There’s just something about choosing to sit out a chance to play Riviera to prepare for a date at Dove Mountain that makes the head spin. Imagine Sinatra or Bennett saying no to Carnegie Hall so that they could play a few gigs on the Love Boat.

The Northern Trust Open does have the best field of 2013 to date, with 18 of the world top 30, 25 of the top 50 and 20 of 30 who made the Tour Championship last year.