Hyde On Doral: "There's no buzz at this event now, no electricity"

The Sun-Sentinel's Dave Hyde explains what came through on television during early rounds of the WGC Cadillac: Doral's lack of energy and fan attendance at an event once so well-attended and buzzworthy.

Hyde plays off of Thomas Bjorn's WD after nine (for personal reasons) but still earning the Dane $42,000 of unofficial money. Hyde digs deeper and gets to the lack of edge: limited-field events with no cut do not have the same urgency as a traditional full field event. He even invokes socialism late in the piece.

Once upon a time, golfers were the most capitalistic athletes of them all. They walked onto an unruly course like a lion onto the Serengeti plain, needing to kill their next meal to eat compared to the guaranteed money of other sports.

But now? With endorsement deals and faux-tournaments like these World Golf Championship affairs? No wonder everyone's happy. Even Stephen Gallacher, the resolute Scot hit two shots into the water and managed to shoot 4-over par – just on the 18th hole.

He was 12-over for the day. Last place. And, sure, he was upset with his game. But being upset comes with parameters at this tournament.

"The good news is I can work through this weekend,'' he said.

That's because there's not just guaranteed money for showing up at World Golf events like this. No one gets cut. Do they all get trophies for participating, too, like a Little League team?