Getting off to a good start is nothing new for Woods. This was the 14th time in 18 tournaments this year that he was at par or better. Lately, it's been about the finishes. Even though Woods has won three times this year - the most of anyone on the PGA Tour with TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons
- he has turned in some peculiar weekends. Twice he was tied for the lead at majors going into the final two rounds and stumbled. Woods doesn't seem bothered by all this. He attributed last week to extreme conditions on the greens at Bethpage in the third round, and a final round that simply got away from him on a three-hole stretch on the back nine.

His bid for a seventh straight birdie - the last time he had a streak that long was the third round at the 2005 Masters that carried into Sunday morning - was a 12-footer up the hill on the sixth hole. He took a step toward the hole as the ball was a foot away, sure it was going to drop, and stopped in his tracks as the ball turned slightly to the left. He spun around and removed his cap in disbelief. As many as he was making, perhaps it was a shock to see one miss with cheap TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons

"Now, I bet there will be a lot of guys who hit the fairway and lay up, just because it's really difficult to hit it on the green with a 4- or 5-iron," Watney said. "So I think it'll add at least half a shot or three quarters of a shot to the scoring average for the tournament, just because there's going to be guys that go for it, miss it to the left and make a 6, whereas that would rarely happen before. The announcement Monday evening means that three of the four playoff events - Barclays, Deutsche Bank and the Tour Championship with TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons as discount golf clubs for sale - have sponsorship locked up through 2016. The BMW Championship sponsorship is through 2014.