Woods said he could see the shots, a phrase he has used to describe courses like Torrey Pines, Firestone and Augusta National, where he has won at least four times each.

So, he likes it. But does he love it?

"A couple of more 63s ...," Woods said with a smile.

This one looked routine at times. He made the turn in 29, thanks to a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 3 and an 18-foot chip-in for birdie on the par-3 seventh. Both times, Woods started walking to the hole before the ball even reached the cup, a sign the greens are so pure that players know when shots are going in.

He also got some help from TV.

Woods' tee shot on the ninth was going well to the right and appeared headed over a slope and into thick, knee-high grass. Instead, it banged off the back of a TV cart - the black paint had a scuff mark that showed the dimple pattern of his golf ball - and caromed some 40 yards back into the fairway. Instead of a wedge, he was left with a 7-iron from 190 yards and hit that to 4 feet for birdie.

"That was a huge break," Woods said.

Whether there was a Ryder Cup hangover depended on the player.

Harrington was under enormous pressure last week with the Ryder Cup on his home soil. Although he didn't win any of his five matches, he was relieved that Europe won. He was exhausted when he got to The Grove, although the Irishman found a quick cure with four birdies in the opening five holes.

"It catches your interest," he said. "I'm sure if I started with a few bogeys, I would have found it very hard to stay motivated."

Cink lost in a playoff to Woods at the last World Golf Championships event, which was played at Firestone a week after the PGA Championship. So he wasn't surprised to get off to a good start at this one.

He put so much into getting ready for the final major of the year that it carried over into the next week. Cink believes the same was true at the Ryder Cup, especially the way it ended. He was 6 under through 15 holes when he closed out Garcia.

"I left with a lot of confidence after Sunday," he said.

Seven of the top 13 players on the leaderboard played in the Ryder Cup, including David Howell at 66; and Jim Furyk, Robert Karlsson and Chad Campbell at 67.

Others weren't so fortunate, such as Paul Casey (74), David Toms (73) and Colin Montgomerie (72).

And some didn't care.

Els watched some of the Ryder Cup when he was home last week, but he took a few days to drive 30 minutes from his home at Wentworth to play the Grove.

"It's an important week for me," said Els, without a victory since the South African Open in December. "I'd like to win, obviously, but I'd like to finish with a good week here and see what happens."

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