This would have been best as two golfers playing alone against each other and a rolling, tricky course. There was nothing wrong with the crowd, as such. People stood on rocks to see tee shots and large groups smothered foliage in pursuit on the next green. Both players said the fans made more noise than expected. In one way, this was one long commercial wrapped around a bunch of shorter ones.
Golf is game of great sounds.
The whack of a driver, the thud of an approach shot, the clunk at the bottom of a cup. Yet, the cha-ching of a cash register still seems to be the most important. It also didn't help that Woods and Duval lacked even an ounce of history against one another. They have competed directly only in the world rankings, where today they are Nos.1 and 2. They have never been first and second in a tournament and have shared top-five finishes only five times.