Occasionally, about as often as a Gene Sarazen double eagle, Augusta National Golf Club lets down its guard and turns user-friendly. Thursday was such a day.
Players better enjoy the benign conditions while they can.
The 70-degree temperatures are expected to climb the rest of the week, and so will the scores. Assuming there is no more rain, the putting surfaces will become slicker than a Bourbon Street pickpocket and cause all sorts of headaches. It can change very drastically in a matter of a half a day or a couple hours. That's why Tiger Woods seemed satisfied with a 70. Any player who shoots under par in a major championship, especially a late starter like Woods, is sure to be in the hunt.