A little less white than the pre-Tiger days, but still predominently country club Anglo crowd. Tiger's presence has added a few young people to the mix and a few blacks and Asians to the crowd. I got there to the first tee in time for the first groups, so about an hour and a half before the tourney leaders. Part of Tiger's appeal is that he IS different from the other pros who all seem to come out of a country club upper class cookie cutter. Of the top half of the surviving field at the Phoenix Open, there were a few middle aged guys, a couple a left handed pros, but nearly all save one were Caucasian.
Tiger stands out.
I was surprised how tall and straight he carries himself, and he remarkably handles the adulation. He was always outdriving everyone in his group. But he probably won't remember much about today since so many other putts of his just didn't quite drop, and that was the difference. He made up 3 shots on the leader, but it was only good enough for 3rd place in the tournament. But this was my first effort, and I got to see Tiger Woods do his thing.