Tiger Woods is 22 years old and Matt Kuchar is 19, contemporaries who live in different universes. Woods is the defending Masters champion and Kuchar is the defending U.S. Amateur champion. Tradition here dictates that the two play together in the first round of the Masters.
Tradition here dictates a lot of things.
Woods immediately saw the irony, right there on the first fairway, as he walked with his caddy, Fluff Cowan. Kuchar's father was his caddy. Kuchar's buddies from Georgia Tech were following him around the course. The galleries were roaring for him almost without an excuse. This was a lot better.