Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.

What he's done in the game and where he's come from, he should be commended, ... It's not like he was given anything. He went out and earned it.

I feel like I'm playing better. The things that I've worked on have really, really started to solidify. I've put together some good events this summer.

I hit two really nice shots and then just chickened out on a bunker shot and left it way short. I wasn't in position to make birdie, and he was. And I made the putt and he didn't. All of a sudden, it looked from potentially going back to 2 up for him ... now we're all square.

You have the top-end players playing, which is great. It's nice to have a field like this to compete in. We always enjoy it, going against the best, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

We are all curious to see how it's going to hold up, playing this fast. A handful of guys are under par and with the wind supposed to blow, it's going to be interesting.