The first hole at Riviera Country Club is arguably the most famous first tee box on the PGA Tour. It's perched 75 feet above the fairway and it's about the size of a modest living room. It might also be the tour's most beautiful, particularly early in the morning, when the Southern California sun has just begun to reveal itself from behind the hills, flooding the canyon with rays of orange light.
Tiger Woods stood on that tee box last Thursday morning, his arms sternly crossed and his face masking any emotion he might have been feeling at 6:40 a.