[Yoda]

Brian Gay tees off at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning at the AT&T Classic in Atlanta. That means we're at the course, then on the practice tee and putting green no later than 6:00 a.m. And that means working under those banks of floodlights that you never see on TV. It's the PGA TOUR version of 'Midnight Hour,' and no one is exempt.

This early time demands a wake-up call at 5 a.m. Not so bad for me, but Our Hero teed off this afternoon in the pro-am at 1:50 p.m. and didn't finish until after 8 p.m. This situation is called 'late-early,' and it's not a good thing. The glamour fades fast under such circumstances, but hey, that's life on the PGA TOUR.

The last time I was with a player off so early was with 1998 British Open runner-up Brian Watts at the 2005 Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan. We were up and out of the hotel by 5:15 to make it to the course, grab a quick breakfast in the Caddie Central trailer and then head to the practice tee.

And just who was beside us on the tee that day?

Tiger Woods.

As I said...

No one is exempt.