Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player will be teeing off early today to start off Golf's traditional Major of Majors. These two won't be around too many more years, so let's enjoy this opening while we can. This year's Masters has only 87 players in the field......considerably smaller than the normal 156-man field in most tournaments. And quite a few of those are former champions and a few amateurs that qualified for this event. So only 29 threesomes in the pairings for this grandest of stages of major tournament golf this week. The beauty of the venue and the time of the year makes this watch even more surreal and worth the watch. No telling who will emerge on the leaderboard on Sunday with a good chance of winning, but Tiger Woods has his game very competitive and is without a doubt a favorite this week because no golfer in this field is better on this track. Phil Michelson tends to do well on this course also, but Rory McIlroy is playing the best of anybody and seems to have his game hitting on all cylinders. Justin Rose of England should contend as should Justin Thomas. Speith has lost his accuracy off the tee......and if his putting continues to haunt him he cannot make up the difference. There are many others......take your pick. It's drama on a grand scale and the replays are shown each night in their entirety of that day's round on the Golf Channel. I love golf......Freddie Couples is playing and he's 59 this year. What other sport(professional or otherwise) is this possible in, Huh? It's a lifetime game of you against the course and elements of nature......worthy opponents and in a wonderful environment that is very healthy. Today's equipment is just unbelievable......and the competition on the Tour is too!!