Birdie: Hooray for Charles Howell III, an Augusta native who grew up attending the Masters, who said it's about time he ditched the unwritten rules of what shots to hit -- or not hit -- at the Augusta National Golf Club. It has taken this long for someone to realize that Ben Hogan, Walter Hagen and Byron Nelson weren't playing with titanium drivers, shafts that weigh 65 grams and three-piece balls that self-correct.

Bogey: Chris DiMarco began the year No. 3 on the U.S. Ryder Cup points list and had high hopes for a big year. But the University of Florida graduate has slumped badly since his rib were injured in a skiing accident. He has missed three of the past four cuts on the PGA Tour, including the Masters, proof that more than the ski slopes are going downhill for DiMarco.