Some quick first-round thoughts.

John Daly grabbed the lead then lost it in the same time as your average sneeze. Just about par for the course for Long John. Hole-out eagle, double-bogey, triple-bogey, how's your dinner and maybe I'll see ya on the weekend.

Sergio Garcia played great and putted wonderfully, but can it last? History says no and God forbid if Tiger gets in Sergio's group on Saturday. That would be a slaughter.

Tiger played ok, not great. The guy who might have played the best on Thursday was amateur Rory McIlroy. Just because his name sounds like the guy from "Tin Cup," don't be alarmed. He went bogey-free in round one and missed a pair of four-footers that would have had him one off the lead.

It's worth mentioning that McIlroy is four-over already on Friday, so that last paragraph was just for the sake of history.

My guy Niclas Fasth (actually he was Gerard Gallagher's guy first) is four-under so far in round two.

If you are looking for something of a dark horse to impress your friends with on Friday night, I kind of like Miguel Angel Jimenez. He's got the right temperament to play a tough Carnoustie layout.