Toms On Olympic Setup: "Maybe some of the longer hitters have to throttle back a little bit to get the ball in the fairway, so it just evens everybody out."

David Toms makes an interesting comment about why he's able to compete so far through 36 holes at Olympic where he shares the lead with Woods and Furyk. From Jim Moriarty's Golf World Daily item:

"The ball is chasing out so it's not too long for me. Maybe some of the longer hitters have to throttle back a little bit to get the ball in the fairway, so it just evens everybody out."

The driver has definitely been an afterthought so far (Tiger has hit his seven times in two days/28 opportunities), but I would contend that the discouragement of the big stick is a product of the fairway contours as much as the firmness.