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Tiger woods play golf. and that's what this is. and he played golf today. so i wouldn't misinterpret the reception. you know, he's been torn down. it's been a tremendous fall from grace, larry, and i think that, you know, once that happens you build him up to tear them down and now they're building him up again. his play was outstanding today so he should have been cheered. >> larry: he is a buddhist. someone flying a small plane over augusta today had fun with word play. the plane had a huge sign that said, "tiger, did you mean bootyism?" did you expect for stuff like that, jim? there's the s...

Did he discuss that with him? >> we did have a conversation, yes, we did. >> what did he say? >> i was disappointing myself too. >> larry: billy payne except in rare circumstances being universally wrapped today. what did you think of what he said? >> he deserved it. he was a disgrace. it's embarrassing. the hypocrisy this man exhibited by giving this speech, i can't get into that. i mean, this is a man that ostracize -- this is a club that ostracizes women. before tiger woods, there was a debate as to whether or not african-americans would ever be invited to augusta, for crying out loud. and ...

So is it any surprise that he's four under par, two off the pace today, his best masters start ever? here to talk about tiger's return are two journalists who are at augusta, jim gray, the correspondent for the golf channel and doug ferguson, the golf writer with the associated press. all right, jim, frankly, were you surprised at his performance today? >> reporter: well, it's really astonishing, the man hasn't competed in 144 days, he has had all kinds of trouble brewing at home, a worldwide scandal, and he comes out here, and if he makes a few more puts, he really could be leading the tourna...

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