AUGUSTA, Ga. -- As Mark O'Meara approached the tee box of the 15th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the first round of the 1997 Masters, he saw Tiger Woods sitting on a bench.
O'Meara, one of Woods' closest friends and a mentor during the early years of Woods' PGA Tour career, sat down next to him.
"Really?" O'Meara asked Woods.
"Yeah, what?" Woods replied.
"Dude, what's going on, man?" O'Meara said. "You never play like this when you play with me at home. All you need to do is pretend like you're playing against me.