conference, there was little sign of it. he even stopped and signed some autographs and shook some hands of some of the fans who are here, andrea. >> well, of course, it's that controlled setting which could likely be one of the reasons why he chose the masters for his return. chick hernandez, anchor sports for comcast sports net joins us now on the phone from the masters where he watched tiger practicing this morning. thanks so much for joining us. did you see any sign of the strain, the stress, the pressure, and the time off in watching the practice round today? >> reporter: andrea, absolutely not. i think this is where tiger is most comfortable is between those ropes playing the game that he's so very good at and is very passionate about. so he looked like the same old guy. i will say that he probably acknowledged the crowd a little bit more than i have seen him in the past when a fan on the eighth tee box said welcome back, his head was down, he looked up, looked that person right in the eye and said, thank