fairway on the first hole of the masters. the four-time masters champion hit his drive into the fairway, knocked his second shot within about 15 feet of the cup. his birdie attempt curled just wide. i bet you didn't know i knew that much about golf. that's according to the associated press. these are some of the pictures and others have noted that tiger woods shaved his goatee off as well. the white house is deploring the use of deadly force against demonstrators by security forces in kyrgyzstan. press secretary robert gibbs says the administration is urging calm be restored. it's now up to the u.s. senate to ratify a landmark nuclear treaty that president obama just signed earlier today with russia. in the treaty both countries agree to cut their nuclear warhead supply by one-third over the next seven years. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in prague and obviously, chuck, this is monumental, historical. there is other business for these two men to discuss, including iran. >> reporter: well, i tell you, the other big headline, and i would say the headline of the