Of course, Woods is not at Harbour Town to parade his fifth Green Jacket. But several of those who almost spoiled the party are, and it's asking a lot - perhaps too much - for any one of Dustin Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Xander Schauffele or Patrick Cantlay to come here and exorcise some demons.

OK, demons is too strong. Johnson's only real regret must be the birdie attempt he left short at the final hole, while Schauffele can take great heart from another strong major performance. Molinari and Cantlay, however, might still be reliving events at Augusta National when they step onto the tee at Harbour Town and, as history has shown us, that's not ideal.

While many players have come from Augusta to win this title a week later, typically they had not finished near the lead - in fact, those who had missed the Masters cut have, as a collective, been more successful than those who had cracked the top 10. There is arguably no week on the calendar where it's harder to pin one high finish onto the tail of another.

The courses themselves are night and day. Johnson much prefers Augusta, where he can hit driver 14 times per round should he wish, to the set of claustrophobic corridors here in South Carolina. He's here not because it's an event he'd particularly like to win, not even because this is his home, but because he's sponsored by the sponsors.

Harbour Town is a better fit for Molinari, and the same is true when it comes to Webb Simpson, who produced his best Masters finish with a birdie at the final hole. Simpson can draw encouragement from that return to form and, a former runner-up here, he's alongside Matt Kuchar and Kevin Kisner as the most solid options at the front of the market.