Tiger Woods in command in British Open at St. Andrews

In a heroic effort to get us to stop talking about Michelle Wie for at least a few minutes, Tiger Woods came charging out of the gate in the first round of the British Open at the Old Course today, shooting a 6-under 66.

When he won the Open on the Old Course five years ago, Woods also opened with a 67. Coincidence? You’d have to ask a conspiracy theorist.

Tiger skeptics, read this over and over and over: The guy damn near hit the green with his tee-shot on the 352-yard ninth hole. Amazing.

Meanwhile, the great Jack Nicklaus, as I reckoned, will be hard pressed to make the cut.