Because of the soft conditions caused by the heavy rain, many low scores were made during the second round.

In soft conditions, following trails broken by backcountry skiers can be difficult on snowshoes.

He said the egos of tournament officials prevented them from allowing the pros to play softer conditions and make better scores.

Rain prevented any play on the first day, and the soft conditions did not favour Woods' bowling.

But he said that the soft condition of the market might make some of the issues delay their sales, which happened last week.

It was a near-perfect tournament for scoring, with soft conditions, almost no wind and lift-clean-and-place rules today.

With the ground in the soft condition produced by the recent rains, this could hardly have been done without leaving traces.

Hardin said the pros play such soft conditions on the Tour that they are not ready for firm greens and fast surfaces.

His total of 19 under par, aided by the soft, mushy conditions, was not what made it so.

"If we anticipate soft conditions, we'll let the rough get a little longer," he says.