Could a Tiger-Phil thing be brewing?

I know it's not yet cocktail hour on Thursday but this edition of the Quail Hollow Championship -- the one with the short rough and perfect conditions -- has the potential to be pretty special.

It helps when Tiger Woods opens with a 65 that was beautiful to watch. He holed a mile of putts -- 78 feet, 11 inches worth to be precise -- made a couple of Tiger-worthy saves and looked like a man intent on putting the Masters behind him.

Now here comes Phil Mickelson, suddenly 4-under par on the front nine, trying to play his way into the scrum at the top of the board. Talking to Mickelson after his pro-am round Wednesday, he was almost bubbly he was so enthusiastic.

I know, a lot will happen over the next couple of days -- Padraig Harrington is moving up the board as I write this -- but could there be a Tiger-Phil showdown on the way?

Maybe this is the week.