Well as you may have heard, speculation is rampant that Tiger isn't really working with Foley anymore, or will soon exile him to the same desert island with Steve Williams ETC. Foley himself said that Tiger hasn't hit balls in his presence and that he didn't know what his plans were to come back.
Is Tiger entering this tournament without any practice? Really? Maybe this explains Brian's allusion to heading to "an undisclosed location in Florida".