American Paul Goydos returns to welcome surrounds with a measure of apprehension for his title defence at this week's Sony Open in Hawaii.
A year ago, Goydos ended a PGA Tour title drought of more than a decade at Waialae Country Club, where three birdies in the last four holes gave him a one-shot victory over Charles Howell III and Luke Donald.
Hardly surprisingly, he has almost forgotten what it is like to tee off at a Tour event as the defending champion.
"I've always liked Waialae but I'm at an age where I just hope my game shows up," Goydos, 43, told reporters after finishing second last at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
"I just want to have my game better than it was last week so I can maybe get my year going again. Waialae has always been a very comfortable place for me to play and I've always liked it there."
Goydos, who turned professional in 1989, faces a strong title challenge in the first full-field event of the 2008 season.
Five of the world's top 11 are taking part: third-ranked Steve Stricker, fellow American Jim Furyk (four), South Korea's K.J. Choi (nine), Vijay Singh of Fiji (10) and South African Rory Sabbatini (11).
Furyk (1996) and Singh (2005) are former winners at Waialae and Sabbatini tied for second there in 2006.
Among the other big names taking part are US Open champion Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, who held off Woods to clinch last year's Masters, and twice major winner John Daly.
