KAPALUA, Hawaii: The first day of the new PGA Tour season brought a Tiger Woods sighting.

"Right there, through those trees," a caddie said jokingly, pointing into the distance toward the Pacific Ocean, where a white yacht was cruising along the Maui coastline below Kapalua. "He's on his boat."

For a guy who hasn't been seen in more than six weeks, Woods seems to be everywhere. And while he isn't at the season-opening SBS Championship, his presence looms larger than ever.