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By Michael Collins
Special to PGATOUR.com

Editor's Note: Michael Collins, a stand-up comic, comedy writer and caddie, is looping for Bob Hope Chrysler Classic host George Lopez this week. In this exclusive PGATOUR.com blog, he will describe his experiences on the bag and in the middle of the celebrity action.

* Round 1 Caddie Blog

Today we were paired with Justin Leonard. British Open champ, ice in the veins, stoic behind the sunglasses... who knew Justin had such a good sense of humor? And after getting a bad kick OB on No. 2, and making TRIPLE bogey on No. 3, you'd better have a good sense of humor in this group! I must say through most everything Justin struggled with today (he finished 2 over) he stayed very cool and had a great attitude for the day with the group.

The vibe today was decidedly different today than yesterday. Have you ever had one of those days when you know on the driving range you're A-game has decided to stay in the trunk of your car? George admitted to me that he is and always has been a "late" starter. He said even in high school when they had to play early morning baseball games his coach would always end up screaming at him to get his head out of his behind.

AAAAHHHH. I, too, know the life of the comedian. Believe me when I tell you the difference between comedy/acting and caddying. Caddy -- wake up 5 a.m. Comedy -- go to bed 5 a.m. Caddy -- breakfast 6 a.m. Comedy -- breakfast 12 p.m. Caddy -- at the course at 7 a.m. for a LATE tee time! Comedy -- at the course AROUND 2 p.m. And looking at George and Samuel I knew they were in ACTING mode and not pro golfer mode.

Well, we could always fall back on Oscar. Let me look into his eyes -- NOPE. He ran 10 miles at 4:30 this morning training for his fight against Floyd Mayweather on May 5 so his legs are gone by the fifth hole!

Well, let me honest with everyone right now. I have NO idea what we shot today. Seriously, I know we made the turn at 6 under for the day and 20 under for the tournament but if I try to fudge it and tell ya'll all the shots we hit I'd be lying because I really don't remember. So here's what the talk of the day was.

Oscar De La Hoya is going to beat Floyd Mayweather. Yep, I said it in print to you right now. I look at his hands, his walk and his face. They're all PERFECT! How is that possible for a BOXER? All those years of fighting and the hands and face are still perfect. Come on. Now you might ask, "What do you mean the walk?" This is the thing. People (most of the Spanish gallery following us) are asking Oscar about this fight in May and he is telling them, "Yes, it's going to be a very hard fight. I am nervous, Floyd is a great fighter." And then he walks off. BUT, he walks off like a man who has a secret that gives him SO much confidence you think to yourself, son of a gun, he's going to win. And believe me when I tell you, he IS going to win.

Hopefully tomorrow we'll play great golf. God knows, today Denzel Jackson -- oops, I mean Samuel L. Jackson -- didn't bring his A-game. Playing with Jesper "Tight Pants" Parnevik. But if we don't play great tomorrow, it doesn't matter. More people came up to George today to say, "Thank you for bringing the fun back.," than I can count. I wish there was a way for everyone to know how much that means to him. Wait, we'll just keep having fun. That'll show them!

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