Quigley, who bogeyed three of the first four holes, had numerous examples of how tough it was to play Augusta National today.

On the 495-yard, downhill, par-4 10th, he hit an 8-iron from 184 yards to the middle of green. ``It may have been the best shot he hit all day,'' said Brett's Dad, Paul, who has been caddying this week for his son.

But the greens are so firm that Quigley's shot rolled over the back of the green, forcing him to execute a difficult up-and-down to save par after thinking he'd have a birdie putt when he struck his approach shot.

At the famous, par-3 12th over Rae's Creek, Quigley said he had 151 yards to the flag and hit 9-iron.

``That tee shot is amazing,'' he said. ``You look at the flag on 11, and it's blowing one way. Then you look at the flag on 12, and it's blowing another. I thought my shot should been right-to-left, but the wind blew it left-to-right.''

Which meant it came up short. The ball hit the bank of the creek just above the hazard line and rolled back into the water. Fortunately, Quigley was able to save bogey after taking a drop.

He made double-bogey by three-putting the par-4 14th, but didn't feel so bad after watching Lyle five-putt _ yes, five-putt _ the par-3 16th.

With the pin on a narrow shelf at the right-rear of the green, Lyle's tee shot hit on the upslope, then rolled back down to the bottom of the green. When his first putt didn't quite make it up to the shelf, either, he was left with another long putt, which he hit about 10 feet past the hole. He then rolled his third putt four feet by, and failed to sink the comebacker.

``There's no putt out there that you can take for granted,'' Quigley said.

When he left the course yesterday, Quigley didn't know if he'd be coming back today. While everybody else staying at the house he has rented for this week was glued to the television or the internet, eager to see if he'd make the cut, Quigley paid no attention.

``I knew I'd make the cut,'' he joked today, ``because I wanted to go home.''

Quigley's wife, Amy, and new baby _ Lillian Sage Augusta Quigley, born Wednesday _ came home from the hospital this afternoon and Brett is eager to join them in Jupiter, Fla.

``I'm excited about seeing Lilly and Amy,'' said Quigley, he left the course in the middle of a practice round Tuesday afternoon when Amy went into labor, then flew back to Augusta Wednesday evening.

While looking forward to another round at Augusta tomorrow, he's also looking forward about returning to his family.

``I was pleased to make the cut,'' he said, ``but going home would have been easy to do. I'm excited about playing tomorrow, and I'm certainly excited about going home.''