Davis Love III got his first look at the TPC at Sugarloaf course, and liked what he saw.

His only complaint was the weather conditions during Wednesday's pro-am before today's start of the $2.5 million BellSouth Classic.

"It is a fabulous golf course," Love said, shivering with his windbreaker zipped up to his throat. "It will be fun to play when it warms up 20 degrees."

He should get that chance.

The temperature was a chilly 50 degrees, with off-and-on rain Wednesday. The forecast calls for clearing today, with the temperature climbing into the low 80s by Friday.

Love, seeking his first victory of the year after posting six Top Ten finishes, is among the favorites in a strong field headed by David Duval, winner of last week's Players Championship and two other events this year.

Any chance Love had of winning last week was washed away in the third round when he dumped two shots in the water around the 17th green. He took a triple bogey on the way to a 78 and eventually finished in a tie for 10th.

Asked what is making Duval so successful, Love said, "He has an extreme amount of confidence. He was close for a long time. Then when he finally did break through, we said he will probably win a bunch. We didn't predict 10 of 33, but we said once he gets one, he will play well."

Love said he's playing fairly well and driving the ball very good.

"Except for bad breaks and silly mistakes and missed putts, David would be sitting here talking about me," Love said. "I am very, very close, two seconds, a third and last week's disaster."

He said he won't tinker with his game for this tournament and in preparation for next week's Masters.

"I'm not going to do too much different than I did last week, except try to keep a few balls out of the water," he said. "I probably won't do a lot this week other than just play. It is a hard, long walk. Next week is a long, hard walk."

Duval also doesn't want to leave his game at Sugarloaf.

"I have to weigh it out and make sure I don't expend too much energy here and make sure I am ready for next week as well," he said. "It will be a bit of a balancing act."