Now you know why I don’t make my living in Vegas.

In this space Wednesday, I predicted Tiger Woods, back on the PGA Tour after missing the entire second half of last year, would win as he made his debut at the Accenture Match Play Championship.

That looked good on Wednesday, when he looked like he hadn’t missed a beat in winning his first match. Yesterday was another story. Woods fell to Tim Clarke, four and two. For you non-golfers, that means the match ended on the 16th hole, with Woods being down four holes with just two more to play. Game, set and match.

The biggest loser in in all this? Not Woods, he’ll be fine. It’s a pretty big hit for fans, like me, who were looking forward to seeing the rare kind of drama that seems to surround the best golfer on the planet.

But the real loser in all this is the TV broadcast, which was banking on Woods being available all weekend.

In the meantime, all those bland characters that seem to make up the tour will soldier on.

And it says here viewers will stay away in droves.

It also says here Tiger is still the favorite to win the Masters.