MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were eliminated in the first round of the WGC Match Play here Thursday.The event proceeded nevertheless.This required great courage by the 32 first-round winners, since NBC and The Golf Channel would much rather have Tiger and Rory play five rounds, 90 holes, double-or-nothing.No one knows why we should care about the feelings of the networks and sponsors. The networks have already paid the PGA Tour and the other governing bodies.