By most accounts, Silverado’s inaugural whirl as host of the Frys.com Open was a success – stronger field than past years, sparkling weather, nice crowds.

Johnny Miller, the NBC analyst who moonlights as part owner of the Napa resort, is already eyeing the encore. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are expected to play in next year’s tournament, which changes pretty much everything.

“It’ll almost be like a different tournament,” Miller said during Sunday’s final round, sitting in a golf cart alongside the 18th fairway. “The crowds will get a lot bigger with Rory and Tiger next year.”

Woods and McIlroy are part of the “Turkey Eight,” players who skipped the Frys in 2012 for a cash-grab exhibition event in Turkey. PGA Tour officials granted those eight players a release, on the condition they play in the Frys once by 2015.

Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan and Lee Westwood showed up this year. Woods, McIlroy, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson and Charl Schwartzel are obligated to make an appearance next year.

“Yeah, it changes the vibe,” Miller said of Woods and McIlroy joining the field. “We’ll actually be able to advertise it, too.”

Miller described himself as “99 percent” certain the Frys will return to Silverado in 2015. This year’s tournament marked the first PGA Tour event at the resort since 1980.

Silverado’s North Course, which Miller redesigned in 2011, held up well against today’s long-hitting tour pros. Sang-Moon Bae’s winning score of 15-under-par on Sunday is typical for most PGA Tour events.

The course measures only 7,203 yards, but challenging greens and thick rough prevented crazy-low numbers.

“The players haven’t complained about anything tricky or unfair,” Miller said. “They knew it was a short course by their standards, but there are enough tough hole locations. … It’s not like they’re shooting 62 every round.”