Tuesday, 30 October 2012

McIlroy and Woods criticized for Champions no-show (Reuters)

Tiger Woods (L) of the U.S. reacts as he stands next to fellow golfer Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the trophy presentation after their exhibition event at the Jinsha Lake Golf Club in Zhengzhou, Henan Province October 29, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - The sponsors of this week's WGC-Champions event have criticised world number one Rory McIlroy and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods for turning down the chance to play in the tournament. The pair played in a lucrative head-to-head exhibition match on Monday at Jinsha Lake in China. McIlroy is now in Bulgaria watching his tennis-playing girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki competing while second-ranked Woods moved on to Singapore to fulfil corporate engagements. "On the one hand we have by far and away the strongest field in Asia this year, 13 of the top 20 are here. ...




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