Tiger Woods will be doing something he has never done in his career when the WGC HSBC Champion event is played this week in Shanghai, China -- He will not be in the event.
For the first time since 1999, he is not eligible to participate in a World Golf Championship (WGC) tournament.
Woods' struggles in the past two years in the world of golf have been well documented. Almost, too well documented for many.
The former No. 1 player in the world has seen his personal life and professional life take a major hit.
Woods is now ranked 56th in the OWGR, therefore making him ineligible for this weeks HSBC Champion event.
All of this coming from a player that has dominated the four WGC events in years past.
He has racked up 16 wins in 36 tournaments in the WGC, including at least one per year stemming back to 1999. That's almost a 45% win percentage against the top-50 players in the world.
Michael Jordan has been replaced as an assistant captain to Fred Couples for the 2011 U.S. Presidents Cup team, by 11-time PGA Tour winner John Cook.
Jordan expressed his concern to Couples that he needed to stay in the U.S. during the current NBA lockout, as he is the majority of the Charlotte Bobcats organization.
"After careful consideration, it is with regret that I have decided to cancel my trip to Australia later this month for The Presidents Cup," Jordan said in a statement.
"With the NBA labor situation unsettled, as the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, I feel it is necessary that I remain in the country. It was an honor to have been chosen by Fred Couples to serve as a Captain's Assistant. I wish Fred and the United States Team the best of luck."
It seems in recent memory every time a female golfer is dominating the women's game, the subject of 'how would she do against men' comes up.
Rightfully so in some aspects I suppose.
Annika Sorenstan did it -- Michelle Wie gave it a go a few times, though neither were able to make a cut in the PGA Tour events they participated in.
Now it seems, you can enter Yani Tseng's name into that discussion.
The 22-year old Taiwanese super star said recently she would not be against teeing it up against the men.
In a recent interview with the China News Agency, Tseng said, "If an opportunity presents itself, I would like to play in a PGA tournament to learn more from male golfers."
Tiger Woods will be doing something he has never done in his career when the WGC HSBC Champion event is played this week in Shanghai, China -- He will not be in the event.
