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Tiger Woods, a master of trimming his playing schedule to peak for the big events, had little time to spare at the end of the 2005 PGA Tour. Within hours of his runner-up place behind fellow American Bart Bryant at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, the...

Tiger Woods, a master of trimming his playing schedule to peak for the big events, had little time to spare at the end of the 2005 PGA Tour.

Within hours of his runner-up place behind fellow American Bart Bryant at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, the world no.1 was on a plane for Shanghai and this week's Champions tournament.

"Playing around the world is one of the perks of professional golf and I have been eager to work a return visit to China into my schedule.

"There is a real buzz about golf in China as it grows in popularity so I think it will be an amazing week for both the players and the fans," said Woods, who led the 2005 PGA Tour in earnings with a career-best $10.6 million.

The inaugural Champions tournament, the richest event in Asian golf history with a purse of $5 million, is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the European Tour, the PGA Tour of Australia and the South African Sunshine Tour.

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