Tiger, Mickelson lead clash of titans

Tiger Woods will try to seize back the no.1 spot when the HSBC Champions tees off this week in China. England’s Lee Westwood knocked Woods off golf’s pedestal for the first time in five years on Monday, capping the American’s fall from grace. But the...

Tiger Woods will try to seize back the no.1 spot when the HSBC Champions tees off this week in China.

England’s Lee Westwood knocked Woods off golf’s pedestal for the first time in five years on Monday, capping the American’s fall from grace.

But the new no.1 and no.2 will have their hands full in Shanghai against reigning champion Phil Mickelson and other stars whose presence underlines the tournament’s rise as an elite world golf event.

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