Eight-times European number one Colin Montgomerie will take on Michelle Wie at this month's Casio World Open. The 43-year-old Scot tees up at the Champions Tournament in Shanghai next week in the official start to the 2006-07 European season before taking part in the November 23-27 tournament in Kochi, western Japan.

Montgomerie finished ninth on this year's European order of merit and has been confirmed alongside Wie and rising Australian talent Won-joon Lee, who turns professional this month.

Honolulu schoolgirl Wie narrowly failed to make the cut at last year's Casio World Open when she bogeyed the final two holes and walked off the 18th green in tears.

She became the first woman to make the cut in a major men's tour event in more than 60 years at the SK Telecom Open in South Korea in May.

Singh, Nelson in Hall of Fame

Multiple former major winners Vijay Singh and Larry Nelson celebrated their elevation to the World Golf Hall of Fame in Florida.

Fijian Singh and American Nelson, a Vietnam War veteran, were inducted at the World Golf Village as part of the class of 2006.

Singh and Nelson were inducted along with Marilynn Smith, one of 13 founders of the LPGA and a winner of 21 LPGA Tour titles, and (posthumously) Henry Picard and Mark McCormack.