Tiger Woods has compared the elevation of the Shanghai Champions event to World Golf Championship status with golf's inclusion in the Olympic Games.

The world number one makes his third trip to play in the tournament this week and will be looking to go one better than his previous two attempts when he finished as runner-up on both occasions.
Woods will now have the extra incentive of landing a 17th World Golf Championship title when he gets his campaign underway on Thursday and feels the move will greatly benefit the development of the game in Asia.
(Source : Skysports)