The HSBC in Shanghai kicks off Thursday with Tiger and Phil together in Asia for the first time.The field has 15 of the top 20 in the world rankings and should be a great tournament.More photos from Shanghai - AP / Eugene Hoshiko
The HSBC in Shanghai kicks off Thursday with Tiger and Phil together in Asia for the first time.The field has 15 of the top 20 in the world rankings and should be a great tournament.

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One of the top golfing resorts to visit in Spain is the La Manga Las Lomas Village. It has been voted European golfing resort of the year many times, strongly in part to three top notch championship courses it consists of. The resort features the South, North, and West courses with the South being the premiere layout. The par 73 was redesigned by Arnold Palmer in the early 90s and frequently hosts prestigious regional and national events.
La Manga also features a golf academy which runs regular competitions that guests can enter. Once the golf is finished, the resort also has a casino for the gamblers and a nearby beach. It doesn't get much better than golf, gambling, and soaking up rays at the beach.
Read about the different golfing regions in Spain.
Sergio Garcia, Spain's most popular player, is currently playing in the World Match Play Championships in Casares, Spain. He lost his first match to Oliver Wilson of England and then halved his second match with Australian Robert Allenby.
After almost winning both the 2008 British Open and PGA Championship before losing to Padraig Harrington, Garcia has struggled since and didn't contend in any majors in 2009. He had a difficult year both on and off the golf course, and looks to rebound for a strong 2010.
Garcia photo credit - AP / Manu Fernandez
Cool shot of Tom Lehman at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona. (AP / Matt York)
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With the Shriners Hospital for Children Open currently going on in Las Vegas, it seems to be a good time to discuss golf and gambling. For many golfers, the two go hand in hand and makes the game more fun while adding additional pressure. There are many different games that golfers can play and betting amounts can be either very small or very large.

AK feels Robert Allenby may need to practice a little more in the future. (AP / Marcio Sanchez)
Ryo Ishikawa (AP Marcio Sanchez)Friday tee times
Four-ball matches (best ball)
1:55 p.m. ET – Mickelson-Leonard (US) vs. Goosen-Scott
2:07 p.m. ET – Furyk-Kim (US) vs. Els-Weir
2:19 p.m. ET – Perry-O'Hair (US) vs. Ishikawa-Yang
2:31 p.m. ET – Glover-Cink (US) vs. Singh-Clark
2:43 p.m. ET – Johnson-Mahan (US) vs. Allenby-Villegas
2:55 p.m. ET – Woods-Stricker (US) vs. Ogilvy-Cabrera
(AP / Eric Risberg)MATCH 1
Anthony Kim / Phil Mickelson (USA) vs. Mike Weir / Tim Clark (International)
MATCH 2
Hunter Mahan / Sean O'Hair (USA) vs. Adam Scott / Ernie Els (International)
MATCH 3
Lucas Glover / Stewart Cink (USA) vs. Vijay Singh / Robert Allenby (International)
MATCH 4
Kenny Perry / Zach Johnson (USA) vs. Angel Cabrera / Camilo Villegas (International)
MATCH 5
Tiger Woods / Steve Stricker (USA) vs. Geoff Ogilvy / Ryo Ishikawa (International)
MATCH 6
Jim Furyk / Justin Leonard (USA) vs. Y.E. Yang / Retief Goosen (International)








Tiger Woods is the first billion dollar athlete. Wow! That was fast and he's only 33. It will be crazy to see how wealthy he will be when it's all said and done.


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Wednesday brought another scenario that only made him smile.
Given his five victories before the playoffs began, and a system of cumulative points until the Tour Championship, Woods could have skipped all three playoff events and still been the No. 3 seed at East Lake.
Then, all he would have had to do is win the Tour Championship.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem was asked if he was aware that Woods could have stayed home the last month.
``No, and I'm glad he didn't,'' Finchem said. ``Tiger is pretty adept at this. Tiger's view was his best chance of winning was to play them all, and make sure he was the No. 1 seed. I think the No. 1 seed has an advantage this week. Tiger usually plays to have an advantage.''
Woods is not likely to ever miss the Deutsche Bank Championship, which benefits his foundation. He has a long history with the Western Golf Association, which runs the BMW Championship at Cog Hill, where Woods has won five times.
Even so, the idea that having a big regular season allows him to miss a playoff event raises questions about whether he'll be at The Barclays next year.
Definitely needs to be fixed for next year.
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