Recharged Woods defends PGA Tour Championship absence

TIGER WOODS has shrugged off criticism levelled at him for missing last week’s high-profile PGA Tour Championship in America.

The world number one was absent for the tour’s season finale, choosing to continue his break from the game before flying out to China for the HSBC Champions event, which starts today at the Sheshan International GC.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem expressed his disappointment that a number of big-name stars, with Woods obviously at the top of that list, were not playing in the event.