Tiger Woods return to Thailand....

BANGKOK -- Tiger Woods will play in a one-day skins tournament in Thailand next month, returning to his mother’s home country for the first time in 10 years.

Organizers announced Thursday that Woods will play in the Nov. 8 event, which is part of celebrations to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th year on the Thai throne.

It will be staged at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, a seaside province southeast of Bangkok, and comes the day after the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, where Woods also is scheduled to play.

Paul Casey of England, Camilo Villegas of Colombia and Thailand’s top player, Thongchai Jaidee, will also compete for total prize money of $300,000.

Woods is without a tournament victory this year after being out for nearly four months in the wake of the infidelity scandal that ended his marriage and marred his image.

Woods, an American whose mother is Thai, last played in Thailand in 2000, winning the Johnnie Walker Classic. He also won the inaugural event in 1998.

The 14-time major winner made his Thai debut in winning the 1997 Asian Honda Classic, receiving a $480,000 appearance fee and being met with “Tigermania” from large crowds following him. He also received a royal decoration and was feted by the prime minister.

“Thailand has treated us very well,” Woods said at the time. “I don’t know why but I feel like I’m home. I hope I will be back soon.”

Woods went on to win his first major that year at the Masters, his first of four and setting a tournament record by finishing at 18 under. That deepened the admiration for the then 21-year-old player among Thai golfers, such as Suntorn Jarumon.

“Americans like to say he’s American. Blacks like to say he is black. But Thais are proud of him as an Asian, and he is definitely Thai,” Suntorn said at the time. “As long as he doesn’t have woman problems or money problems, he should be around for a long time to come.”




Who going to BKK 8 Nov ???

Wow. Even Thailand can invite him but our Singapore.Inc cannot attract him here.

Well, my answer to that...who wouldn't go to Thailand? He is single now... get it?

Hahahahaha. True true

jazz_samz wrote:

Wow. Even Thailand can invite him but our Singapore.Inc cannot attract him here.

If TW got a Singaporean gf...he will come once a year too ! Paging for JJ.....

Uncle Lau wrote:

jazz_samz wrote:

Wow. Even Thailand can invite him but our Singapore.Inc cannot attract him here.

If TW got a Singaporean gf...he will come once a year too ! Paging for JJ.....

Agreed..UL quick find him a spg....but doubt spg suits his taste...

I am sure if TW see JJ.....he will.....

aiyo, this lobang not good for JJ leh...

emperor got 3000 concubines....

dun think JJ like to share....


but i can be worng.....

jazz_samz wrote:

Wow. Even Thailand can invite him but our Singapore.Inc cannot attract him here.

i guess he is there for a reason, look closely what he wearing on his wrist? a thai buddhist band, probably he going there for blessing? anyway, we just have to hope he will drop by singapore for our barclays before to australia open

He needs to go for more of these event to earn appearance fees to recoup on the millions u have to pay to his ex wife...

Terence29 wrote:

He needs to go for more of these event to earn appearance fees to recoup on the millions u have to pay to his ex wife...

No need lah, he is rich enough to pay his EX wife ! maybe to pay the other few EX GF may be sticky ! 8)

Uncle Lau wrote:

Terence29 wrote:

He needs to go for more of these event to earn appearance fees to recoup on the millions u have to pay to his ex wife...

No need lah, he is rich enough to pay his EX wife ! maybe to pay the other few EX GF may be sticky ! 8)

He's not winning any tournments now, so prize $ quite low, he need to earn from appearance fees for him to find new GF mah.

OIC.....