HSBC CHAMPIONS

Site: Shanghai.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Sheshan International Golf Club (7,140 yards, par 72).

Purse: $7 million. Winner’s share: $1.2 million.

Television: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday, 5 a.m.-9 a.m., 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Friday, 5 a.m.-9 a.m., 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m.-9 a.m., 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, 4 a.m.-9 a.m.).

Last year: Italy’s Francesco Molinari won his first WGC title, holding off Lee Westwood by a stroke. Tiger Woods tied for sixth, leaving him winless in a PGA Tour season for the first time in his career.

Last week: U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy won $2 million in the Shanghai Masters, beating Anthony Kim with a par on the first hole of a playoff. … Bo Van Pelt took the Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia, birdieing five of the last eight holes for a six-stroke victory. … Sergio Garcia won the Andalucia Masters for his second straight European Tour victory. … Koichiro Kawano beat Bae Sang-moon with a birdie on the sixth extra hole in the Japan Tour’s Mynavi ABC.

Notes: The winner will get credit for an official PGA Tour victory and, if a PGA Tour member, receive a three-year tour exemption. … The tournament is in its seventh season and third as a WGC event. … Tiger Woods failed to qualify, marking the first time he hasn’t been eligible for a WGC event. The tournament also is the only WGC event he has failed to win. … Phil Mickelson won the 2007 and 2009 titles. … Top-ranked Luke Donald withdrew to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. … The Australian Open is next week at The Lakes in Sydney, followed by the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. Woods will play in both events.