| NOTES | | | The first unofficial event of the PGA Tour`s offseason kicks off this week
with the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia. Ben Crane closed with a
two-under 69 last year to win the inaugural title by a stroke over Brian
Davis. Current world No. 1 Luke Donald had four straight 67s to share third
place with Martin Laird at minus-16. It was after this event last year that
Tiger Woods lost the top spot in the world rankings. With his little play,
and poor results over the last two years, Woods has now tumbled to 55th in
the world. Last year`s event was the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event in
Southeast Asia. Golf Channel will have live coverage of all four rounds in
the middle of the night eastern time. The next unofficial stop for the PGA
Tour will be next week in China, where Francesco Molinari is expected to
defend his title at the WGC - HSBC Champions.
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