TIGER WOODS TO PLAY IN DUBAI DESERT
CLASSIC AT END OF JANUARY

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Tiger Woods has confirmed he will compete in the Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club from January 29 to February 3.
The 2006 champion will be making his fifth appearance in Dubai -- a city where he and his design company are developing a 7,800yd, par 72 course called Al Ruwaya in Dubailand, the region's largest tourism and leisure project.
Woods, who first appeared in the Dubai Desert Classic in 2001, finished tied third in the 2007 edition of The European Tour event, two shots adrift off eventual winner Dubai-based Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
"I always enjoy visiting Dubai –- it’s an extremely hospitable place where the people and the tournament organisers treat the players so well,” he said.
“The level of competition is always extremely high; so I know I’ll have to play my best golf if I’m going to win the title again. But it’s a great venue, the course is always in immaculate condition and the weather reminds me of back home in Florida,” said Woods.