SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 08: Phil Mickelson of the USA poses with the trophy with Sandy Flockhart, CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific after his one-stroke victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club on November 8, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 08: Phil Mickelson of the USA poses with the trophy with Sandy Flockhart, CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific after his one-stroke victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club on November 8, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

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  1. A man walks past the HSBC headquarters in Central, the business district of Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. European and Asian stock markets extended the week's rally on Thursday, hitting new highs for the year, as investors became increasingly confident that the U.S. economy, the world's largest, is growing again. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7 percent to 21,768.51 and China's Shanghai benchmark rose 2 percent to 3,060.26.
  2. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : HSBC bank Head of Sponsorship Giles Morgan speaks during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  3. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : HSBC bank Head of Sponsorship Giles Morgan speaks during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  4. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : HSBC bank Head of Sponsorship Giles Morgan speaks during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  5. Tiger Woods reacts during the HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai in this November 5, 2009 file photo. Woods said on December 11 he would take an "indefinite break" from professional golf, acknowledging the disappointment and hurt his "infidelity" had caused his family."I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try," the world's No. 1 golfer said in a statement posted on his website.
  6. Cars pass by HSBC and Dubai Islam Bank branches at the Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. The United Arab Emirates' two main stock exchanges registered record declines Monday as they opened for the first time since the announcement that the conglomerate wanted to defer debt payments until at least May, after a long Islamic holiday.
  7. A man walks in front of a HSBC bank at the Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. The United Arab Emirates' two main stock exchanges registered record declines Monday as they opened for the first time since the announcement that the conglomerate wanted to defer debt payments until at least May, after a long Islamic holiday.
  8. A woman walks in front of a HSBC bank at the Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. The United Arab Emirates' two main stock exchanges registered record declines Monday as they opened for the first time since the announcement that the conglomerate wanted to defer debt payments until at least May, after a long Islamic holiday.
  9. SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 28: Phill Mickelson of USA during the Pro-Am of the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club on October 28, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore.
  10. SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 28: Phill Mickelson of USA in action during the Pro-Am of the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club on October 28, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore.
  11. SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 28: Phill Mickelson of USA in action during the Pro-Am of the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club on October 28, 2009 in Singapore, Singapore.
  12. United States player Phil Mickelson, center, talks with U.S. captain Fred Couples and assistant captains Michael Jordan, left, and Jay Haas, left rear, after Mickelson and partner Sean O'Hair won their foursomes match 5 and 3 against International players Camilo Villegas and Retief Goosen at the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in San Francisco.
  13. United States player Phil Mickelson, center, talks with U.S. captain Fred Couples and assistant captains Michael Jordan, left, and Jay Haas, left rear, after Mickelson and partner Sean O'Hair won their foursomes match 5 and 3 against International players Camilo Villegas and Retief Goosen at the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in San Francisco.
  14. United States player Phil Mickelson, center, talks with U.S. captain Fred Couples and assistant captains Michael Jordan, left, and Jay Haas, left rear, after Mickelson and partner Sean O'Hair won their foursomes match 5 and 3 against International players Camilo Villegas and Retief Goosen at the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in San Francisco.
  15. United States' Sean O'Hair, left rear, and Phil Mickelson, center, shake hands on the 15th green with International players Camilo Villegas, leftfrom Colombia, and Retief Goosen, . second from right,from South Africa, after winning their foursomes match 5 and 3 at golf's Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in San Francisco. At right is Mickelson's caddie Jim MacKay.
  16. United States player Phil Mickelson, left, watches partner Justin Leonard hit his tee shot at the fifth tee of their four-ball match against International players Retief Goosen and Adam Scott at golf's Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in San Francisco. At right is Mickelson's caddie James "Bones" MacKay.

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