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    Only a global calamity will bump Woods off newspaper front pages and the lead item on TV news services in sports-mad Melbourne as the world's No.1 player prepares for only his third Australian tournament and first Down Under appearance since the 1998 Presidents Cup at nearby Royal Melbourne. "We haven't seen him in Australia for 11 years. People should be excited ... He's the greatest sports person in the world right now. He has earned the right to be called that." Until this week, no Australian tournament has ever posted the "sold-out'' sign, not even when Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player dropped in to fan their rivalry deep in the southern hemisphere in the 1970s. Full Article at PGATour.com
    We haven't seen him in Australia for 11 years. People should be excited ... He's the greatest sports person in the world right now. He has earned the right to be called that.
    Adam Scott – Adam Scott SOURCE: PGATour.com 1 week ago
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Australians in a frenzy to see Tiger for first time since '98
  1. It's a big investment, but I think it's a real smart one ... In the '80s and '90s, you had the hugeness of Greg Norman playing great and the world's best players following him to play these (Australian) tournaments. This has not been happening for quite a while.
    Stuart Appleby – Stuart Appleby SOURCE: PGATour.com 1 week ago
  2. Obviously, I knew Tiger was coming down and I had a joke with him at the start of the year, 'It took me 10 years to win back in Australia and now I'm not going to get any press because you're playing,'
    SOURCE: PGATour.com 1 week ago

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