Wie Will Play in Dubai

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are in China this week for the WGC HSBC Champions. And every European Tour player who was eligible showed up. But, the AFP points out, "USPGA Tour players are renowned for not travelling overseas out of their comfort zone, unlike many of their European Tour counterparts." At least 19 eligible golfers from the USPGA chose not to travel for the HSBC Champions, including Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Scott Verplank and Lucas Glover.

I doubt the Chinese will miss Glover. I doubt they'll miss any of those absentees - Tiger and Phil are there.

America's female professionals, however, aren't afraid of a little travel. They go all over the world. Many were in Korea last week, and many are in Japan this week.

And Michelle Wie will be in Dubai in December. The Ladies European Tour's Dubai Ladies Masters takes place Dec. 9-12, and it was announced today that Wie is playing. Wonder what kind of appearance fee she's getting.

Wie, currently attending classes at Stanford, will be back on the LPGA Tour the next couple weeks, too. She's entered into the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico next week, and in the LPGA Tour Championship in Houston Nov. 19-22.