Woods arrives in Melbourne
Published:Monday | November 9, 2009 | 2:00 PM
Tiger Woods managed to avoid the mayhem and hype awaiting him by slipping quietly into Melbourne today to prepare for his first tournament in Australia for more than a decade.
The world number one, arrived in a private jet and was immediately whisked away with his entourage to an unknown destination before his first round of public appearances tomorrow.
Woods has been paid a $3 million appearance fee, which is more than 10 times the prize money on offer for winning the tournament.
Woods has played in Australia on just three occasions, without winning. His last appearance was at the 1998 Presidents Cup in Melbourne when his American team lost to the Internationals for the first and only time.
Woods will attend a gala dinner function at Melbourne\'s casino tomorrow and hold his first news conference.