Mickelson tapped in at the 18th for his sixth birdie and finished three trips around the Sheshan International course at 14-under 202.

The stage was set for an exciting battle between the top-ranked players in the world after Woods scrambled for a closing par to shoot a two-under 70 and earn a spot in the final group Sunday.

Chasing her first LPGA Tour win, Song birdied the 18th hole to finish two trips around the Kintetsu Kashikojima course at 11-under 133.

Iijima shot a 64 and Kim had a 65 to share second place at 10-under 134.

Making his third trip to China for this event, where he was a runner-up in his two previous starts, Woods had a 67 for the second straight day on the Sheshan International course.

Both Woods and Watney (70), who was the overnight leader after a course record-tying 64 in the first round, birdied the 18th hole on Friday to reach 10-under 134.

Nobuko Kizawa and Hee Young Park are tied for second place at five-under 67, while Vicky Hurst, Bo Bae Song, Mi-Jeong Jeon and 2007 champion Momoko Ueda are knotted at four-under 68.

Defending champion Jiyai Shin leads a large group at 69, 2006 winner Karrie Webb headlines a block of players at 70 and world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa leads a cluster tied at 71.

Martin Kaymer, who is second to Lee Westwood in the Race to Dubai, Shane Lowry and Ryan Moore are knotted in second place at six-under 66.

This tournament is a World Golf Championships event for the first time and the field reflects the championship's new status.

Norman had surgery on his damaged right shoulder in late September and his surgeon, Dr. James Bradley, advised the 54-year-old to sit out the event scheduled to take place between December 3-6.

The Aussie will also sit out the 21st annual Shark Shootout, which he will still serve as host the following week.

Baltimore Country Club, which has served as host for the Champions Tour's fifth major since 2007, will return as the host site for this championship in 2011.

"We are delighted to announce this one-year move of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, and we would like to thank the TPC Potomac membership for affording this opportunity to our players, many of whom played there during the Kemper Open and Booz Allen Classic days, and will most certainly enjoy returning to since its incredible renovation," said Mike Stevens, Champions Tour president.

"We are very pleased to announce our schedule through the 2010 FedEx Cup season," said PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. "Despite difficult economic times we once again have a full slate of events and look forward to yet another exciting season for the PGA Tour." The FedEx Cup season begins with the SBS Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii, from January 7-10.

The regular season ends with the Wyndham Championship August 19-22.

The tournament will be held Apr. 30-May 2, 2010 at Fallen Oak.

"Our players look forward to this terrific addition to our 2010 schedule," said Mike Stevens, President of the Champions Tour. "Mississippi has a rich history of hosting PGA Tour tournaments and we're delighted to team with these great partners for the first Champions Tour event in Mississippi."

Augustine, FL (Sports Network) - Major champions Lanny Wadkins and Jose Maria Olazabal and former United States president Dwight D.

Eisenhower highlighted the World Golf Hall of Fame class inducted on Monday.

Barron was issued a one-year suspension that began immediately after the failed test.

"I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the tour or its players resulting from my suspension," Barron said in a statement issued by the PGA Tour. "I want my fellow tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on tour." The PGA Tour said it would have no further comment at this time and it was not immediately clear when Barron had failed the test.

Tseng moved up two spots to No. 4 while Hjorth jumped eight spots to No. 28.

The top three remained the same with Lorena Ochoa followed by Jiyai Shin and Suzann Pettersen. After Tseng, Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer both slipped a notch to fifth and sixth respectively.

Poulter was a wire-to-wire champion at the Singapore Open, collecting his first title in three years, and moved up six places to a career-best 15th in the rankings.

Fisher also secured a career-high ranking after beating Anthony Kim in the final of the World Match Play Championship, jumping nine spots to No. 17.

Sergio Garcia birdied the second playoff hole last November to defeat Oliver Wilson. Those two finished one stroke clear of Peter Hanson and Geoff Ogilvy.

All four of those players will be on hand at Shenshan International Golf Club this week when 15 of the top 20 players in the world are slated to play.

Cook, who had set the record for lowest 54-hole score in a 72-hole event in Champions Tour history, completed the season's final tournament at 22-under- par 266.

He also set the tournament's 72-hole scoring record. The previous record of 268 was set by Jim Thorpe in 2003, then matched by Thorpe in 2007 and Andy Bean last year.

Han completed the championship at 12-under-par 276.

The victory earned Han a spot in the field at the 2010 Masters and he also gets into the International Final Qualifying for the British Open, which will be contested on the Old Course at St. Andrews.

Fisher, who never trailed in the final match, won for the third time on the European Tour.

"I am absolutely ecstatic," Fisher exclaimed.

Playing in her native South Korea, Choi fired a five-under 67 in the final round and finished at 10-under 206, one shot ahead of Yani Tseng and Maria Hjorth.

Choi, who claimed her first career LPGA Tour win in September at the Samsung World Championship, became only the third player with at least two victories this season.

The 33-year-old Englishman finished the rain-delayed tournament a wire-to-wire winner at 10-under 274, one shot ahead of China's Wen-Chong Liang.

After three days of weather stoppages and suspensions, players were on the course for nearly nine hours Sunday as they finished up the third and fourth rounds.

Cook finished 54 holes at 19-under 197 and is six ahead at Sonoma Golf Club.

Cook got another record on Saturday, but this one wasn't just for Sonoma Golf Club.

Kim handled Robert Allenby, 5 & 4, in the first semifinal at Finca Cortesin Golf Club, then Fisher toppled Masters champion Angel Cabrera, 1-up, on the third extra hole of a classic match.

Cabrera was 1-down with the par-five 18th to play. Fisher was in the fairway but laid up on the 36th hole, and Cabrera was in the left rough and went for the green in two. He hit a spectacular fairway-metal to 10 feet to put the pressure on Fisher.

After three consecutive days of no action, tournament officials decided at 12:15 p.m. (et) Saturday to cancel the championship.

The last time a tournament was canceled and not rescheduled was the 1996 AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am.

MORE TO FOLLOW.

Inclement weather halted play for the third straight day with the last group only finishing six holes and the lead group on the 17th hole. The third round is slated to resume Sunday at 7:30 a.m. local time.

Earlier Saturday, Poulter polished off a seven-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead after 36 holes. However, he dropped four strokes over the first six holes of the third round to slip into a tie for the lead.

Choi posted a one-under 71 in round two. Tseng and Choi completed 36 holes at five-under-par 139.

Maria Hjorth managed an even-par 72, while Jimin Kang posted a one-over 73. They are tied for third at minus-four.