9 Nov 2009

Woods jets into Australia for $4million

5:13 pm on 9 November 2009

World golf number one Tiger Woods has arrived in Melbourne ahead of his first tournament in Australia in 11 years.

He's being paid The American is being paid over $4 million in appearance fees as the headline act for the Australian Masters starting on Thursday.

Woods has only played in Australia on three previous occasions, most recently when he was part of the US team which lost the 1998 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.