The Match at Mission Hills Brings Together Three Separate Generations of Golfers, Tiger, Rory and Guan Tianlang, Stimulating Junior Golf Development in China

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Indeed, The Match at Mission Hills did bring together three separate generations of golfers Tiger, Rory and Guan Tianlang.

The Mission Hills Group is owned by two brothers, Chairman Ken Chu and Vice Chairman Tenniel Chu.

"Have you seen the movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?" Dr. Ken Chu said to Woods. "Your name is Tiger, I was born in the year of Tiger, so we're Tigers.

"And Rory, you're born in the year of snake, so snake in Chinese is known as dragon -- and Tenniel was born in the year of dragon. So that's where we have something in common. It's the crouching Tiger and flying Dragon."

Ken Chu noted that it's been 12 years since Tiger's last visit to Mission Hills, which was Woods' first-ever visit to China invited by Mission Hills' late founder, Dr. David Chu.

"Twelve is a very meaningful, very special number to Chinese," he explained. "There's 12 hours in a clock, 12 months in a year, 12 zodiacs, 12 animals in the Chinese calendar year, as well. So 12, it's a complete circle. We are very proud, very honored to play host to your very first visit to China, and after 12 years, also playing host to your first visit to Hainan Island. So it's a wonderful relationship that we have had, created, and thank you for all your support of China golf development. We appreciate it."