The Best Pre WGC-HSBC Champions Tuesday Photocalls

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published 25 October 2017

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The Best Pre WGC-HSBC Champions Tuesday Photocalls

It's the final World Golf Championship of the year and that means we get to see some more brilliant images from the pre-tournament photocall.

This year' defending champion Hideki Matsuyama was the focus along with world number one Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson and home-favourite Haotong Li.

The photocall involved the players hitting shots off of a helipad against the stunning night-time Shanghai skyline, as well as hanging by wires suspended in mid-air.

Hideki defends the trophy...literally:

The world number one and three hit towards the stunning Shanghai skyline:

Henrik Stenson enjoyed himself:

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Stenson, Fowler, Spieth and Bubba play the drums in 2015:

(Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott and Martin Kaymer dress up and hold some Chinese lanterns in 2014:

Scott with some Chinese dancers ( JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Dufner, Rose, Poults, Mickelson and McIlroy in capes holding staffs in 2013:

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Lee Westwood, Adam Scott, Francesco Molinari, Keegan Bradley and Rory McIlroy pose with a traditional Chinese dragon in 2011:

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