Tiger Woods justifies snubbing World Golf Championship in Shanghai with two words as money talks for world No 1 This is the inaugural "Final Series" and in an attempt to secure as many big names as possible at the two tournaments in Shanghai and this 78-man field in Belek, the Tour has insisted on the golfers teeing it up in at least of two of the first three events if they want to play in next week's DP World Championship, the Dubai finale at which more than £7m will be up for grabs. However, the plan has backfired with three members of the world's top 25 - Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel and Sergio Garcia - refusing to be "forced" into making a minimum of two appearances and therefore excluding themselves from the Race To Dubai climax. While that was the choice of the trio, who all played in a PGA Tour event in Malayasia rather than the BMW Masters, which opened the "Final Series," the organisers and sponsors in Dubai are known to be bemused that these three golfing heavyweights, who wish to play in the event and have easily points to qualify, will not be allowed. Woods sympathises with the players, particularly Els who has labelled the new regulation as "farcical" and "crazy." "I think some of the guys are a little worn out," Woods said. Guys like Ernie and Charl also go back home and support their home Tours down in South Africa. So they are playing the year-round non-stop. They are playing a global game.... Ernie is probably, of my generation, who has travelled more than anyone to play golf, and I can certainly understand where he's coming from. The European Tour has listened to the complaints and next week will announce they will change the "Final Series" rules for next season. It is understood that in a press conference on the last day in Dubai, George O'Grady, the Tour's chief executive, will announce that the "two from three" stipulation is to be scrapped. Woods will be back in Florida by then, winding down 2013 with one last appearance at his own event in California in December. It has been quite a campaign for Woods, with five wins which have hauled him back to world No 1. Woods will be as driven as ever to win his sixth on his second trip to Turkey. Last year, he played in the unofficial matchplay event and was knocked out by the eventual winner, Justin Rose, who is back in opposition this week. Rose has his eyes on his second Order of Merit title, which he says would be "the icing on the cake" of a year which featured his major breakthrough at the US Open. The Englishmen is in fourth place in the standings, approximately 315,000 points behind the leader Henrik Stenson with this week's winner collecting nearly 850,000 points. Somewhat inevitably, Rose and Stenson play with Woods in the first-round's marquee threeball.