The first tee balls were launched on Thursday morning in Shanghai for the 10th annual WGC-HSBC Champions, and the crowds at Sheshan International Golf Club had to set some kind of record for a PGA Tour event.

As in setting a record for not a friggin soul in sight.

What is this a communist country or something, where golf is banned?

Oh, wait. It is.

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