Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will both skip this week 's HSBC Champions event . World No . 1 McIlroy and Woods talk exclusively with CNN in joint interview . Woods has risen to No . 2 in the world rankings after slipping out of top 50 last year . He is now ranked No. 3 behind Phil Mickelson, who won his first major title at The Open Championship on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will both skip this week 's HSBC Champions event . World No . 1 McIlroy and Woods talk exclusively with CNN in joint interview . Woods has risen to No . 2 in the world rankings after slipping out of top 50 last year . McIlroy tops the European Tour money list and won his second major title in 2012 .