Phil Mickelson is still suffering from one of the biggest disappointments of his career at the Ryder Cup, but hopes to find a spring in his step at the WGC-HSBC Champions this week.
New course
"The fact that the golf tournament is moving is nothing different than what we have amongst all of the big major championships in golf," he said. "This is a great site with a great golf course to host it."
"I enjoyed our time in Shanghai with this tournament, but I think this golf course is wonderful, too.
"I played the course for the first time this morning; Keegan and I played a practice round and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was fun to play."
Many Ryder Cup stars will be at Mission Hills, although Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are missing, but Mickelson's Medinah mate Bradley will be there and is impressed with the set-up.
"I think the course is unbelievable," he said. "It's just a great golf course. It's challenging but also you can score very well if you hit it well, and the greens are great."
First impressions
Current Masters champion Bubba Watson is on his first visit to China but he also has been delighted with his first impressions of the venue.
"I've heard about Mission Hills throughout the years and how great the golf courses are around here, so I was really excited when we got here this morning," said Watson.
"I've always thought this was a beautiful place, always some place I wanted to visit. When we landed in Hong Kong, we came across some big bridges to get over here, and the waterways, the coastline off those waterways right there were beautiful, just like I've seen in the movies.
"So everything looked like it was supposed to. Then this place is pretty amazing. I love golf, so this is what intrigues me, seeing the mountains around the golf course."
European Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell will also be in the field at Mission Hills, along with Open champion Ernie Els.
