Vijay Singh gave the gloves a try during practice and loved them, Sheppard said.
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Fiji's Vijay Singh brought his campaign to a close at one over after a final round of 71.
Nine players already have withdrawn, including past champions Vijay Singh and David Toms.
He won his maiden US title when he held off Vijay Singh in a play-off for the Honda Classic in March.
World number three Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and ninth-ranked Vijay Singh are also among the strong field.
Vijay Singh carded a 69 and is among three players tied for second while Tiger Woods is two under after a 72.
This year, Garcia lost playoffs to run second place to Vijay Singh at The Barclays and to Camilo Villegas at the Tour Championship.
Poor putting also accounted for eighth-placed Vijay Singh, whose five birdies were offset by two bogeys to leave him seven adrift of Stenson.
For the first two rounds, PGA.com will follow the threesome of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and defending champion of the 2009 PGA Championship Y.
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No-one can argue with Vijay Singh's credentials - his win at the Deutsche Bank Championship was the USPGA champion's sixth title of the year.
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On his follow through, he looks more like a power-hitter muscling a drive into the right-centerfield gap than a master ball-striker like Vijay Singh.
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South Korea's Charlie Wi, Fijian Vijay Singh, and Americans Bill Lunde and Corey Pavin are a further shot back on nine under after two rounds.
Alongside him were fellow former world No. 1 Vijay Singh and fellow American Mark Wilson, who both moved up from 15th overnight with their 68s.
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World number two Vijay Singh, US Open champion Michael Campbell and USPGA winner Phil Mickelson are also among the field at Sheshan International Golf Club.
Vijay Singh, the 2003 champion and the highest ranked player in the Orlando field, hit a three-under 69 but remains well back at seven under.
Among active golfers, only Vijay Singh and Padraig Harrington have three.
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Golf greats such as Angel Cabrera, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh have all experienced the demanding holes and spectacular vistas of these championship courses.
Pappas moved clear of Fiji's Vijay Singh, John Huston and Pat Perez in second place, while Rocco Mediate, David Peoples and Dan Forsman shared fifth on 65.
Rose's only previous appearance in the Match Play saw him lose in the first round to Vijay Singh, but he is confident of progressing further this week.
South African Ernie Els added a round of 68 to his earlier 69 to leave him tied with 11 other players, including Fijian Vijay Singh, on three under.
Since then the American superstar has only briefly ceded the number one position in 2004 and 2005 to Vijay Singh and Ernie Els and in 1999 to David Duval.
South African Tim Clark hit a final-hole eagle as he and Fiji's Vijay Singh defeated Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink to claw back vital points for the international team.
Ernie Els is among a large group on two under, which is one better than Vijay Singh and two better than Adam Scott - the best-ranked player present at four.
He lost in back-to-back playoffs in majors at the 2004 PGA Championship, to Vijay Singh (Justin Leonard was also in the playoff), and at the 2005 Masters, to Tiger Woods.
Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia have a lot of work to do after finishing 10 shots off the pace while Vijay Singh is on three under with a hole to play.
Fiji's world number four Vijay Singh, the event's highest-ranked player, finished level after a 73 that included an eagle, three straight birdies, a triple bogey, a double and three other bogeys.
Woods first reached the No. 1 ranking in 1997 and has maintained it ever since with brief interruptions by Ernie Els (9 weeks), David Duval (15 weeks) and Vijay Singh (32 weeks).
Top overseas players Angel Cabrera, Justin Rose, Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Louis Oosthuizen, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Graeme McDowell and British Open champion Darren Clarke are also all on their way home.
Veteran Fijian Vijay Singh produced a superb birdie burst on his back nine to join Woods in the clubhouse on seven under, while defending champion Justin Rose of England opened with a 67.
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