<p>Some of the world's top golfers are in Shanghai to play the HSBC Champions tournament.</p>
<p>Last night there was a big welcome party for the event, and Chinese basketball legend <keyword id="92164" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Yao-Ming">Yao Ming</keyword> was there.</p>
<p>He took a picture with (from left to right) Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, and Luke Donald.</p>
<p>Yao is 7'5". The other guys are 6'4", 5'11", 5'9", and 5'9", respectively.</p>
<p>Check out how small McDowell looks. It must be some sort of optical illusion:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container click-to-enlarge"><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Andrew Redington/Getty Images" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52715182ecad04050296e32c-960/yao-ming-golfers.jpg"><span class="click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52715182ecad04050296e32c-1200-1392/yao-ming-golfers.jpg?maxX=800" border="0" alt="yao ming golfers" width="800" /></a><p class="source">Andrew Redington/Getty Images</p></div><p></p></div></p>
<p>Poor McDowell:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container click-to-enlarge" style="width:300px"><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Andrew Redington/Getty Images" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/527151b4eab8eaee1bfb2957-960/yao-ming-graeme-mcdowell.jpg"><span class="click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/527151b4eab8eaee1bfb2957-1000-2913/yao-ming-graeme-mcdowell.jpg" border="0" alt="yao ming graeme mcdowell" width="300" /></a><p class="source">Andrew Redington/Getty Images</p></div><p></p></div></p>

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A Photo Of Yao Ming Making Four Pro Golfers Look Tiny

Some of the world's top golfers are in Shanghai to play the HSBC Champions tournament. Last night there was a big welcome party for the event, and Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming was there. He took a picture with (from left to right) Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, and Luke Donald. Yao is 7'5". The other guys are 6'4", 5'11", 5'9", and 5'9", respectively. Check out how small McDowell looks. It must be some sort of optical illusion: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Poor McDowell: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Some of the world's top golfers are in Shanghai to play the HSBC Champions tournament. Last night there was a big welcome party for the event, and Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming was there.

A Photo Of Yao Ming Making Four Pro Golfers Look Tiny

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