SINGAPORE (AFP) - A strong Asian cast will aim to end Tiger Woods' amazing winning run at the WGC-CA Championship in Doral starting on Thursday.

China's Liang Wenchong, last season's Asian Tour merit champion, leads the region's challenge in the eight-million-dollar event headlined by world number one and title-holder Woods, who is unbeaten this year.

Johnnie Walker Classic winner Mark Brown, Indian Masters champion S.S.P. Chowrasia and Ballantine's Championship runner-up Jeev Milkha Singh are also in the fold, along with Thailand's Chapchai Nirat.

Liang has been drawn to play in the first two rounds alongside Sergio Garcia and Graeme Storm while Chowrasia tees off with world number six K.J. Choi and Sweden's Henrik Stenson.

"The highest you can go in golf is the US PGA Tour and I hope to reach there someday," said Liang, China's first merit winner.

"In order to get there, I have to first train here (in Asia) and get enough experience so that I would be able to compete against the best players."

Woods is chasing his eighth straight tournament win after clinching the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a 24-foot putt on the last hole on Sunday.