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Thu 03 Mar 2007Choi defends earlySouth Korea's KJ Choi defends his title at this week's Tampa Bay Championship a mere four months since his four-shot victory on the Copperhead Course at Westin Innisbrook Resort.The PGA Tour event, won by Choi for the second time in late October, has been brought forward seven months as part of the revamped Florida Swing.