Tiger Woods is paid $1 million each year just to play in the Dubai Desert Classic, regardless of how he plays. But hitting golf balls off the top of this "hotel" is really neat. Pictures of Tiger Woods practicing off the heliport of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, UAE. Taken when Tiger was in Dubai for the Desert Classic, March 2, 2004. $1 million appearance fee, and he gets to hit shag balls from the tallest hotel in the world. Wonderful photos; the last picture really puts it in perspective.