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[b]There's action all over the world but where has the Punter put his cash? Read his thoughts on this week's three events here...[/b] The [b]Race to Dubai[/b] returns to Valderrama this week for the second staging of the Andalucía Masters. Although this week's event is new to the schedule, Valderrama has been a popular staging post on the European Tour for many a year as it was the venue for the old season closer, the Volvo Masters, so there's plenty of course form to peruse. It's a short, tree-lined track and accuracy is most definitely the key. Course form repeats and as a rule, it's the sort of place that the players need to get to know. Very few debutants fair well, although Jeev Milkha Singh won the Volvo Masters at his first attempt back in 2006. Last year's inaugural winner...

There has been much debate amongst golf fans as to when and whether a certain [b]Tiger Eldrick Woods[/b] will be the force he once was. Personally, I, somewhat naively, thought he'd be back in the groove pretty much straight away and I've squandered more than a few pounds trying to catch him at a decent price on his return to the winners' enclosure. If someone had told me a year ago that 2010 would be a completely barren year for the game's greatest exponent I'd have thought they were mad, but here we are on the eve of 2011 and the question remains the same: will he ever be the same again? A relatively successful [b]Ryder Cup[/b], a decent attempt down under at the JB Were Masters, and a very close shave at his own event (the Chevron World Challenge) all add up to a Tiger on the ...