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The mark of a quality golf course, or in this case two quality golf courses, is whether it or they open themselves up to myriad methods of attack.

Take Doral as an example of a bad golf course, where in recent years the pendulum swung too far in favour of big hitters. It's a skill, as well as a gift, to be able to clout the ball 350 yards, but I hope we never see the day that there is no room on the PGA Tour for those who go about scoring in an altogether more subtle way. When the WGC-Cadillac Championship swapped Doral for Mexico and got a new name, it also found a better home.

In contrast to Doral, Torrey Pines - both the South Course and its kinder sibling, the North - strike the right balance. The South is brutally long on paper, but the advantage that gives to big-hitters is dependent on either their powers of control or recovery. If the hare loses focus, the tortoise can overtake it. Likewise the North offers short-iron approaches to par-fives for some, but those taking a more reserved approach are allowed to do so.

We've seen in recent editions of the Farmers Insurance Open that some of the most athletic players in the sport have been crowned champion, such as Jason Day, Bubba Watson and latterly Jon Rahm, but then there has been Brandt Snedeker and Ben Crane, while KJ Choi and CT Pan have, perversely, found that their ability to keep the ball in play off tee can be more useful at the monster South than it is on many shorter layouts.

Throw in spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and you have yourself a must-see golf tournament, without even reaching for the return to proper PGA Tour golf of Tiger Woods, who has won this title on no fewer than seven occasions.

There are only five players in the market who are shorter than Tiger, whose latest reincarnation at the Hero World Challenge was packed full of promise. Forget the scorecard, which itself was encouraging as he took the lead midway through the second round; the most pleasing aspect of Woods' return was the speed with which he swung, and the shock willingness to hit more than a timid fade.

In the end, eight players finished ahead of Woods in the Bahamas and eight were behind, and a similar mid-table finish of those who make the cut would surely be considered a success here. It's difficult to avoid getting swept away in the excitement of what could be this year - so difficult that many of Woods' peers have not managed it - but for now I see very little point in speculating as to whether he can compete, even here. My finger in the air says 25/1 is on the short side, but not unexpectedly so. I'd have rushed to chance him at 50s make no mistake.