A cutabove Doral is where I would rather be

Having failed to make the field at the World Golf Championship's CA Championship at the Blue Monster in Doral, I was looking forward to a sunny Puerto Rico, but the first day of the Puerto Rico Open was washed out by heavy rains.

That means we are possibly going to cram in 72 holes over the next three days on this extremely beautiful and rain-soaked Trump International Golf Club. It will be tough, but it will also be fun. The last time I played a tournament in similar circumstances — at the 2008 Austrian Open — I won. So that's a good positive thought to play the tournament with.

However, I must admit I was not in a very positive mood after finishing last week's Honda Classic. I'd rather be at Doral, where I did so well last year and finished fourth in what is definitely one of the toughest courses on the Tour. I was one of the highest-ranked players in the world who could not qualify for the tournament where all the top players in the world are playing this week.

After the spectacular success at the Accenture Match Play, all eyes will again be on European Tour players. Of course, they will also have to take the presence of defending champion Phil Mickelson into account. And I also liked the way Vijay Singh played at the Honda. He seems to be getting back to his old form.

Of course, the one thing I will miss most about the tournament is the 18th hole of the Blue Monster. The 467-yard, par 4 hole was the second-most difficult on the PGA Tour last year. You've got to think of water on both the tee shot and the approach shot. The landing area is very small, and the green is long and narrow, with water on the entire left side. It requires two great shots to make par on this hole.

I am hoping to have two good tournaments in the next couple of weeks so that I can get back into the top-50 of the world rankings and secure my spot for this year's Masters. That's the short-term plan at the moment.

Far, far away from America, I was so happy to see Korean youngster Noh Seung-yul, who won the European Tour co-sanctioned Malaysian Open ahead of his illustrious countryman K.J. Choi. I have written before in this space how good Noh is. With his second professional win before coming out of his teens, Noh has proved once again that he is a definite star to watch out for in the future.

Jeev Milkha Singh is a three-time winner on the European Tour