All eyes this week are on the World Golf Rankings. On Monday, when the new list is released, the man who has occupied the top spot for the last 281 weeks — Tiger Woods — will be replaced by either Lee Westwood, or Martin Kaymer.

I have been asked by a few people about my views on who should be the No. 1 player in the world. My thinking is very simple — if the rankings were based on the performance of the last five, or ten, years, it should be Woods. But if it based on the finishes in the last two years, with more weightage on last 52 weeks, then it has to be Westwood. But if the ranking was based on the form over the past three months, no one is more deserving than Kaymer.

In the last three months or so, Westwood has hardly played because of his calf injury, while Kaymer has won just about every tournament he has entered. But if we broaden the time frame to one year, Woods has not won anything, while Westwood has contended in almost every Major and big events.

With all three playing in the HSBC Champions next week in Shanghai, the reign on top could actually be a very short one for Westwood or Kaymer. We have been hearing tales of the magical click in Woods' game after that singles match in the Ryder Cup. Seems like all the swing changes he made with his new coach Sean Foley have fallen in place. If that is the case, the European duo will have a tough time keeping him at bay.

I am playing the Andalucia Valderrama Masters on the European Tour this week and having won the season-ending Volvo Masters here in 2006, I have nothing but fantastic memories of this place. Valderrama, without doubt, ranks amongst the greatest golf courses in the world and it would have been a sacrilege had it not returned on the European Tour schedule.

I have high expectations from this week as far as the Dubai World Championship is concerned. Having concentrated mostly on the PGA Tour this year, I am still outside the top-60 on the Race to Dubai and I have got three weeks to ensure that I book my tickets to Dubai.

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