Thomas Bjorn is the defending champion at the Qatar Masters which gets underway tomorrow at Doha Golf Club.
Lee Westwood, at three in the world, is the highest ranked player in the field which includes major winners Retief Goosen, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell.
Knysna's Branden Grace missed the cut in Abu Dhabi last week following back to back wins in South Africa and still leads the race-to-dubai money list.
He's looking forward to this week and playing the first two rounds in one of the marquee pairings alongside Mcdowell and the American Graeme Mcdowell.