Do you go aggressively and bank on your man getting a par at the treacherous par four 11th, finding the green at the tiny par three 12th and getting on the green in two on the reachable par five 13th? Or do you just sit back and wait until he is out of that corner until you make your next move on the market? Augusta is all about making the right decisions.

On that famous day in 1958 it was Arnold Palmer who won the Masters and he was the beneficiary of some tournament winning calls.

On the 12th his initial tee shot embedded into the bank behind the green and he made a double bogey with that ball. However, aware of a rules issue he played a second ball that he made par with.

An unhappy Palmer proceeded to the 13th where he went for the green in two, made it and promptly sunk his putt for an eagle. It was only after that that he got the news that the rules officials had ruled with him on the 12th and a par was recorded. That is the original story of many at Amen Corner but you can be sure there will be plenty more to come at this magical part of golfing folklore.

Conditions in last year's Masters were very difficult and amazingly the winning score was one over par. Early weather forecasts this year are not too favourable either with a cool wind expected in the early rounds.

This is where experience comes into play and although we all love to see a story develop: the facts are that it is unlikely that anyone outside the top ten in the betting will be walking away with the coveted green jacket.

Zach Johnson and Mike Weir are recent examples of surprise winners but by and large they are few and far between.

Any serious punter will be spending the days building up to the start of the tournament doing lots of research. Much of the information in golf is easily available via the stats section of the European and PGA Tour websites.

A quick look through there shows you that Vijay Singh has six top tens at the Augusta in the last eight years and a man in form Vijay has been heavily supported so far this week.

Another who sticks out is Retief Goosen, who has a remarkable four top three finishes in the last six years. His price has also plummeted in recent weeks after a return to form and it's a case now of deciding what you perceive as value.

All the media attention will surround Tiger this week and you cannot blame them, after all he is almost certainly the greatest sportsman on the planet. The genius of the man means that even if he is six shots off the lead going into the final round he will still be well in the hunt.

If you are punting on Tiger you would do well to wait until the tee times are announced and if he is given a later start time as in recent events then wait until near his tee time to back him as you will almost certainly get better odds.

Whether you are the once a year watcher of one of the greatest shows on earth or an ardent golf fan, there is only one place to be from Thursday to Sunday evening and that is watching the action unfold at one of sports greatest theatres.

The beauty of it all being you just don't know the ending...although general consensus is that it will climax something like: Enter Tiger Stage Left to Butler Cabin to receive his fifth Masters title.

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