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Cabrera's cash dash
Cabrera - road to riches.
Cabrera shot a 66 in Bermuda on Wednesday to finish runner-up in the 36-hole four-man Grand Slam of Golf - a performance which banked him £180,000 (he'd have bagged £120,000 even if he'd finished last).
Next week he is at the Volvo World Match Play and even if he loses all three of his group games and fails to advance to the semi-finals he will walk away with nearly £110,000.
Such are the riches on offer to those at the top of the golfing tree - but that has not stopped Cabrera taking an overnight flight across the Atlantic so that he can also compete at the Castello Masters in Spain on Thursday.
And there he will actually have to play well if he wants to collect more big bucks at the weekend.
The draw has been kind to the 40-year-old from Argentina. He is among the later starters and can therefore catch up on some sleep first.
Assuming he wakes up in time and can find his way to the tee, Cabrera will be partnering Martin Kaymer on his return from two months out injured.
The 24-year-old German broke toes in a go-kart crash in Arizona and during his lay-off has dropped from first to third on the European Tour money list.
With new leader Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy both resting before next week's Match Play in Marbella, Kaymer actually has the chance to go back to the top on Sunday.
But he would have to win the £300,000 first prize for that and is not raising people's expectations.
"My foot has healed well and the doctor has told me that I am fit to play, to put pressure on the foot and play normally," said Kaymer.
"Obviously this is my first tournament back, so I do not know exactly how I am going to feel after 72 holes, but I think that it will be all right.
"Hopefully I can get back to the form that I was in before the accident. If I can get back to that kind of form then I have a chance to win tournaments and the Race to Dubai itself.
"But I have to be patient and make sure that I am confident that my foot is 100% this week."
Tournament host Sergio Garcia is also the defending champion on his home course and in a year when he is still searching for a top three finish it will be a major surprise if he fails to achieve it this week.
He partners 2006 Ryder Cup team-mates Darren Clarke and Jose Maria Olazabal in the first two rounds, while opposing Vivendi Trophy captains Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn are partners as well and so are Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie and Robert Karlsson.
