Henrik Stenson is confident of performing at his best at this week's WGC-HSBC Champions after a disappointing BMW Masters.
Henrik Stenson: China return
The world number four suffered from a wrist injury during the first event of the European Tour's four-part Final Series and finished in a tie for 33rd.
The Race to Dubai leader responded well from a third round 79 by closing with a superb 65 at the Lake Malaren Golf Club and he is confident of taking his new-found momentum into the tournament in China.
Stenson is currently €443,725 in front of Graeme McDowell in the Race to Dubai standings, but is confident of doing well at the Sheshan International Golf Club this week.
"This is obviously a big event on our schedule and one which we always look forward to," Stenson told the European Tour's official website.
"It is one of the strongest fields of the season and I have played quite well at Sheshan before, so I'm hoping for a good week.
"You are going to have to play some good golf to be up there, we know that much.
With the preparations leading into last week I wasn't in the shape I wanted to be, but I finished with a good score on Sunday so I feel pretty good about my game.
"I would be hoping to be in contention one of these last three weeks. I can't walk around waiting for the right things to play out. I need to have some good results if I am going to finish on top and win The Race to Dubai. I imagine it will still be quite open when we get to Dubai, so if I can have a good result this week it will really help me. If not, I will keep working away.
"It certainly helps that I've done quite well around here before and I think it is good golf course. It has a good mix of risk and reward holes. There are a couple of easy holes and a few tougher holes. You need to hit the ball pretty well from tee to green to give yourself the chances. It is a course that suits me pretty well. It suits good ball strikers, but there are a few of those here this week!"
Stenson won the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2007 and is looking to win his second WGC this week at an even he hasn't qualified for since finishing in a tie for 13th place in 2013.
"I've missed this event the last couple of years so it is great to be back in the field," he added.
"That was one of my big goals when I started to climb back up the rankings - to get back in the big events, and this is certainly one of those. They put on a great venue for us, a great golf course, and a great tournament, so it should be a fantastic week."
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