Sergio Garcia is aiming to maintain momentum at the BMW Masters as he looks forward to what promises to be a hectic 2016.
The Spaniard is making his debut in the third event of The Final Series as The Race to Dubai moves towards its climax and will be hoping for a second consecutive productive week in Shanghai.
He finished in a tie for 11th at last week's World Golf Championships - HSBC Champions and is now looking forward to taking on the Lake Malaren Golf Club layout across the city.
"I got better as the week went on," he said of his effort at Sheshan International Golf Club. "Overall it's been okay after quite a lot of rest. Hopefully we can keep going in the right direction this week and see what we can do.
"The course is great, in very good condition. The fairways are wonderful, greens are running nicely. It was a little bit breezy today, so there were some holes out there that were quite challenging. It played quite long but overall it was nice."
Garcia comes into the week 30th in The Race to Dubai and this will be his last chance to rack up those vital points as he is missing the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, next week.
With his 2015 European Tour campaign ending this weekend, the 35 year old is already looking ahead to 2016 with The Ryder Cup and The Olympic Games in Brazil on the horizon.
"I haven't qualified yet but I'm excited about it," he said. "I'm excited about having the chance of representing Spain in the Olympics. I'm excited to be considered as an Olympian. Excited to get there and see some of the other athletes and some of the other sports and everything.
"For me, it's a thrill and I would love to be there and have the possibility of winning an Olympic medal for my country and for myself. I've never been to the Olympics. I've watched it on TV many times but I've never been to the Olympics."
Another ambition of Garcia's for 2016 is to win that elusive first Major Championship.
The 11-time European Tour winner has finished in the top five of all four of the Majors, with four runners-up finishes, but he does not feel any extra pressure to follow in the footsteps of recent European victors Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer and Justin Rose.
"More European players are winning Majors here and there," he said. "So do I feel more pressure? I guess every year that goes by, it feels another chance that has kind of gone by.
"But if I get to 45 and I haven't won any, then I will probably feel a lot of pressure then. But I still feel like I'm young enough to be able to do it, hopefully several times.
"And if I keep playing well I'm still going to have a lot of Majors to come, so a lot of opportunities there for me. We'll see."
