Alex Noren is confident his best golf is ahead of him as he looks to join an exclusive club of three-time winners at the BMW PGA Championship.
Sir Nick Faldo holds the record with four wins at the event, one ahead of Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie who have both won it three times in the DP World Tour era since 1972.
Noren won the inaugural Rolex Series event at Wentworth Club in 2017 and last year added a second crown with this second DP World Tour win in a month after a seven-year drought.
He also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs on the PGA Tour this year after regaining dual membership via the Race to Dubai and at 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the 44-year-old has good reason to be confident he can add to his 12 DP World Tour wins.
"I'm hoping for the best to come," he said. "Some stuff comes in between. You have family, you have maybe other hobbies.
"I have to work a little harder on my physical side. Before, I could just train and wake up the next day feeling pretty good. Now it's a little bit more work.
"If I'm organised, I can do it, I think, but it's not my strong suit to be organised. I think I have to improve on that side. If that's so, I think you can play pretty good golf until you're in the 50s. I'm hoping my best is to come, yeah."
Noren was a vice captain at the last Ryder Cup but despite his long and successful career, he has played just once in the biennial spectacular, helping Europe to victory in Paris eight years ago.
The Swede was included in Captain Luke Donald's party for the recent trip to Adare Manor and it is clear he is aiming to be a player rather than part of the backroom team for next year's contest.
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"When I was there yesterday, it hits you how like amazing Ryder Cup is, and I thought the venue was spectacular. I've never seen a place like it," he said.
"To have a year to see if I can improve in all areas of the game and be part of that team would be amazing.
"Firstly, I thought it was smart of Luke to gather all the players there. Second, it made it kind of even more sort of like a goal for everybody, I think.
"Some players obviously know they will be there, but for everybody else, it was a really tempting goal just to see the place and then imagine it in one year."
With qualification under way, a good week in Surrey would see Noren rack up some potentially vital early points in his quest to take on the United States.
And with six of his 12 wins having come in the UK, he is looking forward to the challenge ahead.
"Obviously I love coming to England and the UK, playing golf here," he said. "I love all the courses here.
"I just think the crowds are great. The tournament is great. It's just a lovely place to play golf. Maybe that attribute contributes to some good play for me at this event."
