Jim Furyk believes his confidence is returning following his victory in the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook in Florida.
Prior to his one stroke success Furyk had not won on the PGA Tour since the 2007 RBC Canadian Open, his longest spell without a win in his 16 years on the tour, and he was relieved to finally bring his drought to an end.
"It's not really a monkey off my back from a perspective of 'boy, I can't wait to not answer that question again'," he told reporters.
"It's just that I want to go out and win a golf tournament. That's what we play golf for. That's what I practise hard for - and I haven't been able to do that in two and a half years.
"You want to kind of reap your reward at the end, but this game will try your patience.
"I've had quite a few opportunities to win and sometimes I've hit poor shots or I've played poorly. There's other times like the Memorial last year where I cleared everyone in the field and got beat by Tiger.
"I feel like my confidence is growing and building and it may not be exactly where I want it or on top of the world, but I feel like I'm climbing back up the mountain."