Cardiff's Adam Constable is relieved to have hit a rich vein of form in time for the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh Open PGA Championship, which begins on August 5 at Royal St David's.
The Welshman admits he struggled earlier in the season after making a promising start, but has made the necessary adjustments to be a strong contender at the prestigious north Wales event.
"I started the season playing the PGA Europro Tour and made the first three cuts in a row but then had a couple of lean weeks where my form dipped a bit," said Constable.
"It's been a bit iffy and I missed out on Open qualifying but thankfully it's starting to come good at the right time, at the sharp end of the season.
"I'm playing well at the minute and hopefully I'll have a good week next week too.
"I'm obviously really looking forward to the Welsh Open. The course there is outstanding and a friend of mine played it the other day and said it was brilliant so I can't wait to get up there and play it."
The last time the 27-year-old played in north Wales, he struggled at the Welsh Open Young PGA Professional Championship, a competition he had won the previous two years.
"Yeah, I did pretty badly at the Young Welsh Pros in April," he added. "That was when my form was a bit dodgy so hopefully I'll put in a much better performance up there this time.
"It should be a very open field so I reckon I've got a good chance."
Another player representing the west region is Torbay's Neil Holman, who is not worried about taking on much younger players.
At 46, he is one of the oldest competitors in the field but he still rates his chances of doing well.
"I'm still prepared to play against the youngsters and compete," he said.
"I'm still practising a lot and competing as much as I can - although I've been teaching a lot this summer.
"I've never played Royal St David's so I'm looking forward to going up there, even though it's a long way. I just love links golf so it should be perfect for me."
Holman added: "This season has been good and I've been playing pretty steady. I came second in the north Wilts pro-am which was nice and I finished tied for 19th in the first Order of Merit event.
"Hopefully the putts will roll in when I'm there and I can do well."
Rob Holt, Chief Executive of Ryder Cup Wales, said: "Ryder Cup Wales are delighted to be supporting this event in North Wales, the second of our three PGA events in the area with the Young PGA Professional Championship in Anglesey earlier in the year. Our partnership with the PGA allows us to showcase some of the real gems that Wales has to offer and Royal St David's is a wonderful example of this with its championship links course set against a stunning backdrop."