Padraig Harrington is hoping to round off an 'unbelievable' season in style this week when he tees up in his final tournament of 2008 at the Barclays Singapore Open.
The 37-year-old Irishman has enjoyed victories in two majors this season - The Open Championship and the US PGA Championship - and a win in the richest national Open in Asia would put the seal on a memorable year.
"It's my last tournament of the year and you always want to finish well, I'm very much focused on trying to get one last win for the year and that would be the icing on the cake for Christmas," said Harrington at the Sentosa Golf Club.
"I am enthusiastic to get out there and play, which is a good sign.
"There is no doubt that after my two major wins in the summer that there was a period afterwards that I did not get enough time to take a break from the game, and I suffered a little bit because of it.
"I think I have gotten a little bit of a break since and as I said I am keen to go out there and play.
"I am changing a few things at the moment and that has kind of distracted me at times, but this being my last tournament of the year I am focused on playing this weekend and leave all the work and progress to the next eight weeks after this."
Harrington can look back on 2008 with plenty of pride after becoming the only player other than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to have won consecutive majors since 1995.
"My season at my level is all about going out there and competing in the majors and then winning majors," he continued.
"I look back at this year as being unbelievable, I started out the year in the first six months playing very nicely and didn't get the results that my game was showing.
"Then I got the two big results in the summer that was very pleasing because it will help me stay patient in the future. My season will go down as the best season of my career so far and one to remember.
"I think going forward my goal will remain the same as it has been for the last three years, which is peak for the four majors. I think over the last 12 major championships I have managed to do that and got myself in contention a reasonable number of times."
The majors remain the top priority for Harrington but the Irishman will also attempt to make his mark at the end of next year in the inaugural Race to Dubai.
"I think that the Race to Dubai comes in under the four majors. Essentially my schedule next year will be all about peaking for the four majors next year," he added.
"It's all about building up for those, all about making sure I do not over play and that I am ready for those tournaments.
"Once the US PGA finishes in August then the Race to Dubai kicks in, then that's when I start thinking about how am I doing in that Race and whether I am in a position to win it.
"It gives you that added focus to move on for the rest of the year. I think it is very much the last three months of the year that the Race to Dubai becomes a goal because no matter what you do in the first several nine months you don't win that title.
"It is really something to focus on at the end of the year."
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