Rory Sabbatini is hoping that putting focus on his own game instead of his rivals' will help him make the most of his debut at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane this week.
The world number 30, who is playing in his first event in South Africa since 2001, is the second highest ranked player in the 156-man field battling it out for the 158,500-euro purse at the Leopard Creek Golf Club.
Englishman Lee Westwood is the highest ranked player in the tournament which is one of three co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour events in the inaugural Race to Dubai season.
Other big names in the line-up include Northern Ireland's rising star Rory McIlroy and 2007 SA Open champion James Kingston.
Sabbatini though is likely to be the centre of attention upon his return to home soil, and the 32-year-old is confident he can flourish on what he describes as a "simple" golf course.
"It's certainly good to be home," he said. "Obviously it's my first time at Leopard Creek, so it's definitely enjoyable.
"I had my first look at it yesterday, it's a very good golf course, everything's out there in front of you. So weather permitting, it will be a fun week.
"I've had a good look at the course and it's a very simple golf course, very straightforward. Put the ball on the fairways, then on the greens and make a few putts, you do those three things and funnily enough, amazing things happen."
Sabbatini, who has won four PGA Tour events with the latest coming at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in 2007, admits that he must concentrate on his own game if he is to succeed at the par-72 course over the next four days.
"The beauty about golf is that the more you focus on other people, the more you forget about what you're doing and make more mistakes," he said.
"The only thing you can do is just go out there and play your hardest and see what happens.
"I'm hitting the ball very nicely, I'm driving the ball very well and feel like I'm hitting my irons very well, so a combination of those things is something definitely to build on."
Other players hoping to make an impact include 2004 winner Charl Schwartzel as well as Richard Sterne and Garth Mulroy, who are currently first and second in the Sunshine Tour rankings.
Mulroy said: "It's a good course. It's tough, you have to play good shots if you want to make birdies. You're not going to get away with too many shots.
"I'm just going to play, if you play well, winning takes care of itself."
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