Rafa Cabrera Bello is hopeful he can take the momentum from his sparkling 2016 season and turn it into a long-awaited win sooner rather than later.
The Spaniard did not miss a single cut last season, securing six top tens on his way to eighth in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex and a Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine National.
He has carried that form into the new campaign, finishing second at the UBS Hong Kong Open, and he heads into the weekend at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship just one shot behind leader Martin Kaymer.
Those performances have established the 32 year old as one of the European Tour's most consistent players but his last victory came in the 2012 Dubai Desert Classic and he is hungry for another.
"I wouldn't give myself an A-plus (for last season) but it has been the first season of my career where I achieved every single other thing except winning," he said.
"I can't really put too much blame on myself for that because sometimes you just need to wait for it to happen. I did give myself lots of chances and I'm sure if I continue on that line, it will happen.
"I'm in no hurry. I know it will come and I just obviously wish it would come sooner rather than later.
"The Ryder Cup was a great experience except for the final score. The rest, I enjoyed every second of it.
"It was great to be part of something so much greater than yourself. I played for Europe, played for my country, my continent, my team-mates. I shared so many moments and then had some very good matches with my friend, Sergio (Garcia).
I'm in no hurry. I know it will come, and I just obviously wish it would come sooner rather than later - Rafa Cabrera Bello
"For me, it was a very, very life-changing experience."
Cabrera Bello's 2012 victory is one of eight top tens in the UAE and the 2009 Austrian Golf Open champion feels very much at home in the desert.
"I really like it," he said. "When I break it down, it's hard not to like it. It's normally sunshine here. The courses are great, the greens are very good.
"It's a little bit of breeze, warm weather, and there are lots of palm trees. It reminds me of home, of the Canary Islands. If I break it down to that, I think that's probably why I'm happy playing here."
