Rafa Cabrera Bello is hoping to make it third time lucky when he tees it up at this week's season-opening Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi.
The Spaniard has finished second in the last two years at Hong Kong Golf Club, losing out by a single shot to Australians Sam Brazel and Wade Ormsby in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
His runner-up finish last term was his best result of another incredibly consistent campaign that saw him record a further five top tens, four of the them in Majors, World Golf Championships and Rolex Series events.
Despite being one of the best performers in golf week in, week out, he has just two wins in the last nine years and would love a victory at a course that has seen countrymen José María Olazábal, Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José Manuel Lara share six victories between them since the turn of the century.
"The game is feeling good," he said. "I've hit the ball well.
I can draw back from nice memories and good experiences here in the past and let's see if I give myself a chance again this year - Rafa Cabrera Bello
"I played decent last week, didn't get it going on the greens but overall tee-to-green, I was very solid.
"I know it's very close to be up there again. Hopefully I can draw back from nice memories and good experiences here in the past and let's see if I give myself a chance again this year.
"It's a really cool city. I've played well here before and it's a place that's treated Spanish golfers very nicely. I enjoy the time I spend here and that's why I come back every year."
Fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia is hoping to continue his excellent recent form as he tees it up for the second time in Hong Kong after making his debut last season.
The 2017 Masters Champion was seen by some as a controversial selection for the European Ryder Cup Team but has recorded four consecutive top tens since being handed a Captain's Pick, winning the Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by his own foundation.
"I had a very good start and a great finish on the year so I'm very excited about that," he said.
"That's where we stand right now and the last four or five tournaments have been top tens everywhere so that's a positive. We're hoping to finish the year in the same manner and start the season in the same manner. I've been riding that wave nicely.
"I think that I see the different courses and I see a lot of similarities from Valderrama and this golf course. For example, a lot of the dog-legs, the tree lines, the small greens. It kind of reminds me a little bit of that.
"It's the kind of golf course that I enjoy playing, so we'll see what we can do.
"I think the most important thing here is accuracy. There's no doubt that it's the kind of golf course that challenges you every single shot. The greens are fairly small, so you have to be accurate with your iron shots, but you need to be in the fairways to have that accuracy."
