Wade Ormsby is hopeful this week's defence of the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi title will be the first of many as the 2019 Race to Dubai gets under way in Fanling.
The Australian's maiden victory at Hong Kong Golf Club last season came at the 264th time of asking and he went on to enjoy a career-best season, finishing 48th on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex and making it all the way to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
His last top ten came the week after his victory here but he has enjoyed some decent form in recent weeks and is now looking to kick-on once more.
"I'm trying to get in contention," he said. "I'd like to say trying to win again but you've just got to keep putting yourself in contention and then see what happens from there.
"I'm just trying to move up the World Rankings and move up the Race to Dubai Rankings and try and better last year's results.
"It's a bit weird walking into a golf tournament and seeing a picture of my ugly head on the walls, I'm really looking forward to it.
"It's a golf course I love, it's a golf course that suits my game, so it's nice to come back and come to a place where you feel like you can contend.
"My first win on the European Tour and one that I'll always remember and I'll always love playing the Hong Kong Golf Club.
"The biggest thing for me, winning on the Tour, is I have the belief now that I can win out on Tour. That changed the mind-set how you approach each week.
"It's definitely a new week for me, a lot more stuff for me to do that I don't normally have to do week to week on Tour but it's something I'm hoping I'll get used to if it becomes more frequent."
My first win on the European Tour and one that I'll always remember and I'll always love playing the Hong Kong Golf Club - Wade Ormsby
Hong Kong Golf Club was battered by overnight storms on Tuesday but with the venue having hosted this event for over 50 years, Ormsby knows that the fundamentals do not change.
"I played 11 holes this morning," he said. "The course is in great condition, it's a credit to the staff there.
"You've got to hit fairways but you've got to basically keep the ball in play and scramble hard. It's not just putting, it's not just chipping, it's basically keep the ball in play and don't make those mistakes around the greens.
"There's a lot of great players here but obviously I'll go out there and play my game and do my thing and hopefully I'm around the front come Sunday."
