Rasmus Højgaard is hoping he can start to “crack that code” as he makes his return from a brief spell on the sidelines on home soil at the Made in HimmerLand.
The three-time DP World Tour winner missed the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo with a rib injury which forced him to retire after the first round of the BMW International Open the previous week.
Højgaard underwent an ultrasound which revealed swelling rather than a broken bone and after undergoing rest and treatment is able to tee it up at his national open for a fifth time.
"I'm feeling better now for sure," he said.
"Obviously have had some problems, or a rib problem, in Munich, which was a bit strange.
"It came out of nowhere and I had to pull out. And I actually thought with a couple of days of rest over the weekend, I would be able to play in the British Masters.
"But I didn't get any better over that weekend. I had to stay at home and do some work to make sure I could be ready for this."
Højgaard is unsure just how the injury occurred but played a practice round earlier on Tuesday pain free.
"I can't remember falling off something or walked into anything so it was very strange when I just stood there on the range in Munich on Tuesday morning and started to feel something there," he said.
"But I didn't think it was serious."
Prior to his injury absence, Højgaard finished in a tie for third at the KLM Open – his best finish of the season.
Despite minimal expectations this week, the 22-year-old is looking to find a rhythm in his game ahead of both the Genesis Scottish Open - the third Rolex Series event of the year - and The Open.
"The expectations aren't very high," he added.
"I just have to get back into the rhythm of playing tournaments again and working on my swing and my game at events as well.
"I've been having moments where I've been very good on the practice range and I haven't really been able to bring it on to bring you with me to the course.
"It's a tough one there. And as soon as you crack that code, I will start playing some very good golf again. So my focus right now is just to work on my game, go out, do my best to see where it takes me, and not be too hard on myself.”
And he's not the only high-profile player in the field who has had to overcome an injury that he suffered in Munich.
Germany's Yannik Paul also had to withdraw from the same tournament, his down to a back injury, but the Ryder Cup hopeful is happy that the treatment he has had since has made a positive impact and his body is back to normal.
So positive, that Paul finished in a tie for eighth at last week's Betfred British Masters.
“The body's feeling back to normal," he said.
"I felt not so good in Munich, unfortunately, I was really disappointed. I got some good treatment over the last ten days and I got better every day last week. And then on Sunday was actually the first day where I was able to play without any pain medication. I feel good. So back to normal. I think that's a good sign. There's nothing more important than being healthy.
“I'm playing well. Obviously, every week is different, but I think you need good iron play on this course. I walked the course yesterday. The greens are really narrow and not really big, so I think you have to hit really quality iron shots in order to have good chance for birdies."
Like Rasmus, he is keeping his expectations tempered, but admitted that despite having never teed up this event, he thinks that it's a course which will suit him.
“I'm not trying to have the expectations too high. I think based on the numbers, I think the course should suit me well. Obviously you have to still go out and execute the shots.
“Everyone that I talked to said the fans here and the crowds are amazing. So no matter how the weather will be, but I think the weather is supposed to be pretty nice over the next couple of days, so I'm really excited. 16 is obviously a really special hole. 18 is a cool hole because I've seen obviously Oli Wilson how he hit driver off the deck on the last, so it's definitely a good driving hole. In general there are a few holes where you can get pretty close with the driver on a par four. So I think it's a good mix of everything and I'm looking forward to that. "
