World No.1 Rory McIlroy is hoping an aggressive short game will fire him to victory at the Wells Fargo Championship this week.
Despite some fine approach play, lacklustre putting meant McIlroy could only finish eighth in the Players Championship at Sawgrass on Sunday.
But McIlroy will be buoyed by his excellent record at Quail Hollow, home of the first of his 10 PGA Tour titles in 2010.
"I'm really happy with where everything is from tee to green," said McIlroy, who has secured four top-10 finishes in five appearances.
"More of the same with that and just hole a few more putts. I felt the ones that had a chance [at Sawgrass] weren't quite rolling past the hole, they were just getting to the hole and sort of dying away. I was maybe just hitting putts a little too soft at times.
"I'll try to get the speed a bit better and be a bit more aggressive on the greens and hopefully that will make a difference."
McIlroy can expect some stiff competition from last year's winner JB Holmes, who boasts two second place finishes and a victory in the Houston Open already this season.
Holmes said: "Last year to be able to come out, get a win here at such a great tournament was obviously a confidence booster and this year I've just came out and kind of fed off that win and just continued to play well."
"Being healthy is a big part of it and being healthy for a little while to be able to kind of get in the groove and just string a few good tournaments together."
Holmes, 33, underwent brain surgery in September 2011 and claimed his first PGA Tour title since 2008 at Quail Hollow 12 months ago.
"It was a great moment," he added. "I had a lot of hard work to get to there. It was more about not necessarily just that moment and the win, it was more about the collective and all the stuff I had gone through to get there.
"I dwelled more on that stuff and old, hard work I put in more than just that moment of actually winning but it was a great accomplishment, and lot of fun."
