Jason Day can't get home quick enough after his forecast final-round British Open charge failed to materialise.
"Just a really average week, to be honest. Everything was just average," the Australian No.1 said after closing with a ho-hum 71 to finish in a tie for 27th at one over for the championship.
A third-round 65 proved the highlight as Day narrowly avoided missing a third straight cut.
The former world No.1 admits he needs to improve his "driving, wedges, putting - yeah, pretty much everything" before next month's WGC Bridgestone Invitational and US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.
But he also insists it's not all gloom and doom.
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"I'm a lot closer than a lot of people think," Day said.
"I feel like I am. Obviously the results aren't reflecting the scores that I'm trying to achieve.
"But once again, I think I've just got to keep busting my butt. I've got to stay disciplined.
"If I stay disciplined, it's going to happen. The motivation will come and go, always.
"But as long as I stay disciplined, good things are going to happen around the corner. So I've just got to be patient."
After breaking through for his long overdue maiden major win at the 2015 PGA Championship, Day finished second in his title defence last year.
"It's always good to go back to a golf tournament that I've had good results in the past," said the world No.6.
"Quail Hollow is one of those events that I don't really play too often, but I've had pretty good finishes there in retrospect to other tournaments.
"I'm excited about the possibility of getting another shot at winning the PGA.
"I'm getting back home tomorrow night and take a week off of practice and get into the WGC.
"I've got two weeks in a row, which is fantastic on two golf courses I love playing on."
