Jason Day continues to be inconvenienced by a sore hand, shoulder and wrist but is adamant they are no excuse as he sets his sights on the Wanamaker Trophy.
A handful of analysts have begun to write off the 25-year-old's chances at the PGA Championship thanks to the hand strain and consequential wrist and shoulder soreness he suffered hitting out of thick rough during the US Open.
But the Queenslander is having none of the negative talk and is upbeat he can add a win at Oak Hill to his three seconds and one third place finish in majors.
"There is no excuse and I've never wanted it to be an excuse at all," Day said of his niggles as he wound up preparations on Wednesday.
"My hand is still sore once in a while but that's why I'm not hitting too many shots out of the rough in practice.
"I'm not worried about it at all. It doesn't hurt, it's fine."
With thunderstorms due in the area on the eve of the championship, Day is preparing to get off to a fast start in softer conditions.
"If it is wet it is receptive and I think you'll see guys being a little bit more aggressive," he said.
"You might need to jump out of the blocks a little bit but as the week goes on you'll see it dry out a little bit and with the pressure of it being a major, coming down the stretch everything will tighten up a bit.
"I have had good prep so there is no complaining and I just have to go out there now and execute the game plan and see how it goes from there."
Adam Scott remains Australia's top rated hope while the rest of the Australians are looking to break out of some lacklustre form to compete.
Former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy finished second at The Honda Classic in early March but has missed five of 10 cuts since with a best finish of T32.
"Your year and your fortunes can change in one week," Ogilvy said.
"I'm pretty ready to play well and the goal for me is to win the tournament, get automatic for the President's Cup and get to the Tour Championship."
Brett Rumford and Marcus Fraser come from the European Tour excited by the course set up, which doesn't suit the bombers, giving them a level playing field to compete.
John Senden and Matt Jones, who along with Scott are known as clinical ball strikers, are also pumped to see accuracy will be better rewarded than length at Oak Hill.
Marc Leishman, who contended at the Masters, rounds out the Australian tilt confident of being amongst it but has the looming birth of his second child in the back of his mind.
