One-time major winner Danny Willett says he has finally ditched the pain killers after overcoming injury but is yet to rediscover his mojo.
Willett looked set to become a force on the PGA Tour after winning the 2016 Masters Tournament and rising to ninth in the world.
But the 30-year-old Englishman endured a forgettable 2017 campaign after a list of lingering injuries finally got the better of him.
A back issue plagued him before a serious shoulder injury ended his year, with his ranking plummeting to 181st.
Willett is now fit again but desperately lacking touch.
In his first two tournaments of the year - Malaysia and Dubai - he missed the cut.
He isn't expecting miracles when he fronts for the World Super 6 golf tournament in Perth on Thursday at Lake Karrinyup.
Yet being pain free is an achievement in itself for Willett and he's confident it won't be long before he regains top form.
"I'm kind of three or four months behind where I should have been because we couldn't hit any balls for 12 weeks," he said.
"I sat home and we had the birth of our second boy, so we've been busy at home even though I've not been able to hit golf balls.
"To be able to play 36 holes in Dubai - the first time in four months - was nice to even be able to compete with no pain.
"Then last week, Malaysia was the first time in five years I've not played on painkillers.
"Now it's just a matter of time of getting game ready, getting game sharp and actually again looking more at the golf instead of the body.
"The better I move, the better the golf's going to be and vice versa."
Willett is looking forward to playing at the revolutionary World Super 6 Perth, where the first three rounds are traditional stroke play before the top 24 battle it out in a series of six-hole match play contests on the final day.
Select players will be mic'd up during the tournament to allow the commentators to interview them during their rounds.
Willett said it might be best for him not to be mic'd up.
"Whether or not mic'ing me up at midday would be certifiably friendly for children to watch, I don't really know," he joked.
