Richard Sterne heads to East London for this week's Africa Open needing to get something going.
His two rounds of level par at last week's Joburg Open also reflect his sense of feeling stuck in a rut .
He has missed six cuts on the PGA Tour and his focus is still on making a breakthrough there, but he is here looking for inspiration.
"I need to find my game again and there is no better place to start than here," said Sterne.
He has targeted the Africa Open, which tees off at the East London Golf Club today.
Sterne loves the classic East London Golf Club layout, and in 2009 came close to winning this title when he shot a brilliant 61 in the third round. But a closing 73 ended his challenge as Retief Goosen took the win.
Sterne always walks a very fine line between being off his game and firing. He is never very far away from being brilliant.
He said: "It's starting to come right, though. I feel like I'm getting back on track with the way I'm hitting it."
But Sterne is at that point in his season where he needs a break. "It's a very nerve-wracking year for me," Sterne said. "I'm going to try to play in America all year, but I've missed six cuts in a row there. It's been a horrendous start for me and I need to keep my card somewhere. So I'm under a bit of pressure with that."
The Africa Open field includes a mix of established stars in George Coetzee, Englishman Andy Sullivan, India's Jeev Milkha Singh and European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke.
While East London Golf Club lacks the length of the modern layouts, it is armed with a coastal wind that has in the past forced the suspension of a round .
It is a course filled with history. Bobby Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen have all won titles here.
The Africa Open has a proud record of never having been won by a foreigner since its debut in 2008.
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