Tommy Fleetwood admits he needs to sharpen up his game in order to contend for a third victory of the season in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron.
Fleetwood was one of the favourites for last month's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, but struggled and eventually finished in a tie for 27th.
"It was great to be spoken of as a possible winner of a major," said Fleetwood, a 40/1 shot with Sky Bet to win at the Firestone Country Club, Akron.
"I think that's brilliant and the support I had from the home crowd was amazing. I'm not going to say pressure, I can't really think of the word, but it's the biggest event that I've had in front of a home crowd.
"The world was watching and I was one of the names that was set for winning, so hopefully it's not going to be the last one that people talk about me to win a major.
"It was a different experience and except for Thursday, where it felt like I played okay but got punished a couple of times, I had a great time. I just wish Thursday would have been better, but it was a great week."
As well as victories in Abu Dhabi and France this season, Fleetwood was second behind world number one Dustin Johnson in the WGC-Mexico Championship, Johnson having earlier won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play title.
The world number 15 also lost a play-off for the Shenzhen International in China and was fourth in the US Open, but continues to work hard on his game under coach Alan Thompson.
"There's a little bit of work to be done, a little bit of sharpening things up, but that's golf, it ebbs and flows," Fleetwood added. "Sometimes it feels further away than what it is or sometimes it's just the tiniest thing that can make it happen.
"I'm enjoying working, to be honest. Yeah, the game could be a little bit sharper, but you've just got to keep going and (it will) come around."
Fleetwood is one of 12 European Tour members making their debuts in Akron, with fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton hoping to end a depressing recent run of results.
"Five missed cuts in a row is quite difficult to look back on," admitted Hatton, who has not completed all four rounds since the BMW PGA Championship in May.
"But my swing's starting to feel a little bit better. I did some good work with my dad last week so hopefully I can have a good week. All you can ever do is try your best and some weeks you play great and other weeks you don't, so hopefully this is a good week for me.
"I really like the course. It's in fantastic condition and it's the kind of course that suits my eye."
