Padraig Harrington plays his last tournament of an "unbelievable" season in Singapore this week and is determined to end it with a bang.

The Irishman has had his best year ever, winning Majors at the British Open and PGA Championships.

"It is my last tournament of the year and I always want to finish well," said the 37-year-old, who tees up alongside the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Adam Scott and K.J Choi.

"I'm very focused on getting one last win to put the icing on the cake before Christmas. It's very important for me to win here, it is a very strong field and there are good world ranking points at stake."

Harrington has shot up the rankings to be world number five and after a tough few months in which he struggled to come down from the highs of his spectacular back-to-back Major victories, he is ready for one last hurrah.

"I'm enthusiastic about playing which is a good sign," he said.

"There's no doubt that after my two Major championships I wound down a bit, there was a period when I just didn't get enough time to get a break from the game and I suffered a bit because of that.

"But I am very keen to get out there now."

With the curtain coming down on the best year of his career, he admitted it was still hard to believe what had been achieved.

"My season has been all about going out there and competing in the Majors and winning the Majors so I look back at this season as unbelievable," he said.

"In the first six months I played very nicely and maybe didn't get the results my game deserved and then I got the two big results over the summer.

"It was very pleasing because it showed I can remain patient, which will help me in the future.

"Going forward, my goal will remain the same as for the last three years and that is to peak for the four Majors.

"Over the past few Majors I've managed to do that, get in contention and that's the key, to be in contention with nine holes to go."

While the Majors will continue to be his main focus, the lucrative new Race to Dubai is also on his radar, but only after the big tournaments are done and dusted.

"The Race to Dubai comes in after the four Majors. Essentially, my focus for next year will be all about building up for the four Majors, peaking for the four Majors," he said.

"Once the USPGA finishes in August then that is when the Race to Dubai kicks in, that's when I'll start thinking about how I'm going in that race and whether I am in a position to win it. It gives you that added focus to move on."

AFP

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