2015 PGA Champion Jason Day arrives at Quail Hollow this week confident his form is climbing to the level that saw him capture his first Major and become World Number 1 in the 2015 – 2016 seasons.

Queenslander Day is the first to admit he hasn’t been up to scratch so far in 2017, a runner up finish at the AT & T Byron Nelson and T5 result at Pebble Beach the highlights of a lean season so far.

While a T27 finish at The 146^th Open Championship followed by a T24 at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational indicate an upward trend, Day says there a still certain aspects of his game he needs to improve to return to winning form, starting with his short game.

“I feel like my speed is coming back. I feel like I’m starting to get back to the length that I had in 2015, which is great. I feel like that explosive power is coming back, which gives me confidence,” Day said.

“I haven’t had the great putting years, like I did over the past two seasons. If one of your strengths is putting, which it is for me, I rely heavily on that confidence-wise, because my game may not be great one day, and I can save myself with the putting and chipping.

“Unfortunately, this year, my short game has been pretty poor. My putting has been the same and that’s kind of added a little bit more pressure on the rest of my game. Trying to hit greens and trying to hit fairways, there’s been a lot more pressure because I’m putting poorly.”

The PGA Championship is the most successful tournament for Australian’s of the four Majors, Jim Ferrier, David Graham, Wayne Grady, Steve Elkington and Day the most recent in 2015.

He came close to becoming the first back-to-back winner in 2016 since Tiger Woods in 2006 and 2007 but went down by a shot Jimmy Walker at Batusrol Golf Club.

It would be a fitting tournament to return to winning form which is clearly the goal for the competitive 29-year-old.

“Coming off 2015 and 2016, I thought, really, at the height of my career, being Number 1 in the world, to be able to go there and play well was pretty special.

“But you know, obviously I’ve gone through a little bit of a plateau here, and hopefully I can change that this week, especially with the past experiences that I’ve had competing in the PGA Championship,” Day added.

Day was quick to mention although this may be the last Major of the 2017 season, there are plenty of opportunities to climb the World Rankings remaining.

“That’s the thing. You can’t write yourself off, ever. It’s hard, because when you’re playing, and you feel like the year’s kind of gone, it’s hard to kind of pick yourself up. But, once again, there’s the PGA and there’s four FedEx playoff events.

“You just never know what’s around the corner. I’ve just got to focus. I feel confident about my game right now. I’m excited about this week. I’m very calm, which is good. Saying that, there’s a good chunk of events that I could play well in here and do quite well coming home.”