Rory McIlroy says he's looking for a confidence-boosting victory ahead of the first Major tournament of the season in April.
The Ulsterman - winner of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic earlier this month - starts his State-side campaign at the PGA Tour event in Florida today, with The Masters just six weeks away.
McIlroy told Sky Sports News there's time to get some momentum going into that event.
"I've got three very big tournaments to play in before I get to Augusta, and I want to play in those as well as I can," said the 25-year-old.
"Hopefully you get another victory going into Augusta - that would be a big priority for me, and go into Augusta with a lot of confidence."
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McIlroy has also reaffirmed he's comfortable being the man to beat as world number one ahead of the Honda Classic.
“Yes,” the Holywood native told PGA.com. “Because it's what I've always wanted to do.
"I would be wasting my time if I was out there practising as much as I do and putting as much into it if I didn't want to be in this position, and wasting the people's time around me, as well, that helped me get to this point.
“Of course I want to be that guy.”
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