‘I will practice, but take time off too’

In-form golfer Zach Johnson aims to stay sharp during break.

LOS ANGELES: American Zach Johnson has arguably been the hottest player in the game over the past five months and his decision to take the next four weeks off raises questions whether he can regain his sparkling form on return.

Johnson himself has no doubts and said on Sunday he is already thinking of ways he can improve the quality of his golf before making his competitive comeback at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona.

“I am going to have a meeting with my guys [caddie, coach and manager] and see what’s the best way to maintain where I’m at, if not improve on it,” Johnson told reporters after tying for third at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California.

“I will practise but I will take some time off too. The first couple of weeks will certainly be a lot of down time with the family. The last two weeks coming into Tucson I will get the clubs out again and start working, try to get back into that mode and certainly that posture.”

Johnson tied for eighth at last week’s Sony Open, also in Hawaii, before storming into a share of third place at the Humana Challenge on Sunday when he birdied the last five holes for a best-of-the-week 10-under-par 62. “I am never going to be content,” said the world number six of his scintillating form in recent months. “I’m going to try to maintain and keep the good vibes and forget everything else.” 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 21^st, 2014.

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