Liang Wenchong reinforced his credentials as one of Asia's top golfers on Sunday by finishing second at the Singapore Open, and has set his sights on winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The Chinese star narrowly missed victory at the European and Asian Tour co-sanctioned event, losing by a stroke to England's Ian Poulter.
But with players like Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington in the field, he was pleased with his second place.
"Overall I am satisfied with how I played all week. It was good that I maintained my form the entire week. I will try to maintain my form for the rest of the year," he said.
"My tee shots were not good on the back nine but that's golf.
"I tried my best but lady luck was eluding me. There are no regrets. Golf is like that. I have to accept how I played."
His cheque for 555,550 US dollars propelled him up the Asian Tour money list to be barely 200,000 dollars behind leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, who finished tied 14th here.
Liang was the 2007 merit winner and he is determined to regain his place as the region's number one.
"The Order of Merit race will now move to the Hong Kong Open, which is our last big event," he said.
"I'll try to push Thongchai all the way down the wire and win the Order of Merit title again."
American Anthony Kang is third in the money race, followed by Australia's Scott Hend and India's Jyoti Randhawa.
There are four more events in the Asian Tour season.
