Andy Sullivan believes going back to his own game may have saved his career as he searches for a first Rolex Series win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this weekend.

The Englishman won three times in 2015 and has finished inside the top 100 on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex for 11 consecutive seasons.

Much of that success has been built around what he calls his “lemonade”, the stock fade that is his trademark shot.

Like many golfers, however, he tried to make changes to achieve even more but is now back with old coach Jamie Gough and back to playing his own game.

That has resulted in back-to-back rounds of 67 around the Majlis, and the 36-year-old is pleased to be back and most importantly, comfortable.

“I don’t know how long I’d be playing professional golf without it (his stock fade)” he said.

“It was just me being comfortable on the golf course and when you’re under pressure, you want to hit that little shot every time. I just didn’t have it. I was hitting some serious wides at times, which is frightening.

“It was just more like my actual career depended on it.

“I was good at what I did and it was good enough to contend quite a lot. You just think, ‘what if, what if I try and do this?’. You try and push the boundaries and it’s not right.

“I think sometimes you’ve just got to accept what you’re good at and try and improve the little one per-centers around the greens and wedge shots and stuff and that’s what you’ve got to work with.”

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