Former world number one Greg Norman plans to take a three-month break from the game after his Shark Shootout tournament in November in a bid to regain confidence in his putting.
The twice British Open champion tied for 53rd in the U.S. PGA Championship at Hazeltine last Sunday after crashing to a final-round 80 and has pinpointed his lacklustre performance on the greens as the root of his problem.
"It's frustrating," the 47-year-old Australian said on his official website. "I played well the first three rounds, despite not making many putts, then I closed with an 80.
"I've got no confidence in my putting at the moment and it's eating right through the whole game."
Norman, who won his first British Open at Turnberry in 1986 and a second title at Royal St George's in 1993 will make his final competitive appearance of the year at the Shark Shootout in Naples, Florida from November 18th-24th.
"I've got no energy for this game right now and that's sad because it's all coming from my putting," said the man popularly known as the Great White Shark.
Norman, who last won on the U.S. Tour in 1997 with victories in the St. Jude Classic and the World Series of Golf, said he would be focusing on golf course design for the next few months.
"I'll be working on golf courses overseas and in the (United) States. Maybe that's exactly what I need to do - get away from the game. I just don't think golf is my game at the moment."