Adam Scott believes he has learnt from the mistakes of last year and is ready to claim his second European Tour title in the Qatar Masters.
Scott will take a three-shot lead into the final day after a third round 69 preserved his overnight advantage over the field in the £1.1 million event.
And the 21-year-old Australian is determined not to let the tournament slip from his grasp as happened on a number of occasions last season.
Although he won his first title in only his ninth start as a professional in January 2001 and finished 13th on the Order of Merit, last season was not an unequivocal success.
Three times in a five-week spell last summer he was in the final group on Sunday but failed to secure victory, the biggest disappointment coming when he shot a closing 73 in the English Open after leading by two shots going into the final round.
"The English Open stands out," admitted Scott, who on 14-under-par leads France's Jean-Francois Remesy by three shots and Colin Montgomerie, Nick Dougherty, Stephen Gallacher and Miguel Angel Martin by four.
"I was in much the same position in front by two starting the last day and got off to a bad start. Then I was playing even with the rest of the guys and didn't play well the rest of the day.
"Definitely tomorrow I will be trying to get comfortable straight away and relax and get into the rhythm. That will be the key.
"I think my time's come. I'm a complete player now. I put myself in this position a few times last year but did not play a good final round. I'm a much better and smarter player now and feel pretty comfortable about tomorrow."
Scott will play alongside Remesy in tomorrow’s final round after Montgomerie blew his chance to be in the final group by three-putting the 18th for a bogey six.
The 38-year-old had closed the gap to three shots until making a mess of the closing par five and told reporters not to bother waiting for him as he was not about to share his thoughts.
The Irish chellenge in the field is led by Darren Clarke after the Tyroneman carded a third straight 70 to move to six-under. Des Smyth’s campaign faltered somewhat this afternoon, the 49-year-old dropping down the leaderboard to three-under having shot a 74.