Wodonga product Zach Murray will play his first tournament in almost six months next week.
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The European Tour member hasn't contested an event since the New Zealand Open, which finished on March 1, due to COVID-19.
Murray finished tied for 24th on eight-under par after winning last year's event.
That stunning victory was Murray's arrival on the golfing stage and played a major role in winning his ticket to Europe.
However, the world's second biggest tour, behind the USPGA, shut down for four months, only re-opening a month ago
The current English Championship is the fifth tournament back with Murray to resume in the Celtic Classic on Thursday.
However, Murray doesn't feel his delayed start will count against him.
"It might take a couple of weeks to get back into it, but I'm not too fussed," he said.
"Obviously there's going to be a few guys in the field in the same boat as me, I feel my game is in good shape, so I wouldn't say it's a disadvantage."
The 23-year-old, who turned pro in November, 2018, has spent much of lockdown at his parents' place.
Given golf is so much of a 'touch' game, relying on repetition to get the 'feel' for it again, it's difficult for most pros to shine from the start when they've been away from the sport.
"Well, I haven't really been able to do a heap of practice over the last five months, I've been doing bits and pieces with my coach Marty (Joyce) when I've been able to see him," Murray said.
All players have therefore been looking for that winning edge when they have been able to practice and Murray has been working on visualisation.
"There's no doubt in my mind when I'm practicing, with maybe four or five holes left, I'll just try and focus that little bit extra and try and finish it off as if I was playing in a regular tournament," he explained.
"It's just what I've put into place and practiced, sometimes you don't realise the results you get for what you do but, looking back at things, it's probably the experiences that I've been through, good and bad, that have helped gain the ability to switch it on when needed."
From a swing perspective, Murray hasn't specifically targeted any aspect of his game during the break, rather an overall improvement.
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After the Celtic Classic, he will remain in Wales for the country's Open championship and then hopes to contest next month's Andalucia Masters at Valderrama in Spain, although that is yet to be confirmed due to COVID fears.
Murray is hoping to finish the block of tournaments by tackling the Portugal Masters and Portugal Open, also next month but, like so much in the world at the moment, nothing's certain.
