Brendan has arrived back in Japan after a break of six weeks away from tournament golf and is looking forward to getting back into the action at this week's Asia Pacific Panasonic Open. "It's been great to have spent so much time at home with Adele and Kieran but with some big events coming up over the next few weeks plus the World Cup then it will be good to get back playing."

"I played quite well in the few times I have played when home especially from tee to green but it is the short game I will need to work on now that I am back. I played the course  which is near Osaka today and actually had 18 pars in the pro am but need a little work on my iron play."

"Apparently I played this course in my amateur days or so a couple of my old team mates told me before I left but I can only vaguely remember a few holes. It is in great shape and am looking forward to taking up where I left off the last time I was in Japan which is well over two months ago." Then, Brendan finished runner up in the Japan Golf Tour Championship.

This week's event is co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.