Brendan tees it up at this week's Bridgestone Open at the Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba Prefecture about 45 minutes drive east of Tokyo looking to improve on his solid but perhaps disappointing Japan Open last week.

Brendan has played the Bridgestone Open on six previous occasions for a best of 7th in 2003 but has not played the event all that well in recent years.

Brendan has an early tee time on day one when he will play with Koumei Oda and Mamo Osanai.