Henrik Stenson has admitted he is playing through the pain of a wrist injury as he looks to protect his lead in the Race to Dubai standings.
The Swede has been having regular treatment on the problem since winning the FedExCup play-offs, and he was unable to breach the top 30 at either the BMW Masters or last week's WGC-HSBC Champions.
But ahead of this week's star-studded Turkish Airlines Open, the penultimate event in the European Tour Final Series, Stenson was keen to play down the severity of the injury.
"It's been bothering me a bit ... but during play it's been all right," said Stenson, who currently leads Graeme McDowell by just 145,000 euros in the race to be crowned European No 1.
"It's all about keeping it mobile, taking some pills every now and again and doing quite a lot of icing.
"I've kept my hand in the ice bucket for quite some time. There's always going to be some wear and tear over long-term golfing.
Pain
"It wasn't a thing that came on suddenly so that was a good thing. It wasn't like I hit a shot and just all of a sudden I started feeling a lot of pain."
Stenson also admitted he has a wager of $1,000 with Ian Poulter over the Race to Dubai, and the Englishman will tee up in Antalya with a deficit of 542,000 euros to make up.
"I had a bet with Poulter when he was some way behind and he still wants me to pay for a night out if he catches me," Stenson added.
"We were having a laugh at Lake Nona in Florida a couple of weeks ago. He said, 'We have to have a bet, I'm going to chase you down'
"I'm going to try to make sure that doesn't happen. It's a tight race and most likely it's still going to be an open story in Dubai.
"The bet was a hundred bucks and he got 10-1 so it's going to be bad for me if he wins."
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