By Brian Davis European and US Tour pro

Bjorn wins Masters after play-off

Plenty of people congratulated me for making the British Masters play-off in my first week back in Europe, but that's not how I see it.

I was devastated to leave Thomas Bjorn and David Howell to battle it out at the Forest of Arden. It should have been, "Commiserations, Brian, for not winning".

Going into the extra holes I felt confident, as I had all week, but a play-off is like a lucky dip. If a guy chips in there's nothing you can do about it.

I suppose it was a small consolation to have been up there contending again but it was just one of those times when you need a good lie or good bounce and don't get it.

At Wentworth the wind really swirls around the trees, so you might have a yardage but it never plays exactly to it

I hit a pretty good tee shot to the 18th, the first extra hole, but it ended up against the fringe of the green, making the chip back pretty tough.

I wanted to be cute with it, but I knew I could easily duff it and not reach the green so I gave it a bit extra and left myself a fast, downhill 10-footer. Not the sort of putt you want to stay in a play-off.

And naturally I was gutted to see my chance slide agonisingly past the hole.

But generally, I do seem to have sorted out my putting after a couple of good sessions with my coach Peter Mitchell.

Ben Curtis will be staying Chez Davis for Wentworth

My weight was back on my heels and I was dragging the putter inside. Also, my eyes weren't over the line, causing some bad strokes.

It really seemed to work and I felt good over the putts all week. These days the standard is so high that if you don't putt well, you're not going to be up there, no matter how well you play.

I took the Irish Open off to recharge the batteries and get ready for the BMW Championship at Wentworth.

I'll be staying at home in Camberley and enjoying only having a 15 minute drive to the course every day.

We've got Ben Curtis, the 2003 Open champion, and his wife Candace staying with us for the week which should be good fun.

My wife Julie became friendly with Candace in America, so that's how I got to know Ben. I didn't just befriend him because he won the Open!

But I've not enjoyed the best record at Wentworth over the years for some reason.

Wentworth is home of the European Tour's PGA Championship

One of my strengths is my driving. I'm not super-long but I hit it far enough and I'm usually very accurate. But at Wentworth, which is usually hard and bouncy at this time of the year, you tend to hit a lot of irons off the tee, removing a bit of my advantage.

This tends to bring a few more people into it and takes away some of the toughness, though Wentworth has its own difficulties.

The wind really swirls around the trees, so you might have a yardage chart but it never plays exactly to it.

Only experience can tell you where and when this might occur the most.

And though there are first-time winners, if you look at the record books there's a few guys - Colin Montgomerie and Ernie Els - who have won more than their fair share of Wentworth tournaments.

But why shouldn't I fancy myself? I'm playing well and I've got a great chance.