Séamus Power says he is starting to feel like he is getting close to his best again after a "frustrating couple of years".
The Waterford man is among a five-strong contingent of Irish golfers at Quail Hollow for the year's second major, with Power joining Masters champion Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Tom McKibbin and former champion Padraig Harrington in in teeing off in the first round of the US PGA Championship on Thursday.
A top-10 finisher at the US PGA Championship in 2022, Power told RTÉ Sport: "I made a change there last week and it feels like it really helped me get going again so that's been big.
"But everything else has just been a little off and when you're a little off out here, it's just not much.
"I missed the cut in Houston, I think by one, and I missed another cut by one here. It's just little things like that.
"It feels like it's very close to being good again. So this is part of my year where I feel like I usually play some of my best. It's into golf courses I kind of like, golf courses I know a little better.
"So looking forward it. Like I said, everything feels like it's coming around but obviously you have to go out there and get the results and put it on paper. But it feels like it's close, so it's always nice feeling."
Power also said he is feeling well health-wise after overcoming injury issues and after missing a small number of tournaments last year before getting the all-clear on a skin cancer lesion.
"I feel amazing now which is great," he said.
"The speed now, I just have to get back to work on that. Especially when you're playing out here today, probably the noticeable thing and probably down clubhead speed three, four, five miles an hour, ball probably down six, seven, eight.
"That you're certainly going to miss this week. But that's going to be the thing, everything feels great now, I found a really good PT (personal trainer) that's made an awful difference and everything really feels great.
"I'm back to being able to work out fully and do speed work and do the things you need to do, especially with the modern game.
"It was a frustrating couple of years and it was just like one of the things you thought would never kind of end. But it's really in a good spot now so hopefully now it's in the rearview mirror now for a long time."
