It has been six months since Martin Kaymer won the first event of the New Year and six months also since the German tasted success.

However during that period, Kaymer enjoyed an eight week run as World No. 1.

Martin Kaymer will go back to No. 3 in the world if he finishes inside the top-eight in France. (Photo - www.golfbytourmiss.com)

But in explaining why he hasn’t won since capturing a third Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Kaymer indicated he’s been working hard on introducing changes to his game.

As well, he’s unconcerned should he not win again before defending his U.S. PGA Championship next month in Atlanta.

“A win or not doesn’t really matter, and while it would be nice but for me it’s more important I play well and hit the ball the solid,” he said to www.golfbytourmiss.com after carding a 67 to move to a share of fourthe place on day three of the French Open in Versailles.

“I know another victory will come one day. I haven’t won for about five months now but that’s okay.

“For me, it’s more important I feel comfortable over the golf ball, and I feel happy about it now.”

Like Rory McIlroy, Kaymer has been with the same coach, Gunther Kessler since his amateur days when he captured three German Amateur Closed Championship titles in 2004 and 2005, as well as the 2003 Austrian Amateur and 2005 German Stroke Play Championship.

“My swing has always been a little too steep, a little too far out, and I wanted to get it more on a neutral plane,” he said.

“I am hitting the ball straighter and have more options to shape the ball, and even right-to-left.

“I am getting closer every day and with every week.  I just need to keep working on it.”

However it was brought to the German’s notice the old saying –‘if it’s not broke, why fix it?’ and why if having won a Major and 13 other victories in his short six year pro career, is he opting to bring in changes to his game.

“Yes, I was playing good golf, but the main thing is that saw room for improvement,” he said.

“And if I see that room, I want to get there and get better.  I don’t want to look back in 10 years and think, maybe I could have done this better, or this better.

“I’m just trying to achieve everything, to get the maximum out of my game and my swing.

“So my coach and myself, we talked about it, and we are very confident that it will work out.

“And the main thing, I feel I’m on the right track with the changes.”

Kaymer ended the third day sharing fourth place on six under par and trailing four strokes behind England’s James Morrison, who despite a double bogey on 17, heads to the final round leading by one shot at 10-under par.

Kaymer won this event in 2009 and also capturing the following week’s Barclay’s Scottish Open, and if he should win this week he would move back to No. 3 in the world.

At worst, Kaymer only has to finish top-eight to overtake McIlroy.