The LIV golfer admitted his approach “may sound funny” but he finds he takes his best shots when he has narrowed down his field to a “very, very small target”.

He told Today’s Golfer magazine: “I’m the kind of player that needs a very, very small target to aim that.

“That’s just the way my brain works.

“It’s optimal for me to narrow down to a minute target in the distance.

“If I have too wide a target, then I struggle focusing on it.

“A lot of times I’m aiming at a rake in a bunker or a tree trunk or something small like that.

“It may sound funny to many club golfers, but I know it works for my brain, and it helps me to narrow my focus down to something that I can tangibly pursue.”

In practice, Marc always mixes up the targets he is aiming for in order to be as prepared as possible.

He said: “I always like to pick different targets and adjust and make new ones for each club in my bag.

“The more you do that, the more you’ll be ready for the different types of shots that you need throughout the day.

“The reverse of this is just standing there on the range with nothing going through your brain, just hitting shot after shot and that really doesn’t work for me. So I always practise intent with purpose.”