Danny's Diary

I produced some of the best golf I've ever played since turning pro when I came down the stretch at the Malaysian Open with a real chance of winning for the first time. But I was absolutely steaming when I walked off the 18th and it had nothing to do with the hot weather.

Being just one behind the leader I went for it at the last which is a 634 yard par five and my second shot finished just to the left of a greenside bunker. It was a great effort to get there because no-one had been getting near but when I reached where I thought the ball was it took us two minutes to find it.

The grass was wet after yet another thunder storm and I called for a rules official believing my ball was plugged. We had been cleaning and placing on the fairways and obviously you can do the same off the fairway if you are plugged.

As there was mud on the ball, it had to have come from somewhere so in my view I deserved a drop. The referee wasn't having it so I called for a second opinion and all he did was support the first guy without any debate.

I would have stood there all day if I could have done looking for a rules official to back me up because I felt I was in the right but I had to play on and could only hack it out into the bunker where my ball then ran into a footprint which hadn't been raked properly.

That got me even more mad and, after splashing out to 15ft and missing the putt for a closing bogey, I stormed off into the locker-room to vent my frustrations.

If I'd birdied the last, which I might well have done if I'd got a drop, I think I would have been in with a chance of winning but as it turned out Seung-Yol Noh pulled two shots miles left, got a favourable drop from a cart path, chipped on and sunk the putt to become the youngest ever winner on the tour.

Fair play to him but I hope the luck evens itself out over the season.

My sixth place finish has got me up to 31st in the Race to Dubai rankings and my game feels in absolutely great shape. Me and my coach, Graham, put a lot of work in before flying out to Kuala Lumpur and it paid off.

I'm ready to win and it's getting frustrating that I haven't done it yet. But this experience will stand me in good stead. I didn't have any nerves being in contention and felt good that I had a go trying to win the event rather than trying to protect what I had.

Top ten finishes are fine as is the money that comes with them but this game is about winning and that's what I'm interested in.