Tiger Woods has not won any Major championship this season, but still rates 2012 as a good year.
Woods believes he has become more confident this season and is expecting next season ti turn out even better.
"I've always said winning one major championship turns a good year into a great year," he said on Wednesday ahead of the CIMB Classic, his first event in Malaysia in 13 years. "We place so much emphasis on them.
'It's very similar to what tennis has with the Grand Slam events. Guys can have seven, eight, nine-win seasons, but if they don't win a Slam, it's not a great year.
"I remember playing back in '99, I had a really good run there, won a bunch of tournaments, but didn't win a major championship until the last one, the PGA. That all of a sudden changed the whole year."
Wood's big target is to still break Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 Major championships. Woods is stuck on 14.
"There are things that are certainly more important, and fatherhood is No. 1," he said. "Golf has always been a high priority in my life, but family has always been No. 1. So that hasn't changed.
"So, for me, I certainly want to break Jack's record and catch Snead's record. Those are all things that I would love to do ... but being the best father I can possibly be to my two great kids, that certainly is No. 1 in my life."
The Mines is not an official championship on the PGA Tour, so there is not much at stake for Woods but he can improve his ranking and can gain more confidence as the season winds down. He has to duel with Rory McIlroy in China after Malaysia. He is slated to finish the 2012 season with the exhibition World Challenge in November.
He said he had been improving with his driver, but still needed to work on that and other parts of his game.
"I'm excited about turning some of my weaknesses into strengths," he said. "I haven't driven very well in a very long time, and this year is probably the best I've driven in my entire career. But my iron game wasn't as sharp, and neither was my short game.
"Certainly I need to get my iron game back to where it used to be."
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