HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Cameron Smith has put his bad swing at the 12th hole in the final round of the Masters last week behind him and is ready to continue a strong season at the RBC Heritage.

Smith was in contention much of the way at Augusta National and was in the final group alongside winner Scottie Scheffler on Sunday. But he put his tee-shot in the water in front of the challenging and usually fateful par-3, leading to a triple-bogey six that blunted any chance of catching Scheffler.

After a couple of days of rest – and no golf – Smith is anxious to get back to work this week at Harbour Town Golf Links.

“I don’t think I was down in the dumps,” he said Wednesday. “I was just frustrated. I feel as though I was one really good swing away from really contending and that’s just how golf is.”

Smith tied for third at the Masters, five shots behind Scheffler. It was another strong showing in a season full of them for Smith, who has won the Tournament of Champions last January and The Players Championship last month.

He’s up to fifth in the world rankings and believes he can climb higher as long as he stays true to his process. It has worked for him at Harbour Town in recent years. Half of his 20 career rounds have been in the 60s, including a opening-round 62 a year ago when he tied for ninth behind champion Stewart Cink.

“I think if you had asked me at the start of the year that I would have been here I probably would have been a little bit surprised,” Smith said.