A DAY after taking home almost US$100,000 Horsham golfer Marcus Both wasn't sipping champagne, he was washing his clothes in a Melbourne laundromat.

Both arrived in Melbourne on Monday morning after his triumphant equal-ninth place finish in the Barclays Singapore Open on Sunday, which netted him $94,100 and rocketed him up the Asian Tour order of merit into 10th place.

But Both was philosophical about his rise to form.

"I just found my form at the best time, in the biggest tournament of the year," he said.

"It is great to do so well but there is still plenty of improvement to my game and I need to re-adjust my goals and keep on working on my game.

"It was a nice cheque but I still have plenty to work on."

Both could have finished in eighth spot but three-putted the final hole after misjudging his first putt. The miss effectively cost him $30,900.

"It was pretty silly of me," he said.

"My playing partner took his putt first and he seemed to hit it pretty hard and it almost didn't make it to the hole.

"So when I took my shot I gave it a bit more push and it veered past the hole and I missed the next shot."

Both finished ahead of a number of golfing superstars including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington, although he does not consider himself in that company yet.

"The thing that impresses me about those guys is how well they adapt," he said.

"They played on that course for one week in the year.

"They play in the United States and play well, then they fly to Europe and Asia and play well.

"They have amazing talent and adapt to wherever they are playing. That is something for me to aspire to."

A little known fact about Both was that he had intimate knowledge of the Sentosa Golf Club in which the Singapore Open was played.

"I had an apartment in Singapore a few years ago," he said.

"So I based myself at that course so I have played a lot of rounds on it.