 Harrington finished second in last year's European Tour Order of Merit
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Padraig Harrington fears he may not have played enough golf ahead of next month's Masters at Augusta.
Harrington, 37, is bidding to become only the third person in history to win three majors in succession.
The Irishman defended the Open at Birkdale last July and three weeks later lifted the USPGA Championship.
"I'll have played seven or eight events going into the Masters, which I hope is enough. If I had played three or four more, it would be better," he said.
But the world number five, who became the first European since 1906 to defend the Open Championship, admits he has held off playing too much golf as he fears burn out by the time of the PGA Championship in August.
"Ideally, if I were to be absolutely competitive and sharp, I'd probably have played 15 events by this stage, and that's not going to happen because I'll be worn out and burnt out by the PGA in August," said Harrington.
"I'm hoping to be ready for the Masters, but I'm also hoping not to burn myself out by the end of the PGA.
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"There are a lot of balls in the air that have to be juggled to make sure you perform throughout the year and not just make short-term sacrifices that could cost you later."
Harrington is among of host of star names that will be appearing at the Arnold Palmer invitational at Bay Hill this week.
The field includes Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Trevor Immelman.
And although Harrington's form is not as good as it could be, Harrington is still pleased with his form.
The Dubliner was beaten by Pat Perez in the first round of the WGC Accenture Match Play last month and finished joint 20th the following week at Doral.
"I've been home for the last week doing a little bit of practice," said Harrington.
"Doral the week before was exactly what I needed in terms of going out on the golf course and seeing where my game was at and working on a few things on the course.
"I still have a few issues - I definitely drove the ball poorly in Doral - but last week was a very positive week going forward."
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