Scottish veteran Gordon Gray returns to Scunthorpe next week aiming to go one better than last year when he and amateur Marshall Douglas were denied victory in a play-off in the PGA Super 60's Tournament.
Gray and his partner performed superbly to shoot a nine-under 137 at North Lincolnshire's Forest Pines Golf Club - but their exploits were matched by Frank Hill and Brian Underwood (Thorpeness), who triumphed on the first extra hole in stormy conditions.
The 63-year-old Gray will make his fourth appearance at the two-day event, which begins on August 22, and insists he and Douglas have a very simple game plan.
"We are going there with the intention of winning," he said ahead of the betterball tournament for teams of a pro and an amateur over 60 years of age.
"Forest Pines is a great course. It will be even better this year with the tournament having been moved to August. It's a bit more demanding than some courses."
And Gray backed the decision to bring the tournament forward by two months after last year's second day was spoiled by the inclement conditions.
He said: "The weather was not very good, it was in October. They have moved it to August so the course should be in better condition which should make it easier for everyone. It was very difficult to get any consistency last year."
The retired Dumfries player added: "We are all in the same boat because we totally rely on how we feel physically. If you feel good it makes all the difference. When I'm feeling good I still feel I can hit the all as good as anyone."
One player who seemed to benefit from the conditions last time was Ian D Smith, after he and partner Sandy Pirie shot 70 on day two to finish joint-third.
Smith, 75, turned professional aged 18 and can count a ninth-placed finish in the 1960 Open among his career highlights before his retirement 18 months ago.
He said: "We are more used to bad weather. The weather maybe helped slightly because some of the other teams fell back but it helped us come back up to the top."
And the Aberdeen-based player, who will represent Hazelhead, believes this year could be his last chance of victory.
He said: "I think we have to win this year because this could be the last. We will be giving it our best shot any way.
"I like the tournament because it's the only PGA tournament that I play in.
I'm too old to play in any of the others. How much longer I can keep it going I don't know but it's very enjoyable.
"I'm looking forward to it. It's a chance to meet up with guys we have known our whole careers. We have a break and try hard at the golf and enjoy the atmosphere. Forest Pines is a good place for it, the boys are very competitive."
The 36-hole pro-am, featuring former Tour and Ryder Cup players, boasts a £10,000 prize fund and this will be the second year the North Lincolnshire club has staged the event.
The inaugural PGA Super 60's was staged in 1994 in response to the increasing popularity of senior's golf at professional and amateur level.
PGA chief executive Sandy Jones said: "The Super 60's is always popular and gives many of our members the opportunity to renew old friendships but once they get on the course the competitive instincts are still fierce and it's always keenly contested right down to the wire."