Oxfordshire professional Derek Craik hopes to be able to repay his amateur partner's generosity with a good performance on the course at next week's PGA Super 60's Tournament.
The 69-year-old, a former pro at Frilford Heath, will travel to the event in relative luxury thanks to John Cannon, who is the designated driver.
"My partner has a firm of luxury cars so he takes me everywhere," revealed Craik, who takes part in the 36-hole better ball pro-am contested by teams of a professional and an amateur both over 60 years of age.
Craik is looking forward to the event at Forest Pines near Scunthorpe and although he would like to put in a good performance he admitted the social side is just as important. But he has one sure-fire tip to ensure he is not out of contention after the first day.
"If you keep away from the cocktail party you are usually a little better," he joked.
"It has been a good tournament and you get to catch up with all your old acquaintances who you used to play with in the 1960s."
Craik only plays in two serious tournaments a year nowadays - the Senior Club Professionals Championship and the Super 60's and the latter is rapidly becoming his favourite.
"I have played in the Senior Club Pros but they are all youngsters," quipped Craik, who was at Frilford Heath for 22 years before he retired in 2001 to be succeeded by son Derek jnr.
"Last year at the Super 60's the weather was pretty poor on the second day so I am looking forward to going up there this time of year because the course should be at its best.
"I don't think we can go thinking of winning it. I would expect one of the younger guys to be that bit fitter than us
"It all depends if your partner comes into a few holes a bit - then you have a chance of doing all right."
Kent 61-year-old Peter Wilcock is playing for only the second time but already he is hooked on the tournament.
"I'm not retired but a few of the guys who are have the opportunity to come out and meet some of other players," said Wilcock, who owns Hemsted Forest Golf Club in Cranbrook and also founded corporate golf day business Executive Sports.
"I know when I went last year I was in the same group as Gwyllam Hardiman, who I had not seen for 40 years. Things like that do bring back the memories.
"It is good to have this sort of thing as it gives you an incentive to practice.
"I packed in playing virtually altogether when I started a couple of other businesses and it is only in the last couple of years I have got back interested in playing.
"I like the thought of competing against people your own age group. The Senior Club Pros has become more and more competitive and when you are 60 you don't hit the ball as far as when you were 50. But the Super 60's is still competitive.
"My playing partner (Paul Bianchi) gets a bit nervous because, for an amateur it seems like a big thing. He is 70 but his nerves get a bit fraught on the greens."
The tournament, with a £10,000 prize fund, features former Tour and Ryder Cup players and for the second year running will be held at Forest Pines near Scunthorpe starting on Wednesday August 22.
The inaugural PGA Super 60's Tournament was staged in 1994 in response to the increasing popularity of seniors 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."