There seems little chance of two-time PGA Super 60's Tournament winners David Snell and Jack Tims being caught cold at North Lincolnshire's Forest Pines Golf Club this year.
The Worksop-based 73-year-old missed out on a third title last October after he and Tims struggled in poor weather conditions on the second day, eventually finishing joint-ninth having been one the front-runners after 18 holes.
But Snell, who will represent College Pines - a course he has built and owns - revealed he and his 66-year-old partner have been preparing well in advance for the two-day event which starts tomorrow.
The 2003 and 2005 champion said: "We were in a winning position last year but the weather was bad and we did not come up to the mark. It was a tough day.
"We did not practice on the course last year; I felt I did not know it very well. I was surprised how testing it was."
Asked if a third victory was a possibility, he replied: "That's the aim. We have been training up for it. I'm extremely fortunate to have been in great shape. You are very lucky if you can do that."
Snell now spends his days playing locally after ending his stint on the seniors tour last year but he makes an exception for this event.
He added: "It's a very good golf course if you are looking for a challenge.
I think it will catch people out. There are one or two holes you can take on and some you cannot. It's a very good thinking course - for an event like this it's ideal."
Burghley Park's Ian Richardson is looking forward to playing the course and catching up with old friends, having finished ninth with Peter Beeke last year.
The Stamford-based 61-year-old said: "I think it's got a combination of everything," he said. "It has a lot of trees around it but you do not feel hemmed in - when you stand at the tee it gives you a shape that you want to hit the ball.
"All the natural terrains have been used very well. It's very pleasing on the eye. If you are not playing well you will hit a big number. I think it's a really good golf course.
"We do not see each other from year to year so tournaments like this are nice. We all still like competing even if we do not have the energy we used to."
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.
Champions Frank Hill and his amateur partner Brian Underwood from Thorpeness in East Anglia return to defend the title they won after a play-off last year.
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."
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.