Title-holders Phil Edwards and Barry Hurt are playing down expectations ahead of the defence of their Glenbrae PGA Fourball Championship, supported by SkyCaddie.
The pair head to Fulford Golf Club near York for the £30,000 54-hole tournament today (Tuesday) as the team everyone is looking to beat.
As defending champions they did not have to qualify for the final but that does not concern them.
"I don't think there is any additional pressure," said the 35-year-old Edwards, who has been at Notts Golf Club for three years.
"You just have to go out there and play your normal game.
"I think we have always enjoyed playing together because we know each other so well and the format means you can lean on someone else if you are not playing so well.
"We didn't have a bogey last year. Every time Barry had a bad hole I played okay.
"We had 25 birdies over 54 holes and we didn't have a birdie on the same hole, which was amazing really."
Last year the pair finished on a 191 total of 25 under at Hesketh Golf Club to win by single shot, indicating just how close the competition is.
Hurt, who has been at Bulwell for just over a year, agreed with his Nottinghamshire partner's approach.
"It is nice to go and defend something. There are no expectations but we will try to do the best we can," said the 33-year-old.
"I think we are pretty much playing it down. We are not putting ourselves under any pressure so we can go out there and enjoy ourselves."
County Louth-based professional Robert Giles returns to his native York hoping to disappoint one of his friends.
Should Giles and partner Brian Kerley (Greenlife Golf Centre) be in contention on the final day he will miss a mate's wedding ceremony which takes place on Friday afternoon.
But this does not worry Giles as he hopes to be able to show off a trophy at the evening reception.
"The ceremony's at 3pm but I hope not to make it. I don't mind not going to the ceremony but I don't want to miss the evening do," said Giles, of Greenore Golf Club.
Fulford used to be the 36-year-old's former club and his family and friends still live in York. However, Giles does not think he will have much in the way of home advantage.
"I'm looking forward to going back and one of my best mates is caddying for me at the tournament," he said.
"I used to play a lot of my golf there in the past but I haven't played Fulford for 14 years and haven't been to York for two years."