Machrihanish professional Ken Campbell admits the lure of playing at Royal St David's in the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh Open PGA Championship, starting on August 5, was too great to turn down, despite it being close to a 1,000-mile round trip.
Campbell, the only player representing clubs north of the border, will have to travel from Scotland's remote west coast but hopes it will be well worth it when he tackles a course he has always dreamed of playing.
"I've seen it on television and have always really liked the look of it so when the chance to play it came up, I grabbed it. To be honest that's the main reason why I entered. I've wanted to play there for years.
"It's a links course which is my favourite and it just looks incredible. The backdrop always looks amazing so I'm really looking forward to it.
"I'm looking forward to playing and seeing that castle in the background.
"It's a good few hundred miles away. I think it's about four hours to Yorkshire and then a few more from there so I'm trying not to think about the long drive. Hopefully playing such a great course will be worth the long trip and it would be great to do well there."
The Scotsman admits this season has been up and down, but he will take confidence from good performances at Blairgowrie and at the PGA National Pro-Am regional final at Crieff in June.
"This season has been a bit mixed," he said. "There's been some good and some bad. I didn't play well at the Scottish Championship which was very disappointing but in others, such as the Blairgowrie pro-am in June where I finished tied for third, I've done quite well.
"I'm playing pretty well now though so hopefully I can keep that form when I'm in Wales.
"I'm also doing very well with the shop and teaching and that's taken up a fair amount of my time this year."
Campbell, will be flying the flag for Scotland in north Wales, believes the huge distance puts other Scotland-based players off competing.
"The Welsh Open clashes with a couple of Order of Merit events here in Scotland so there won't be many Scottish players in the field at Royal St David's. Plus the long distance is always a hindrance too. It can work out pretty expensive if you don't win much prize money.
"But like I said, I've always wanted to play Royal St David's and I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity."
Rob Holt, Chief Executive of Ryder Cup Wales, said: "Ryder Cup Wales are delighted to be supporting this event in North Wales, the second of our three PGA events in the area with the Young PGA Professional Championship in Anglesey earlier in the year. Our partnership with the PGA allows us to showcase some of the real gems that Wales has to offer and Royal St David's is a wonderful example of this with its championship links course set against a stunning backdrop."