Noel Fox went into the start of today's Partypoker.com Players Championship at East Sussex National with an extra spring in his step after winning the Peak Performance Player of the Month award for July.
The Ivobank PGA Europro Tour ace, whose progress on the south coast you can follow with live scoring, has featured at the top of the Order of Merit from the early stages of the Tour and is still there after 10 events, with a second place finish at the Whittlebury Park Classic last week the latest in a string of fine results.
July was the month that Fox (MMI) rubber-stamped his place at the top of the money list, starting with a second place finish at The Players Club in Bristol, a result he was pretty happy with given that Dale Marmion was six shots clear heading into the final round.
At Portugal's Vilamoura resort Fox finished in joint fourth spot despite the fact he had to play when the sun was at its hottest.
"I've played well all year really, even though I didn't do that well at Q School. As long as you get your putting going you are going to pick up good results - I'd take putting well over hitting well. Now I've got the top five sorted I'm just looking for some nice cheques for the rest of the Tour."
Fox wins a £1,000 voucher to spend on Peak Performance's golf range at Harrods and a specially embroidered jacket. He will join the four other winners of the Peak Performance Player of the Month award in an 18-hole play-off at the end of the season with a prize purse of £10,000.