Teetotal Phill Killey passed his share of the champagne to his partner Darren Leng after the Far Grange Park Golf Club duo captured the Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-Am title in Turkey.
However, a nip to settle the nerves wouldn't have been out of place after a stunning 75 foot putt from the 19 handicapper at the last put the overnight leaders into a play-off with Devon's Thurlestone.
That final putt was a fourth successive birdie from the Yorkshire duo and ensured a nail-biting finish at Antalya Golf Club when it appeared their dreams had been dashed by the impressive Devon duo of Peter Laugher and amateur Harry Millburn-Fryer, who carded a best of the day 62 to set a 12-under-par total.
Thurlestone, who began four shots adrift of the overnight leaders, piled on the pressure with a stunning second round nine-under-par 62, while Far Grange Park conjured up a five-under-par 66, with the amateurs certainly shining on the final day for their professionals, who were chasing a £5,000 winner's cheque.
Killey, the highest handicapper in the field, weighed in with three nett birdies - the most crucial on the last, while 10 handicapper Millburn-Fryer was in a rich vein of form as he plundered seven birdies plus a nett eagle at the last to give Thurlestone the advantage.
In the play-off, Killey saw a 60ft putt come within six inches of victory at the first extra hole before seeing another effort horseshoe the cup at the par three second before Leng sunk a four footer for victory after Laugher and Millburn both went past the hole from nine feet.
Reflecting on his crucial putt, the 49-year-old electrician said: "It's what dreams are made of. We picked a line and I just had to go through it. We were tracking it all the way and it looked good and when it dropped I could've kissed Darren.
"This is something I'll remember because at my age things like this just don't happen. I'm chuffed to bits but I won't be drinking tonight - Darren can have my share."
Leng, a regular visitor to Antalya watched the final last year and was certainly in the mood to celebrate having spent the week sleeping on the floor at the home of John Dent, the director of golf at Antalya.
"I've been sleeping on John's living room floor because it keeps me relaxed," said Leng.
"He's got a little mattress and I've been going to bed and not drinking and then he comes in and wakes me up and chats rubbish to me. But it worked for the first day and I thought I'd stick with that. Now I can celebrate."
Reflecting on the dramatic end to the championship he added: "We were watching the scoreboards on the way round and that made us play a little bit on the negative side but then we knew we had to do something over the last few holes, which we did as we birdied the final four.
"Phill's putt on the last gave us the momentum to take into the play-off. That really helped and we played the first hole really well and the second as well and I don't how Phill's putt didn't drop there either.
"But winning this, while being a personal achievement, will be good for the club too."
Laugher, who is standing down as the West Region chairman after eight years, admitted victory would have been a great way to go out. However, while feeling bitterly disappointed - it was his 19-year-old amateur that he really felt for.
"I suppose it feels like it was snatched away but we had our chances," said Laugher.
"We played very well, Harry did both days and for him to finish the way he did gave us that chance.
"That putt they nailed at the end, we had some like it and those are the breaks. I think we posted a target and they met that challenge. We didn't lose it they won with a birdie so I think we did pretty well.
"If someone had said when we came out we'd be runners-up after a play-off I'd have taken it, but I feel really sorry for Harry because he played magnificent."
Eaglescliffe duo Graeme Bell and Denis Wing, who began the day in second, finished third after a second round 67 took them to nine-under-par.
Royal Mid Surrey (Matthew Paget and Michael Cardinal) and Dunstable Downs (Darren Charlton and David Wyllie) finished fourth and fifth respectively on eight-under-par, the teams separated by a count back on the last six holes.
09 December, 2009