Andrew Robinson, an assistant professional at Felixstowe Ferry, has been putting in the hours in preparation for the Powerade PGA Assistants' Championship in association with FootJoy at The London Club next week.
The 23-year-old has been out on the range and the putting green at the crack of dawn in an attempt to be in top form when he tackles the highly-rated competition, which begins on August 13.
"I've been practising hard this last month and I'll be doing even more in the next couple of weeks," he said.
"I've been out there at 7am before work to step up the training.
"It's great when the effort pays off and it has done this year. I'm pleased with the performances I've put in this year.
"I won the Suffolk Assistants' Championship at Hintlesham and I'm doing well in the East Region Order of Merit."
Robinson is under no illusions how tricky it will be to do well at The London Club but is nevertheless aiming high.
"It would be nice to make the cut and then hopefully make the top 10.
"Obviously it would be great to win it but there are a lot of good players there. The field is very strong so a top-10 finish would be a really good result.
"I played the course last year and like it a lot. The greens are very hilly so I'll be working a lot on my putting and playing courses in this area with similar greens.
"And you've got to drive it straight there so I'll be focusing on driving too."
Robinson said he was disappointed his fellow East Region representative Brett Taylor had withdrawn from the competition, but admitted it is one good player fewer to worry about.
"It's a shame Brett won't be playing," he added. "The Championship clashes with one of the East Region's Order of Merit events so I think he has decided to play that instead.
"He's winning the Order of Merit at the moment so it makes sense for him. He's just prioritising.
"It's disappointing but on the other hand he did win the east region qualifier and I'm sure there will be players who are pleased he won't be there as he would have had a good chance of winning."
The PGA Assistants' Championship, which has a £5,000 first prize, has had some notable winners with former Ryder Cup captain Dai Rees winning in 1935 and 1936, the 'Voice of Golf' Peter Allis claiming the title in '52, Open and US Open champion Tony Jacklin in '65 and Barry Lane in '83.