Costantino Rocca displayed a head for heights to win a charity rooftop challenge at Slaley Hall on the eve of the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship.
The Italian beat Sam Torrance, Carl Mason and Gordon Brand Junior in a nearest the pin contest from the roof of Slaley Hall.
The quartet was tasked with aiming at the 18th green from a specially constructed teeing platform that sat between two turrets of the Edwardian Slaley Hall hotel.
Rocca won £1,000 for charity in the Pure Impact and Northern Bear sponsored event by hitting a knock-down nine iron from 127 yards to inside 2 feet.
The former Ryder Cup player donated the money to Cystic Fibrosis with a further £500 donated by the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship to the Golf Foundation.
'This was a great fun event," said Rocca. "I have never hit a ball from the roof, but it was a lot of fun and I am delighted to have raised money for charity."
Torrance added: "I enjoy this event and it is good to be back in the North East. It is always good to get involved with charity events and it is a good way to keep in a relaxed frame of mind before the main event starts."
The event was held to launch the PGA Seniors Championship which begins tomorrow (August 21).