Greig Hutcheon is always a man in a hurry - and he can't get enough golf competition.
Despite living nearly 600 miles from Wentworth, he's relishing the prospect, as the 2007 Order of Merit winner, of representing the PGA Scottish Region in the BMW PGA Championship, and adding to his already considerable mileage this year.
And will he maybe be resting up for a few days, earnestly honing his game, ready for his biggest golfing occasion of the year?
Well, actually, no. All this week he'll be in the thick of the 72-hole Northern Open at Spey Valley in Aviemore, a mere two-and-a-half hours from his home in Peterculter, near Aberdeen.
The 35-year-old who turned pro in 1995, thrives on the cut and thrust of battle, and has already enjoyed some early-season success on the Challenge Tour in Kenya and Morocco in the last few weeks.
A fifth place in the Tusker Kenyan Open, won by former Amateur Champion, Ian Pyman, was followed earlier this month by a runners-up spot in the Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic over the Royal Golf de El-Jadida course.
"I set a course record 65 in the opening round", recalled Hutcheon, "And despite a double bogey at the 12th in the third round - and then three-putting 17 and 18, I still held a one-shot lead going into the final round."
There he was eventually overtaken by former Walker Cup player, Michael Hoey from Northern Ireland, but only by a single shot, 276 to 277.
Looking ahead to the Wentworth experience, Greig has no illusions about the standard of opposition. "Let's face it, when you're playing the best in Europe, which means some of the best in the world, you've got to set realistic sights. And for me, making the cut would make my year! All I want to do is justice to myself and my game."
Hutcheon certainly did that in the second round in last year's BMW PGA Championship, having suffered a dispiriting opening 84, and knowing he was simply playing for a vestige of pride second time out.
A round that included four birdies ended adding up to an encouraging 72 - and at least the return miles to Aberdeen were a shade less painful.