"They tried reverse psychology but I knew it would be no cakewalk"
Christmas came early for the PGA in December as they sealed three deals in quick succession.
The biggest of which saw hotel giants De Vere come back on board as sponsors of the PGA Seniors Championship - a deal which meant the richest prize fund in the history of the tournament.
After two years at Stoke by Nayland the tournament will move up north to the Hunting Course at De Vere's Slaley Hall in Northumberland.
To slightly warmer climes and the PGA brand expanded with the news that Cape Verde was to become one of golf's hottest destinations.
The PGA agreed to brand an Ernie Els-designed course on the former Portuguese colony, which lies off the west coast of Africa.
Back in Blighty it was announced The London Club would be the venue for the Powerade PGA Assistants' Championship in association with FootJoy for the next two years.
A whirlwind first 12 months as PGA captain got even better for Parnell Reilly as he was in esteemed company, joining Hollywood actor Patrick Stewart, better known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek.
Reilly received an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield, of which Stewart is chancellor.
The Bradley Park professional left school at 16 without any qualifications, but can now boast a degree in civil law.
As well as Reilly celebrating a fine year fellow PGA professional Gary Alliss was also toasting a terrific 2007.
Having captained the GB&I PGA Cup team to within a whisker of retaining the Llandudno Trophy and creating history by being the first captain to win on US soil, he attained PGA Master Professional status.
Although he missed out on creating history in the States, The Belfry head professional did write his name in the record books here after becoming the first PGA member to gain the association's highest honour by writing a thesis.
The 53-year-old went back to school and completed a 17,000 word thesis with Warwick University. His study on coping with awkward sloping lies and the impact they have on the swing was inspired by his long association with Trevose links in Cornwall.
"At first I was a bit in awe of doing the whole thing because I was 53 and had never been to university," said Alliss.
On the tours Englishman Richard Finch became the king of Queenstown after picking up his first European Tour title with victory at the New Zealand Open.
The Hull man finished three shots ahead of the field after shooting 14-under-par and setting a new course record at The Hills Golf Club with his second round of 65.
It's not often you say this but poor old Ernie Els, who surprisingly suffered a horror show in his home country.
The South African looked odds on to walk off with the Alfred Dunhill Championship but crumbled on the final hole to score a triple-bogey eight and hand top spot to the grateful John Bickerton.
The 'Big Easy' totally lost the plot on the par-five 18th at Leopard Creek Country Club, twice finding the water and the twice missing the green to the astonishment of the expectant home crowd.
Welsh dragons roared as the curtain came down on the 2007 PGA tournament schedule with Machynys Peninsula's John Peters and amateur partner Adam Curtin winning the PGA National Pro-Am Championship title.
The duo dished out a stuffing in Turkey as they ripped up Antalya Golf Club's PGA Sultan course with a blemish-free first round of 62.
However they had to withstand a late challenge from second round challenge of West Berkshire duo Paul Simpson and amateur Mark Kendal and Worthing's Stephen Rolley and Adam Henty.
"A lot of competitors applied some reverse psychology on us saying 'we'd walk it' but I knew full well it wasn't going to be a cakewalk," said Peters.
The PGA rounded off its year with its annual luncheon where golf legend and two-time major winner Jose Maria Olazabal was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the sport.