Just days out from his US Masters debut, Kiwi Ryan Fox has been soaking up as much advice as he can about what to expect from the iconic Augusta National course.
Who better to consult than the only local to ever win the tournament - 1987 champion Larry Mize.
During a visit to the sponsors truck, Fox, 36, encountered Mize and immediately began picking his brain about an event that has long been on his career bucket list - a dream about to be fulfilled.
Poignantly, Mize won his Masters crown in the year Fox was born. While the Kiwi will contest this tournament for the first time, Mize, 64, will bow out this week, after 40 years.
Sky Sport was there to capture the moment.
"It must have been amazing winning here, after growing up here," said Fox.
"I mean, just getting in the tournament was a dream come true," admitted Mize. "Then to win it...
"My favourite golfer growing up was Jack Nicklaus, who had won the previous year, so when he congratulated me and put the jacket on... oh my gosh, are you kidding?"
Mize won his title in dramatic fashion, holing a chip from about 42 metres to birdy the second playoff hole and deprive Aussie Greg Norman, who would finish his career with eight Major runner-up finishes, along with two British Open victories.
One gem passed from Mize to Fox was how to play one of the course's most famous and most deceptive holes - the par-three 12th, known as 'Golden Bell'.
"Having a look at the group before you on 12 is a good tip," Fox told Sky Sport. "It's quite often a hole that people get wrong with the wind and seeing what the group in front does can often dictate, to an extent, what you do.
"If they're long, maybe it's playing a bit shorter than it looks and vice versa, and how to deal with the emotions, and embrace and enjoy the experience.
"I'm trying to embrace it, to be honest. I got over here a few weeks ago and got that out of the way, so I can work this week and, as much as possible, treat it like any other tournament and any other golf course."
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