Matthew Fitzpatrick is "hell bent" on winning majors and becoming world number one, according to the man who helped steer him to his latest European Tour victory.
With Sunday's triumph at the European Masters at Crans Montana in Switzerland, the 23-year-old from Sheffield became the youngest Englishman to reach four tour wins.
Think about it - he has reached that mark faster than superstars such as Sir Nick Faldo, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood.
And yet, last week's success was much needed, a win described by Fitzpatrick's coach Mike Walker as "massive".
Beating Australia's Scott Hend in a sudden-death play-off ended a winless run stretching back to last November's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
More significantly, Fitzpatrick was also able to put behind him a disappointing sequence of summer results and re-energise the feeling that he is indeed Britain's hottest golfing prospect.
A debutant in last year's Ryder Cup, Fitzpatrick has now done a vital job of cementing his place at golf's top table for the foreseeable future.
"I would say it is a massive win for him because it is hard to stay in the top 50 and they've all got an eye on that," Walker told BBC Sport.
"He was down to 48th and as much as you try and put that out of your mind it is definitely in the back there. Now he's 33rd in the world and that's massive for all kinds of reasons.
"I think he will be very, very happy with this win."
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