Ryan Pudney is gearing up for his debut in the prestigious Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

The Mundesley head pro, who reached a national final in Turkey last year, is aiming for a strong finish in the �78,000 Glenmuir final which is being staged at De Vere Carden Park from August 7-10.

It will be Pudney's first appearance in the Peugeot-supported event since becoming a fully qualified PGA professional two years ago.

Pudney admits he has been happy with his achievements during that time having also qualified for last year's PGA Pro-Captain Challenge and narrowly missing out on this year's PGA National Pro-Am Championship.

'If you'd said to me when I became head professional at Mundesley that I would get to one PGA final and just miss out on another, I'd have taken that,' he said.