Callum Tarren: English golfer heading in right direction on PGA Tour

"This time last year, I was basically playing the events I had to," he told the BBC. "Now I will have a bit more freedom.

"I have always wanted to play out here and everything has been even bigger and better than I expected.

"We go to some of the best courses in America and now I can go to all the events you want to play.

"When I made my birdie on 18 on Sunday, the first thing on my mind was 'will that get me to Augusta?'

"It's golf's magic kingdom and it didn't quite happen. But it's still one of my goals and a good building block for 2023."

One thing that has not changed despite his burgeoning career on the other side of the Atlantic is Tarren's north-east roots.

He has no Florida base, unlike many of his contemporaries, and he still classes County Durham, where he lives with partner Ashleigh and young daughter Sofia Rose, as home.

Flying back and forth has never been an issue for Tarren. An attendee of Radford University in Virginia, his golf has taken him to China and the secondary circuits in America before his recent elevation.

For now, there are a couple of months off before he begins his 2023 season in California.

It will allow Callum the chance to spend time and go on holiday with his family and then work on his game at Rockliffe Hall with coach Lee McCavanagh and fitness trainer Stuart Parnaby, the former Middlesbrough footballer.

It is not a lifestyle for everyone, but Tarren's natural positivity makes it work.

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