Playing the PGA Cup for the first time can be daunting - I had never experienced anything like it before.
Five GB&I golf bags - soon to be six - hang on the walls of Paul Wesselingh's office at his Kedleston Park club in Derby.
The embroidered bags, emblazoned with his name, are proudly displayed, a reminder of past PGA Cup battles and an incentive to accumulate more.
Rarely a day goes by without the PGA Cup floating into the 47-year-old's thoughts, not so much dwelling on past exploits but ensuring he's focused to make the next team.
Ironically though, given his passion for the event, he made an inauspicious start to his PGA Cup career as part of Craig DeFoy's 1998 team that lost 19-7 to the USA in Colorado Springs.
"I had a nightmare," recalls Wesselingh. "I played awful and the first day I was just terrible.
"It might have been because it was my first PGA Cup and it was a bit daunting but I really did struggle. I was rested, or dropped, the second morning but after that I played well and I won in the afternoon and halved the singles so I did okay.
"Playing the PGA Cup for the first time can be daunting," he added. "In my case I had never experienced anything like it before - everything from the way they looked after you to the quality of the course was all new.
"The course (The Broadmoor) was absolutely stunning and then I played these two guys and they were so good, frighteningly good and it just opened my eyes a bit."