A GOLF trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Steve Whitehead and his Eden PGA professional Steve Harrison if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the PGA National Pro-Am Championship.

Whitehead took his first big step towards a luxury five-day trip to Turkey when he won the club qualifying competition with a nett score of 68.

He and Harrison now advance to the regional final on July 5 at Fulford Golf Club, where they will play one round of better-ball medal play. The winning professional in the regional final receives £500, and there are valuable prizes for the top amateurs.

The winners of 16 regional finals throughout Great Britain and Ireland will enjoy an expenses paid luxury trip to compete in the Grand Final held on the PGA Sultan course at Antalya Golf Club, where they will stay at the five-star Sirene Hotel and Beach Resort, between December 12 and 16.

The PGA National Pro-Am is now in its 23rd year and has an overall prize fund of £30,000 with the winning professional at the Grand Final taking home a cheque for £5,000.

Steve Whitehead, is a 41-year-old finance manager and has been playing golf for 26 years. He plays off a handicap of four.

Steve Harrison, 51, has been a professional at Eden for 11 years.

This year's tournament is expected to receive entries from more than 100,000 club golfers from all over Great Britain and Ireland. Last year's winners were from the Parc Golf Academy in Newport, with pro Richard Dinsdale and his amateur partner, JP Kim collecting the trophy.