There is no doubt in Duncan Stewart's mind that the driving force behind his successful 2012 campaign was his decision at the start of the year to sell shares in himself as a pro golfer, with the promise that those who invested in him, and thus gave him the financial backing he needed, would be paid a dividend from his winnings at the end of the season.
So well did it work out for all parties that Stewart had decided to repeat the process this year.
Stewart's two victories in £10,000 tournaments on the PGA EuroPro Tour last year earned him promotion to the Challenge Tour this year, one rung below his ambition to play on the European Tour.
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