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Last year saw Australian professional golfer Jason Day catapulted to the heights of fame as his sensational performance in two of the biggest competitions saw him considered alongside some of the sport's biggest names.
The 24-year-old lost out to Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy in the hotly-contested US Open, where the talented player triumphed by an astonishing eight shots to become the youngest ever player to win the event since Bobby Jones in 1923.
Just months before, Day had suffered a similar fate against some of the sport's best-loved competitors at the Masters Tournament, as South Africa's Charl Schwartzel took the crown by two shots over him and his compatriot Adam Scott.
His unlucky streak in some of the most prestigious tournaments in 2011 was a far cry from the year before, where the promising star enjoyed his first victory on the PGA Tour at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, where he saw off stiff competition from US stars Jeff Overton, Brian Gay and Blake Adams by two strokes.
Day sealed his narrow triumph with a chip to 14-feet on the 72nd hole, following this with a cool bogey putt for a round of two-over 72 and a four-day score of 270 at ten-under-par, which was still enough for him to seal the title.
"To finally come through with a win, I'm just so happy," he commented. "I've got no words for it."
"I'm still young," Day added. "Hopefully I matured today as a better golfer. Hopefully this is just the first of many."
Born in Queensland in 1987, the talented professional was enrolled as a junior member at Bauedesert Golf Club by his father when he was just six years old. Initially permitted to play six holes a day as a young member, Day's success began when his family relocated to Rockhampton - where he began to win events in the surrounding districts.
After turning professional in 2006, Day signed with TaylorMade and Adidas and began playing PGA Tour events through his sponsors' exemptions.
Day won his first Nationwide Tour event in July 2007 - where he became the youngest man to triumph on any of the PGA's three cohorts - which catapulted him to eighth position on the organisation's money list before he ended the season in fifth position.
More recently, it emerged the upcoming birth of his first baby with wife Ellie could mean he will miss out on the chance to play in this year's Open Championship, which will take place at Lytham.