"I'm sure me and him both have been in worse scuffles than that and I'm sure most people in this room have been in worse scuffles than that. "But it's only the last three years I've started knuckling down a bit really. I've started focusing on it. Now that I'm on the Tour, I can make a really good living out of it." And he is set for another landmark this weekend, when he makes his televised tournament debut at the European Championship Finals, getting drawn against Jose de Sousa in the first round.And he is not found wanting for ambition. "I've been really close friends with Jonny since I was about 13/14.