IN PICTURES: Amateur golfer Steve gets in swing with celebri-tee pals

Bagshaw, who plays out of Worfield Golf Club, was at the famous course for the renowned BMW Classic Pro-Am.

And the 53-year-old, from Shropshire, who earned his prize by triumphing in the BMW society tournament at the Berkshire Golf Club in Ascot, met and had his photo taken with a whole host of heavyweight names.

The list included Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall, Olympic rowing great Sir Steve Redgrave, ex-England footballer Darren Anderton, legendary retired Liverpool and Scotland star Kenny Dalglish as well as cricket legend Ian Botham, GB rowing star Matthew Pinsent, Tennis ace Tim Henman, and Lord Coe.

TV Presenters Jeremy Kyle and Bruce Forsyth also posed for pictures with Bagshaw, whose team finished in the middle of the leaderboard at the end of the morning competition.

Bagshaw's team was led by Indian pro golf star Anirban Lahiri, winner of two European Tour titles earlier this year.

He said: "It was a day I will never forget. This is the second time I have made the final. The last time was in 2013, when we won the main event at Wentworth playing with pro Stephen Gallacher.

"This year we finished about 14th out of 25, but I met a lot more people and I had about 100 photos taken overall but one that was perhaps most pleasing was with the jockey Tony McCoy.

"He is one of my heroes and I sat with him for lunch.

"We talked about his decision to retire and I also met next year's Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke."

Bagshaw also met pro star Lee Westwood who was today competing in the BMW PGA Championships which traditionally follows the pro-am.

He spent some time chewing the fat with Westwood, who has twice come second at the European Tour's flagship event.

And it turns out they have more than a love of golf in common.

Bagshaw, from Shawbirch, said: "I used to live in Worksop, which is where he is from, and my wife June used to work for his mum and dad at a Chiropodist there.

"Lee was very sociable, I had a photo taken with him and we talked about Worksop.

"He has also come second twice and I'd really like to see him win it this year."

Another reason why this year's event was more memorable for Bagshaw was that his son, Rob, was in attendance this time around.

The 28-year-old, who is a keen cricketer, caddied for his father and he also got to rub shoulders with one of his sporting idols, Surrey batsman and England's leading run scorer Kevin Pietersen.

Bagshaw would love to return to the event for a fifth time and he is on course to do so, having won the first of nine qualifying events for next year's competition.