David Lipsky is in actual fact a few months short of his 30th birthday, but he's honed his game across Asia and Europe for many years now and has what it takes to secure his second European Tour title this week.
The first came in Switzerland at the aforementioned Crans and it's no surprise that Lipsky prefers a tighter, trickier challenge to those often presented.
"I love it here," he said last December. "This is one of my favourite courses we play all year. To come out here and play well, I'm pretty pleased with how everything went."
Asked to elaborate, he added: "Just the conditions of the course, firm and fast. You have to really control your ball around here. It's not a bomber's course by any means, so that sort of suits me. But I love it."
Those comments came as Lipsky worked his way to fifth place, just a couple of shots off Sam Brazel's winning total after a frustrating Sunday in which, rarely for him, the American just couldn't get the ball in the hole.
He returns at what appears to be a good time, a third-round 64 in Dubai last week enough to inspire confidence, without ever getting him close enough to be expending serious mental energy in the battle for the title on Sunday.
"I've been hitting it great the last few weeks and so to finally put it all together and hole a few putts was really special," he said on Saturday night, having felt good in his previous starts, and with a course record of 12-61-64-5 there's every indication he could shake-up the big guns.
Lipsky finished fifth and 24th in the two events held in China during the spring, further underlining his comfort levels in the Far East (his mother is Korean), and he looks a knocking each-way bet at 66/1 generally.
Spaniards have taken six of the 14 titles here - granted, largely thanks to Jimenez - and I did wonder whether Jorge Campillo might upstage Cabrera Bello and add his name to the roll of honour.
Not yet a winner at this level, Campillo has gone close on a number of occasions and each of his best efforts points to this being the sort of test which represents a genuine opportunity. For instance, last spring he was third in the Maybank Championship Malaysia behind the straight-shooting HK specialist Marcus Fraser, while his top-five in India at the Avantha Masters saw him finish just ahead of Fraser and former Fanling champion Jose Manuel Lara.
It's no surprise, then, that Campillo has finished 24th and 10th in two starts here, showcasing his all-round talents in the process, and he's been ticking over quite nicely of late without getting into contention.
That said, he's so rarely in contention to win that I prefer to take a chance on Jeunghun Wang, a proven performer at this level.
The youngster from Korea looked to have the world at his feet back at the start of the year, as he added the prestigious Qatar Masters title to a couple of lower-level European Tour wins in 2016, both of which came in Africa.
Things went a little quiet thereafter, but since the PGA Championship he's ticked over really nicely with last week's 28th place in the DP World Tour Championship a particularly encouraging effort, given that he struck the ball with real authority and finished with his best round of the week.
Wang doesn't have a particularly good record at Fanling but has only played the event three times, and there was enough to like about a debut 35th given where he was at the time in terms of standing, plus the fact he got off to a bad start and simply made a few too many mistakes - 17 birdies really should've been enough for a top-10 finish.
Now a completely different animal, who looked to be in total control of his ball last week and should be plenty fresh enough having missed many a weekend this summer, Wang could be peaking at the right time. Certainly, three-figure prices look worth the risk.
At a similar price, Ashun Wu is another proven winner who really should take to Fanling in what's his first competitive start at the course.
The Chinese is an excellent iron player whose two European Tour wins have come in nine- and 13-under, demonstrating that this sort of challenge should suit him down to the ground.
During a hot run in late-summer he finished just outside the places in Switzerland, having at one point on Sunday looked like he might win the title on what was his first start at Crans, so there's more than one reason to believe he'll thrive at Fanling.
His form nosedived after another top-10 finish in Portugal, but after hitting it well for little reward at Valderrama he again showcased his long game with a top-20 finish in the high-class WGC-HSBC Champions, further evidence that he can cope with the pressure of playing on home soil.
Also a winner of the China Open under firm, fast conditions, Wu is well worth chancing despite his lack of course experience.
Although I as good as ruled out young Q-School graduates earlier in this preview, I can't resist chancing Jazz Janewattananond after a sensational effort to secure his European Tour card.
This young Thai chipped in at the final hole of the six-round slog at Lumine to continue a fine year, which started with no status whatsoever but now shows playing rights on a major golf tour plus his first two wins as a professional.