It may be his choice of movie but Sydney golfer Matthew Giles is hoping winning the Australian Masters doesn't prove to be Mission Impossible.
The 22-year-old planned to treat himself to an afternoon cinema session to watch the Tom Cruise movie after backing up his opening four-under 67 at Victoria Golf Club with a 68 in the second round to be seven under for the tournament.
A win in Melbourne could be a turning point for Giles, who promised so much as a junior but has endured a disappointing past 12 months on the second-tier United States Nationwide Tour.
Giles, from Cronulla but now based in America, won the 2006 world junior title in San Diego and, as a reward, was grouped with Greg Norman at the Australian Open at Royal Sydney.
He then took up a golf scholarship at the University of Southern California, forgoing the path chosen by Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day, before turning pro in June last year.