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The 42-year-old Welshman, based for the last eight years at the St Clere's Hall club in Essex, walked away with the PGA East Region qualifier at Bishop's Stortford after a superb round of 66, five under par.
And now Wood, along with the other 17 qualifiers from the region, will do battle for a share of the £78,000 prize fund in the final at Woodhall Spa from 14 - 17 June, where the winner will not only pocket £10,000, but also a place in the Great Britain and Ireland team to face the United States in the PGA Cup matches at The K Club, Dublin.
"It will be nice to go back to Woodhall Spa," said Wood. "The last time I played there was about 24 years ago as an amateur in the Tillman Trophy. I expect things have changed a bit since then!
"I've heard so many good things about Woodhall and the Glenmuir is such a prestigious event so I hope I can maintain this sort of form and do it justice. I've made the finals four times before and it's always a great tournament."
Wood took advantage of the excellent conditions at Bishop's Stortford to make a lightning fast start to his round, carding three birdies and an eagle on the front nine to reach the turn five under and then picking up another shot at the 10th.
A bogey and a double bogey threatened to ruin his card but Wood responded by picking up two more shots in the closing three holes to post the day's best score.
"Apart from a pro-am in Spain and the Sunningdale Foursomes I haven't played much this year as the business is my first priority at the moment," added Wood. "But perhaps if I continue to score like this I might be justified in playing a few more events."
Norfolk's Tony Varney, playing in the last group of the day, emerged as Wood's closest challenger as he returned a 67. And he would have shared the honours had it not been for a three-putt at the penultimate hole - his only bogey of the day.
"I was a little bit disappointed to drop a shot late on but I played really well. We had to hang around for a long time being in the last group, but to qualify for the Glenmuir final for the first time makes it worth it," said the 35-year-old.
Another first time finalist will be 24-old Adam Northfield, based at the Wyboston Lakes club in Bedfordshire, who came in with a 68.
Three successive birdies from the 12th proved decisive for Northfield, who returned to England 18-months ago after two years in Holland.