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Bruce Talbot was still “fizzing” a few days after a personal best round at the Bay on Sunday.
Talbot won the division 1 men's stableford with 78-13-65, for 43 points.
His opening few holes were no indication of what was to come.
Starting on the 10th, he was 5-over after five holes and went out in 6-over 42.
A birdie on the first was the impetus for a homeward nine holes of even-par 36, which also featured birdies on the fifth and eighth holes.
A week can be a long time in golf.
Alan Baldwin staggered his way to 105 on January 26.
A week later he stormed to 86-23-63, for 45 points, to win the division 2 men's stableford on Sunday.
His efforts, which included a two, cleaned up the Sunday School competition.
Cliff Poole wound back the clock to his single-figure handicap days on Saturday.
Poole won division 1 with 78-13-65, for 42 points, his first sub-80 round since late December 2017.
A couple of pars and a bunch of bogeys helped Brian Read to 95-28-67, for 41 points, and victory in division 2.
Simon Jeune was left lamenting a disastrous 12th hole in his 39-point Saturday effort.
Jeune signed for 2-over 74, a round that would have surely seen him add his name to the sub-par scoring list for the year if he had not made a quadruple bogey nine on the par-5 12th. His efforts featured a 3-under 33 front nine.
Neil Mackie made it two successful Thursdays on the trot. He followed up a 75 with 77-10-67 to win the division 1 men's stableford with 41 points.
John Pittar was at his best in winning division 2 with 81-16-65, for 43.
SUNDAY — Men's stableford, division 1: B Talbot 43, B Morgan 41, R Gibson 39, N Richardson 39.
Division 2: A Baldwin 45, L Hewson 42, B Simpson 40, N Jones 38.
Twos: B Colbert, A Baldwin, D Pirimona, B Morgan.
Approach: D Pirimona.
SATURDAY — Men's stableford, division 1: C Poole 43, B Morrissey 39, S Jeune 39.
Division 2: B Read 41, C Christie 38, D Bush 38.
Twos: S Jeune, R Skuse, W Thompson.
Approach: S Jeune.
THURSDAY (Jan 30) — Men's stableford, division 1: N Mackie 41, G Morley 39, H Johanson 38, A Kirkpatrick 37.
Division 2: J Pittar 43, D Atkins 38, J Aitchison 38, G Eriksen 37.
Twos: J Pittar, A Kirkpatrick, G Morley.
Approach: J Pittar.
Her first sub-90 round in nearly two years is so close Pat Johansen can smell it.
It almost came on Saturday as Johansen won the women's stableford with 90-24-66, for 43 points.
Ray Walford won the men's stableford.
Electrinet Park results, SATURDAY — Men's stableford: R Walford.
Twos: R Walford.
Women's stableford: P Johansen 90-24-66, 43.
Twos: W Morrissey.
COMING UP: SATURDAY, Benson Cup, second qualifying round; SUNDAY, March 22, Gisborne Thistle AFC tournament.
Missie Winiata's golf matched the temperature in the women's net on Tuesday.
Winiata won with 92-28-64, for 43 points.
Joe Blair gave a sign of things to come in his Friday meat pack nine-hole stableford win.
Blair shot 3-over 38 for 24 points to win the 0 to 9 division, then followed it up with victory in the junior men's net on Sunday with 67.
TUESDAY — Women's stableford: M Winiata 92-28-64, 43; M Philip 98-31-67, 40.
Twos: M Philip.
SUNDAY — Net, 0-13 division: E Brown 65, R Hindmarsh 66, D Johnston 67, H Brown 68.
14+: J Blair 64, K Donovan 65, R Pardoe 66, P Johnston 66.
Twos: K Donovan.
FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole stableford, senior division: J Blair 24, H Harris 23, A Nimmo 22, M Owen 20.
Junior division: I Tietjen 24, P Briant 23, C Kirkpatrick 22, R Shannon 22.
The Peter Rouse open memorial tournament is at Te Puia Springs on Sunday.
Rolling start from 10.30am to 12 noon.
Format is men's and women's net.
Waikohu's open opening day tournament is on Saturday.
Cup of tea at 10.30am, followed by tee-off at 11.30.
Mixed Canadian and men's sections.