With that in mind, Jones opened his Taranaki Open campaign with 70, 71, and 69 to be in fourth place at six-under-par, five shots back of the leader and three back of Geary, who was in third.
Jones approached the final round the same as "any other round," and it certainly showed.
He rattled off nine birdies and three bogeys to climb to third, and with Geary finishing second to Michael Hendry, Jones had done enough to secure the Jennian Homes Trophy, an achievement he describes as feeling "pretty damn good."
"It was a long day out there. I got off to a bit of a slow start, but I managed to keep my nose in it and understood that I needed a strong finish to clinch the trophy. It was pretty tight at the start with Mike [Hendry] and Josh [Geary], but I'm over the moon to get it done.
"I just tried to stay as calm as I could. I had a few tee shots in the first three rounds of the tournament that I wasn't feeling very comfortable on, but I read a couple of notes in my notebook today that calmed me down before certain tough tee shots, which really helped me commit to my lines a lot more.
"I just tried to free myself up today, and whatever happened, happened."
The win feels even sweeter as it was in front of his friends and family at home. He says his performances in top events this year give him plenty of confidence heading into the Asia-Pacific Amateur this week and the Nomura Cup next month.
"My golf in previous Jennian Homes Charles Tour events hasn't been great previous to this year. I've slowly got better each year, and to finish the way I have these last four events with four top three's and a win is pretty cool, and it gives me a lot of confidence moving forward."
He accumulated 1,585 points over the season, finishing 80 points ahead of Geary.
