Ace Masterton bowler Ian Monaghan is now just one short of chalking up the remarkable feat of 50 Bowls Wairarapa centre titles.
His defeat of clubmate Scott MacKenzie in the final of the WBS open singles played at the Lansdowne and Masterton greens last weekend means he can crack the magical half-century when he and MacKenzie combine to contest the champion of champion pairs this month.
Victory in the pairs would also mean Monaghan had made good on a goal he set at the start of the 2013-14 season, that of winning five centre titles in the one season. Already in the bag before his latest success were the open pairs, triples and fours championships.
Just once before in a playing career that began in 1988 has Monaghan managed that feat, back in 1996-97 when he was a regular playing partner of the late John Stroud. "I didn't want to make a big thing of it, but I thought to myself why not go for five again ... I guess it gave me something to focus on.
"You can't do it all yourself though, you have to have the support of good players around you and, fortunately, I've had that."