“It was just as much fun out here as yesterday,” O’Donovan Grinned. “Pac (Pacific) Dunes is tight, and it’s wide open here, but it was windy.”

Much like yesterday, O’Donovan’s scorecard again looked like a roller-coaster, but he admitted it was part of planning his round and playing to the conditions.

“I knew I could attack on the downwind holes, but also I could make a couple of bogeys or pars on the harder upwind holes. It was going to be perfectly fine.”

O’Donovan also admitted it was strange to put together a round that included more eagles, birdies, and bogies than he had pars.

“I don’t do it very often, that’s for sure.”

With his victory in the Medal, O’Donovan also secured the top seeding in the Matchplay competition, which gets underway tomorrow at Belmont. Being part of the victorious NSW team in last year’s interstate series added to his anticipation for the knockout phase.

“I’m not sure how tomorrow will turn out, but I’m going to play my best, and I am looking forward to versing a couple of mates.”

“Winning the interstate team last year was a fantastic feeling, and I still remember pretty clearly how good that felt, so I’m ready for the battle.”

Also delighted with his efforts was former Dubbo young gun Lachie Jones. The 21-year-old, who relocated to Queensland almost 18 months ago, was virtually faultless over the two rounds, dropping just one shot in 36 holes of golf.

The former NSW Junior State Team Captain and Club Champ at Dubbo said it was a performance that came after making a vital change to his putting technique.

“I changed to cross-handed a couple of days ago after putting pretty badly at Avondale last week and didn’t miss many putts out there.”