Noel Verlinden is the Ballarat District Bowls Division men's singles champion of champions for a fourth time.
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The Victoria club champion defeated Wes Lennecke from Ballarat in the final at Ballarat Bowling Club in front of a captive crowd in a twilight timeslot on Wednesday.
He claimed the title by a decisive 11 shots - 25-14.
Verlinden now goes on to represent the BDBD in a bid for state honours
As well as his quartet of championships, Verlinden has been runner-up three times.
Victoria narrowly missed out on a double.
Deb Stanaway, of Beaufort Golf, took out the women's singles champion of champions.
She defeated Victoria's Debbie Gorin in the final at the same venue.