Kyneton kicked off its title defence in the perfect way in the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Highlands division 1 competition on Saturday.
The weather was perfect for the start of the bowls season, with four of the five matches in the top flight proving to be one-sided affairs.
Kyneton was on the road against Gisborne to start the season and were able to come away with a 71 (14)-6 (2) win.
Gregory Podesta’s rink was the big winner for Kyneton, winning 34-10, while David James Thomas’ rink had a one-shot win.
Tim Rogers skippered the winning rink for Gisborne, which won 29-15.
Kyneton Golf also got off to a strong start as it claimed all the points on offer against Romsey, winning 69 (16)-47 (0).
Anthony Barker and Adrian Plowman both had 10 or more shot wins to set up the Golf win to set up the win.
Diggers Rest got the points in the closest match of the day, beating Woodend, 60 (14)-56 (2).
Rod Treweek’s rink had a 10 shot win for Diggers Rest, while Steven Milesi’ rink had a 13 shot win for Wooded.
The rink of Kylie Stafford, which won 21-14, would be the difference in the end.
Lancefield had a tough start to the season against Broadford, losing 69 (14)-49 (2).
Two of the three rinks were close, with the teams splitting three shot wins apiece, with Robert Chapman’s 30-10 win over Aaron Andrews giving Broadford the win to start the season.
In the other match, Kilmore defeated Trentham, 65 (16)-45 (0).
Daniel Carroll had a 27-16 win for Kilmore to be the big winner on the day.
Division 2 is set to kick off this weekend, while in division 3, Macedon 2, Mt Cottrell, Kyneton 3 and Romsey 3 were the winners on Saturday.
