The Moss Vale Golf Club Picker's Cup was established in 1939 by R M Scott and is a mixed Canadian foursomes event, with teams of two each shooting off the tee then choosing the best ball and taking alternate shots until the hole is complete.
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With the pandemic interrupting the playing of the event in 2020 and 2021, past winners who played on Sunday included the over-qualified couple of Jeanette and Paul Curley, who boasted two wins over the 84 years of the event.
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Last year's winner Edweena Jeffery found herself paired with David Ruse.
Kim Delaney and Sylvia Sylvester also had their names on the modest trophy, and with new partners, were looking to expand on their career highlights.
The Highlands turned on a pleasant day, more akin with early spring than mid-winter, and at 10.28am the starter saw the first teams off the tee.
By 11.08 am all teams had teed off and were making quick progress through the initial stages of the round.
After the first six holes, three teams had opened up a break from the rest of the pack, with the lowest handicapped pairing of Kim Delaney and Brad Johnson ahead of Jeanette and Paul Curley, with Mary Butcher and Justin Allen right on their heels.
Pre-match favourites, the father and daughter pairing of Justin and Georgie Lewis, were struggling to make full use of their 20 stroke handicap, but weren't too far away from the leading pack.
A-Grade Matchplay champion Phil Cunich and his talented partner Sue Shallis never got going, the same for the in-form David Hussey and the ever consistent Sylvia Sylvester.
As the groups finished up on the 18th it was Kim Delaney and Brad Johnson who ran out winners by two strokes from Jeanette and Paul Curley.
After the trophy presentation, most of the players kicked back on the deck swapping stories of their achievements and underachievements.
And the sun delivered its last rays, the golfers moved inside for a hearty Sunday roast.
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