In a virtuoso performance, Stolz, a winner on the PGA TOUR in his prime, literally rolled back the years as he rode a red-hot putter to a blistering back-nine of just 29, highlighted by an extraordinary run of four straight birdies from the 13th to the 16th holes.

For much of the day, the tournament was there for the taking. Overnight leader Sydney’s Alex Simpson and Queensland’s Peter Martin were locked in an arm wrestle for much of the front nine; however, neither could grab the tournament by its neck.

Playing a couple of groups in front, South Australian Anthony Choat, who came close here last year only to stumble late on the final day, made a move, and for a time it looked like he was the man most likely to claim a breakthrough win. Austin Bautista, a former NSW Amateur champion now plying his trade in the US, also attacked, eventually finishing at seven-under and safely in the clubhouse when it mattered.

Despite a slow start, Stolz soon became the man most likely. After bogeys on the second and sixth, the SParms PGA Legends Tour Order of Merit winner got on a roll with a pair of birdies on the seventh and eighth holes.

Then came that run home.

A birdie on 10 saw Stolz get to five-under before taking care of the stretch of holes the locals refer to as the Bermuda Triangle.

“I played amen corner or the Bermuda Triangle – whatever they call it – yesterday and didn’t capitalise on a couple of good shots,” said Stolz.

“Today, you know, I birdied them all. It was great.”

Striding the final fairway with the walk of a man in the zone, Stolz iced the cake with a kick-in birdie to get to 10-under, and with the chasing pack struggling, the tournament was over.

“I hit a lot of irons off those tees while the young guys were bombing it, but I’m a pretty good iron player, so if I’m hitting them all right it doesn’t bother me,” Stolz added.

“I can’t physically hit some of the shots they do, so I don’t even try anyway. I did out-drive them (playing partners Deyen Lawson and Neven Basic) down the last, so make a note of that,” he grinned.

Stolz has been impressive of late on the Legends Tour, recording a couple of handy wins against some worthy opponents; this week’s victory, however, was sparked by a missed cut at the recent Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.

“I’ve been playing good but playing on the old boys tour where the courses are a bit shorter and not set up as tough,” said Stolz.

“Playing the PGA a couple of weeks ago, well… I thought it had made me a bit soft, and I hadn’t been out here enough playing with the young boys.

“I feel like I am hitting the ball as good as I ever have.”

With the game coming into shape nicely, Stolz also admitted a change of putter had added another dimension to his growing confidence on course.

“I’ve got a brand new putter this week, too. I actually Googled where the nearest Drummond store was to me in Sydney,” he revealed.

“Went in, picked a putter off the rack, and Theo Corneo, a PGA Pro who is working there, said to me, ‘Is that how you putt? Can I give you a lesson?’

“I said, ‘Yeah, why not!’ We changed a few things, and they are now coming off alright.

“I like the feeling of optimism I have with this new putter. I feel like I am going to make it, something you feel confident within the 10-foot range, and that’s all you want some days.”

The win guarantees Stolz a place in the Golf Challenge NSW Open at Concord Golf Club, which he admitted he hasn’t played in several years.

“I did play one at Stonecutters, but didn’t play for five years, so it was a long while ago,” he smiled.