West Australian born and raised but now based in Victoria, Watt shared top spot alongside local Associate Paris Murdock and South Australian Mac McCardle at the Dunsborough Lakes Pro-Am on Thursday and picked up where he left off at Bunbury.

Intermittent showers may have slowed the super-slick greens at Bunbury slightly but it did little to soften Watt’s hot form as he rattled off seven birdies in a round of 5-under 67 to be one clear of Zimbabwean-born Dale Howie (68).

A former world No.1 amateur who lost the 2012 WA Open in a playoff prior to turning professional, Watt started the ‘Watt’s Up’ podcast during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown and shares the stories of golfers who might not otherwise reach the public’s attention.

He will have a story of his own to share in the next episode if he can close out his fourth Pro-Am Series win this year but he will have to keep at bay a host of quality players who will start the second round within striking distance.

All told there are 20 players within four shots off the lead with the ever-consistent Peter Wilson, local Conor Brown and amateurs Tom Addy and Simon Liddell all two shots back after rounds of 3-under 69 while in-form players Rick Kulacz, Tom Power Horan, Andrew Kelly, Matt Millar, John Boulton, Alex Edge and Brendan Chant will start the second round three back after posting 2-under 70 in their opening round.

There are a few veterans familiar to Aussie golf fans also in the mix with Brett Rumford, Kim Felton and Glenn Joyner all shooting 1-under 71 to be four back of Watt.