But there are enough unknowns in the Bathurst side to make it a danger match, with seasoned pennants regulars Paul Bright (captain) and Jarryd Bird being joined by three relative newcomers.

Dylan Thompson has appeared a handful of times with the team in the past, but not on a week-in, week-out basis, while Kyle Simpson and Ben Cummings will be making their debuts with the side.

For Cummings, it represents the culmination of plenty of time on the course honing his prodigious natural talent and ridiculously powerful hitting.

Better known for his exploits on the cricket field, where he helped ORC to a first grade premiership three years ago, gradually his golfing achievements have started to match those with bat and ball.

Playing off 1.4 in exact terms at the moment, he says he is a little edgy as he prepares for his first appearance at this level.

“I’m slightly nervous,” he admitted. 

“I’m a bit under-prepared and obviously want to do well for the team. Personally, the inexperience itself though doesn’t change the situation much, as the goal remains the same, trying to win the respective matches each week.

“The improvement hasn’t necessarily come from playing more golf or spending less time focusing on cricket. I fluctuated between handicaps of three and five when I was still playing cricket. 

‘The reduction in handicap has been more to do with the fact that I’m not sore all of the time and can swing more freely.”

The natural strength of Cummings’ game around the course is his long hitting, effectively meaning he can afford to miss fairways provided he has position from which to bomb his approach shots over trees.

He says those qualities won’t help him as much at Duntryleague as it would at other venues.

Perhaps the biggest challenge he will face will be adjusting to the matchplay format, something he isn’t particularly familiar with.

“I haven’t played pennants before and the last time I played in an event like pennants was the Eric Apperley Shield a fair while ago,” he said.

“It’s definitely a bit more reactive playing one-on-one, the strategy constantly changes based on how well your opponent is playing. 

“However, for all that, it’s still golf, and I need to worry about myself first and foremost.”