THE fourth-placed Golden Square has gained a sizeable break on the chasing pack in division one after Saturday's play in the Bendigo Bowls Division pennant.
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Golden Square scored a 40-shot victory on Castlemaine's greens in the final round betore the Christmas-New Year break.
The Square won three rinks and drew the other in a 17-105 to 1-65 victory.
Biggest margins were a 20-shot victory by Marc Smith and a 12-shot triumph for the Gary Beckham-skipped rink.
The clash between Castlemaine's Peter Brain and Golden Square's Graham Edwards ended on 18-all.
Tas Wallis won his match by eight shots.
The second-placed Bendigo won a closely-fought battle with Inglewood by 14 shots.
Bendigo made the most of home greens in Barnard Street to win 14-105 to 4-91.
The Ian Ross-skipped rink beat David Vanston by 29 shots.
Gary Carberry scored a 29-23 win against Frank Carbone.
Inglewood won two rinks.
Lindsay Kelly beat Torie Babitsh by eight shots, and Malcolm McLean defeated Andrew Brown by 13 shots.
At Bendigo East it was the Magpies who soared to a 35-shot win against South Bendigo.
East won 16-104 to 2-69 on the Lansell Street greens.
A great contest between David Keenan and Greg Sherman ended in a 22-19 win for the East skipper.
South's sole victory was 24-19 in favour of John Dixon against Liam Crapper.
Brad Holland won his match by 11 shots, and Paul Moller beat Ray McCumber by 26 shots.
The ladder-leading Eaglehawk was too strong for Kangaroo Flat.
Eaglehawk won three of four matches on its way to a 16-102 to 2-87 win on Kangaroo Flat's turf.
The Tony Ellis-skipped rink continued its unbeaten run.
Ellis and his team-mates were put under pressure by the Geoff Boyd-skipped Roos, but fought on to win 24-19.
Phil Godkin scored a 29-24 win against Dean Carter.
The Simon Carter-skipped rink from the Borough went on for a 26-14 win against Brad Marron.
Kangaroo Flat's rising star Luke Hoskin achieved another victory, 30-23, against the Ken Rusbridge-skipped opposition.
There will be a break in the BBD's Saturday pennant until January 17.
A big clash when the season resumes will be Castlemaine at home to Bendigo East, Inglewood faces Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat takes on Bendigo, and Eaglehawk hosts South Bendigo.
