The eight-iron shot was tracking. The ball landed just in front of the green, trundled past the bunker, edged towards the pin and disappeared. I was convinced Podcast Partner had holed in one on the fifth at Ardglass.

How many times would you expect to say “wow” during a round of golf? I reckon I uttered it between eight and a dozen times along the Pacific coastline at Te Arai’s South course.

To round off this great course with a par and a win was a genuine thrill.

The climax of my attempt to play England's top 100 golf courses