DANIEL Carroll was the toast of the Highlands Bowls Region recently by taking out the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Champion of Champions trophy.
Carroll earned his way to the final thanks to his performances in the Highlands Champion of Champions competition, which saw him negotiate a win over Romsey’s Aaron Young in the first round, before accounting for Kyneton Golf’s Toby Barker in the quarter finals.
A win over Broadford’s David Ellis followed in the semi final, before a 12-0 run helped Carroll claim the final over Lancefield’s Jeff Holmes on March 9.
It was another hot start in the regional final against Sebastopol’s Robert Baker on home turf which allowed Carroll to control the game.
Carroll claimed shots in each of the first seven legs to open up a 12-0 break with a third of the game gone, and while Baker fought hard to reduce the margin slightly, Carroll still had control of the game.
Up 19-12 with three ends to go, Carroll made sure of the win with three shots on the 19th end, before putting the cherry on top to claim a 25-12 win.
Carroll will now roll for the state championship in April alongside other regional winners.