Sue Hodges won her eighth Bowls Dunedin title when she skipped the Outram four in a tightly fought final.
Hodges, a member of the New Zealand Development squad that is preparing for World Bowls in 2012, is the best woman bowler in the Dunedin Centre.
Her experience helped the Outram team of Hodges, Cindi Ewart, Marion Hambleton, Mary Stevenson beat Faye Cosgrove, Lyn Rance, Raylene Walshaw, Margaret Hoad (Green Island) 17-15 at the weekend.
Hodges, who is employed in the Dunedin office of Work and Income, won the Millie Khan Memorial Trophy for the second time last year.
She also won the award in 2006.
In her early days in the sport Hodges had to take time off work to play in centre events that were held midweek.
It is different now, with most championship events held at weekends and this allows more working women to play the sport.
Hodges (nee Phillips) grew up in Dunedin and was educated at Macandrew Intermediate and Queens High School.
She started playing bowls for fun 15 years ago but has now become serious about the sport and runs up a steep fire break in the Lake Waihola forest to keep fit for bowls.
Another working woman in the Outram team is Cindi Ewart, who works in the office of Dunedin list Member of Parliament Michael Woodhouse.
She has now won nine centre titles and needs just one more for her gold star.
Stevenson, won her fourth centre title and it was the third title for Hambleton.
Dennis Leeden (Wakari) withstood a late challenge from Evan Roberts (Andersons Bay) to win the men's open singles final on Monday night, 21-18.
It was the seventh Bowls Dunedin title for Leeden who held a 17-7 lead after 13 ends before Roberts made a decisive recovery.
Roberts scored 10 shots off the next seven ends to draw level 17-all after 20 ends before Leeden regained the initiative by scoring a three on the 21st end and won the game two ends later.