ARARAT golfer Lee-Ann Moana had a premonition her team would win Warrnambool Golf Club's four-person ambrose.

Her reasoning wasn't sound, nor based on logic, but after a comical start to the final Festival of Golf event earlier this month, she was adamant their fortunes had to turn.

The hunch proved correct. Moana, son Taine Pearse, Kaputai Awarangi and Jason McMahon shot 63 off the stick for a handicap score of 545/8 to take top honours.

The victory provided an uplifting end to what had initially been a frustrating day - one they are unlikely to forget any time soon.

"We came down from Ararat and we called in to pick up Jason who lives down here. He's a member at Warrnambool," Moana said.

"As we got out of the car, somehow or another the keys got locked in the car."

Having travelled in two cars, Awarangi and McMahon a left-hander still had their clubs. Moana and Pearse were left to share with their teammate.

"We started the day with one set of clubs between three of us the other two were locked in the car and no golf shoes or golf gear," Moana said.

"I started playing in thongs. It was an eventful start to the day.

"My mum stayed with the car and brought out the rest of our clubs four holes in (after help arrived).

"It's one of the more interesting starts to a round of golf.

"We looked at each other and said 'we've got a feeling we'll win today, now we've had all this stuff go wrong'."

Moana said the four golfers, who are all related, enjoyed hitting the Warrnambool course.

"We like playing ambroses and try to get around to different clubs," she said.

"Jason has become a member at Warrnambool and just started playing. It was Easter weekend, we thought we'd come down and have a go."

More than 80 golfers took part in the ambrose, bringing the curtain down on the second-annual Festival of Golf, which saw different events played over seven days.

The highlight was the 36-hole senior amateur championship on the Tuesday and Wednesday.

- The Standard