The Darwin Golf Club has never seen anything quite like it before.
Never mind Aboriginal sport on Larrakia Country.
From the moment Skye Lampton naively teed off down the fairway in thongs for the first time just four years ago, she continues to defy what a golfer is.
That is, what a winning golfer looks like.
Because the engraver's spelling is now down pat at the scene of another Darwin Open victory on Sunday, the gold letters etching freely into the clubhouse's honour boards.
That's two in a row on the richly-held amateur title and five times altogether.
"I've only started winning the gold-letter events since (this time) last year," she said.
"And I did win (the Darwin Open) last year and this year.
"(But) the field was very low this year – not many interstate players.
"I was also the lowest handicap there among, I think, like more than 40 women."
The proud Dagoman, Wardaman and Gurindji woman chased down the early leader through the first 36 holes before rushing home in a performance full of character.
That impressed most of the backslappers in the clubhouse afterwards, however like most obsessed golfers, the come-from-behind winner is her own worst critic at times.
"I'm definitely not happy with any of the rounds – I played well over my handicap," she said.
"But I had good groups (to play with) and ended up having a really good time."
Lampton shot a first-round 78 on Friday to trail overnight leader Summer Dellow by a sizeable eight strokes.
A better three-over 75 cut the margin down to just three heading into the final day of the 54-round tournament.
She held her nerve on Sunday to finish with a 74 for an eight-stroke win when Dellow fell by the wayside following a 13-over last round.
Lampton has won four out of her past five tournaments she has appeared in from the Darwin Open to the club championship, its matchplay title and its mixed foursomes.
The Katherine product appears on track to win all five slated club tournaments in the calendar year towards the long journey to fulfil ambitions outside of the Territory.
"I do believe I'm like the only Aboriginal female to win four titles in the one year, so hopefully I can back it up this year and take out (the) five events," Lampton said.
"I'm hoping to go down to WA and Sydney again, as there are some national amateur events happening, but as work has increased so I will have to play it by ear first."
Not only is she writing her name into unheard golf records, but the point of difference has the growing cult figure immersed towards a kind of Indigenous sporting folklore.
No further proof seems necessary that Lampton has grabbed much of the attention of local observers, drawing their interest away from the same old First Nations suspects of the typical footballers, athletes, and boxers showcasing their culture successfully.
That piqued when the former fun-loving softballer broke away from the mob's thing to take golf more seriously and the result was being rewarded with the 2023 Darwin NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year for the use of another stick.
Not just the female equivalent of a male award, but the standout competitor for both genders.
The honour came as a shock for the 27-year-old, who did not prepare a speech for the presentation last month, but when she spoke the occasion became one full of emotion.
Under this year's NAIDOC theme of For our Elders, she could only think of Nana, who suddenly passed away while Lampton had been learning the intricacies and nuances of golf as an utter novice of the game during a working holiday in the US.
The memory of her greatest supporter, no matter what she pursued, inspired the very best on the course to compete with the men for greater Indigenous recognition in golf.
"That was a huge surprise considering Darwin is such a footy/rugby dominated city – and to compete against such wonderful athletes was amazing," Lampton said.
