So Pablo Martin, the one-time European Tour player from Spain, did stoop to conquer - he won a play-off against England's John E Morgan to claim the 2,000 Euros first prize in the two-day, 36-hole Gecko Pro Tour event at Atalya Golf and Country Club on Spain's Costa del Sol.
A bogey at the last in a second-round 61 (38-31) for 11-under-par 133 meant that Martin, who had had an eagle 2 at the 11th and birdies at the 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th, finished up with the same two-round total as Morgan (68-65).
Morgan birdied the first, fourth, sixth, eighth, 11th, 12th, 14th and 17th in halves of 33-32.
Martin won the play-off ... at which hole we don't know at the time of writing: 2,000 Euros to Pablo and 1,000 Euros to John.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
133 Pablo Martin (Spain) 64 69 (38-31), John E Morgan (England) 68 65 (33-32). Martin won sudden-death play-off.
135 Juan Quiros (Spain) 69 66
137 James Maw (England) 68 69, Lloyd Kennedy (England) 67 70.
SELECTED OTHER TOTALS
139 James Watts (England) 68 71 (8th)
141 Rod Bastard (England) 73 68, Brian Casey (Ireland) 69 72 (T9)
142 Adam Sagar (England) 71 71 (T16)
143 Sam Connor (England) 71 73, Mike Kelly (Ireland) 70 73 (T21).
144 Luke Johnson (England) (am) 71 73 (T25)
145 William Harrold (England) 73 72 (T27)
147 Rhodri Fieldhouse (Wales) 76 71, Luke Donnelly (Ireland) (am) 72 75 (T30)