When the Geary brothers clash in the final of the Chisholm Park Golf Club championships this Saturday it will be the second year in a row they have contested the club honours.
Last year, older brother Sean (40) won the championship, taking victory on the 34th green, and the brothers have again come through qualifying and knock-out rounds to set up a final showdown.
Kyle (39) said the game would be very competitive and playing one's brother was not easy, especially in an official capacity.
Winning, though, was high on the agenda on Saturday for both brothers.
"Of course I want to win. Everyone knows we are very competitive and play hard. But we are good cobbers. We have the same set of friends and socialise together and talk a lot on the phone," Sean said.
"But we'll be giving each other a bit of gibe on Saturday."
Kyle and Sean play off 1 and 2 handicaps respectively, and Kyle hit a 4-under-par 67 to top the qualifying for the club championship.
Kyle said he really wanted to win, especially after being a beaten finalist three times.
He had knocked his brother out of the running twice in previous years before the final.
"Last year I did not play that well. But to be honest he is playing the golf of his life at the moment. He is putting everything within 20 feet of the flag. I will be in with a chance but I will have to play extremely well to beat him," Kyle said.
"Last year he was too good. He was playing a lot of trials for masters and was really focused."
Kyle had an accurate short game and said he would have to be on form to win.
"Everyone in golf in Dunedin knows I can drive it about the same as a 12-year-old, so I have to make up with it in my short game."
He said whatever happened the pair would have a beer or two on Saturday night.
"We are both really close mates and our families do most things together. This is a bit of a bone of contention with our wives but most Saturday nights the phone will go about 7pm and it will be my brother wanting to talk about his game and how I went."
