The burly Glaswegian has settled so well into the Australian lifestyle that it’s reflected in his game too.

But the sobering drinks were far from indicative that his work was done.

“It’s a pretty good start to the tournament, but we’re only half way,” Anderson said on Saturday afternoon.

“You make the final 12 and you take it from there. Just one game now at a time.”

Three wins in three games proved the ideal induction to the Bill Springer Mad Dog Singles Invitational.

The Bowls Australia ranking event on the sport’s national calendar has brought a competitive field again in now its fifth year running.

That was certainly not lost on an impressed Anderson.

“There’s quite a good few players here – and all the best from Tasmania,” he said.

“As a qualifying event, you can say there’s no mugs here. 

“Everyone’s good here and everyone can play. But it’s important you win one of these types of tournaments.”

The Scottish international has spent the past three years playing for Broadbeach Bulls against stiff competition.

That means preparing to take on Australia’s Jackeroos most weeks.

But arriving on Tasmanian soil this weekend for the first time after years of organiser Sam Springer’s incessant calls to come play the tournament has felt familiar to the big-hearted bowler.

“This is much like back home,” Anderson said, “so it’s perfect for me.”

Anderson has now started working towards the 2020 world bowls championships on his adopted Gold Coast.

Known for his crunching drives that strike fear into his rivals, the 28-year-old is only looking more dangerous.

It shows the move from the Dumbarton Bowling Club, in sight of the famous River Clyde, has been the best decision for his bowls.

“Anytime you can win in Australia is unbelievable because you come up against bowlers you have never heard of,” Anderson said. “But this is the best place in the world to play bowls.”