Rudy Cabalar punctuated a spectacular weekend with an exclamation point.

Well, two actually.

A birdie-birdie finish provided a fitting finish to Cabalar’s charge to the Mayor’s Cup title on Sunday.

Cabalar tore through Ala Wai Golf Course in firing rounds of 64 and 65 in the two-day tournament and finished at 11-under-par 129 for his first win in two years.

"I was just taking it shot by shot and try to see how it goes," Cabalar said. "It came out pretty good actually."

You think?

Cabalar, a recent Campbell graduate, carded five birdies and an eagle on Saturday, then birdied six more holes on Sunday, including four of the final seven after carding his lone bogey of the tournament.

Cabalar surprised himself with his performance, considering he hadn’t been working on his game much recently, then carried the momentum into the final round. He closed the weekend by dropping a 12-foot birdie putt on No. 17 and a 10-footer on the 18th green.

"Even though I work at a golf course, I haven’t been practicing that much," said Cabalar, who spends his work hours at Hoakalei Country Club.

After going 6 under in the opening round, "I had a lot of confidence in my game. My swing felt good the last few days."

The victory was Cabalar’s first since winning the Turtle Bay Amateur in 2010. It also gave him a boost in the Governor’s Cup point standings. Cabalar entered the tournament tied for 12th with 450 points and picked up another 200 with the win.

The top 12 eligible golfers earn a spot in the Governor’s Cup Challenge and a chance to qualify for the Sony Open in Hawaii. Next month’s Turtle Bay Amateur is the last of the 14 tournaments that count toward the point totals.

"As long as I get in I’m happy," Cabalar said.

Jared Sawada was already in third place in the Governor’s Cup race entering the weekend and raised his total with a runner-up finish on Sunday. Sawada followed an opening-round 71 with a 4-under 66 to finish at 3-under 137. Tyler Ota began the day a shot behind Cabalar and finished third following his round of 73.

Sawada, who won the Prince Invitational in July, put some pressure on Cabalar in playing the first 12 holes at 5 under and closed to within four shots after No. 11. But Cabalar didn’t provide many openings for a comeback.

"He was playing really well. He was keeping the ball in play, he was hitting the greens and he was getting close on a lot of putts," Sawada said. "Then they started falling on the back (nine)."

Sawada said he wasn’t very happy with his game in the Oahu Country Club Invitational last month, but a slight swing adjustment — bringing his back shoulder a little farther under — helped him straighten out his shots.

"When I was hitting balls (Saturday) morning I found something in my swing that I was hitting the ball really solid and I just brought that onto the course and I was aggressive and confident in my swing," Sawada said.