So proud to debut our new club shirt at the 2024 Australian Open with my partner, Ann Faulkner (Queenslander). I had excellent comments from lots of people saying our new club shirt looks “bright, vibrant, and looks a “treat” (Aussie slang for “looks very good”). Lost the first game against a … [Read more...]

A blustery and sometimes wet June day saw 36 bowlers registered for the Miller Cup on Saturday, June 15th. Bowlers played 3, 10 end games and it appeared an enjoyable day of bowling was had by all, despite the mix of sunshine and a cold wind! Many thanks to the volunteers who helped make the day … [Read more...]

Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Jubilee pairs this past Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th. The tournament was well-received, hosting 28 teams from various clubs around Victoria. The tournament consisted of four 16 end games. There were two games on Saturday and two games on Sunday. The … [Read more...]

Sixty-four women gathered at Gordon head Lawn Bowling Club for the South Island Women’s Fours. Top three-game winner was a team skipped by Karen Heagle, Cathy Denny 3rd, Kathy Collister (GH) 2nd and Lee Millar lead. Second place three-game winner was Dorothy Verge's team from Gordon Head. I’m sure … [Read more...]

A hearty group of volunteers came out early on Thursday June 6 to paint the 128 lines on our two greens. You might notice one of the “line snappers” seemed to think he looked better with a touch of makeup but I’ll let you be the judge on that one. Now that the lines are done what happens next? The … [Read more...]

Hello from the bowling capital of the world! I did try and send this earlier but the attachments are far too big. I will not send the video but will send it separately to those who I’ve been communicating via iMessage. It’s worth watching. I’m renaming Surfers Paradise as Bowls Paradise! … [Read more...]

The Burnside Lawn Bowling Club did a wonderful job of hosting this three day event during the last week of May. There were 30 teams split into an afternoon and evening draw. The event was played over 3 days with 18 ends per day. Most games were very close. Prizes were awarded to 3 teams who won … [Read more...]

This week the 2024 BSI Heart Trophy Tournament was held at beautiful Sidney by the sea, Sidney Lawn Bowling Club. There were four players per team and 16 teams entered the one day 3 game tournament. Brent Jansen, Karen Evans, Steve Foster and Jill Foster came in first place. Fourth place was David … [Read more...]

Victoria Day at OBLBC saw 36 intrepid bowlers meet the challenge of the 2-jack Rotational Triples Tournament.…and they survived! The noise from all those buzzing brains could be heard clear across the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Each team played three ten-end games with Skips, Thirds and Leads … [Read more...]

Gopala Gowda participated in the indoor singles bowling competition at the Pacific Indoor Bowls Club in Vancouver – April 26-28. Gopal finished 4th in his group and 18th overall. 24 bowlers were divided into 4 groups of 6. Each player played 5 games in the round-robin on Friday and Saturday with … [Read more...]