Here are the winners for the Provincial Fours: MENS GOLD Kin On Lau Gonzo Wong Alex Kwok Patrick Sum WOMENS GOLD Josephine Lee (Marie Taylor, sub) Zoe Chan Sarina Mak Gigi Chan MENS SILVER Ryan pollard Auzzie Chambers Ron Mattinson Darren Hutchinson (Janes Chen, sub) … [Read more...]

Gloria and Pierre polished things up at OBLBC. With lots of elbow grease Gloria brought the Silver Tray, and Pierre some of our trophies back to life. These items shine so brightly, you may want wear sunglasses while looking at them. Thanks so much Gloria and Pierre! Photos and article submitted … [Read more...]

The second annual BSI novice intermediate tournament took place on Saturday May 22 at our club. Sixty participants from eight local clubs played four 10-end games. Throughout the day there were up to 40 spectators attending to help support their club members. A BBQ lunch with all the trimmings … [Read more...]

Our youngest club member Adam Ross was selected recently as one of two recipients of the 2024 Young Birders Award presented by the BC Field Ornithologists! Adam is 15 and he started birding several years ago when he encountered a Christmas Bird Count at Panama Flats. Adam has been a keen birder … [Read more...]

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...]