The Oak Bay Women’s Fours (aka L of the N) Bowls South Island tournament was held on the evenings of September 8, 9 and 10.  It was an intensely competitive yet wonderfully joyful tournament. Our thanks goes to The Kensington for their generous sponsorship. The winners are as … [Read more...]

It's Thrifty's Smile Card fundraising time again! Here's a reminder of how the program works. Thrifty's donates a certain percentage back to the Club according to the total amount loaded onto the cards, e.g. $10 - $999 0% $1000 - $1499 2% $1500 - $3999 4% $4000 + 6% This is our … [Read more...]

On Friday, September 18th, we will be wrapping up the ladies bowling followed with a potluck lunch. Please see Angela for the food sign up sheet. This is a fun event - we'd love to see you all.   Angela Adamek     … [Read more...]

The Quaddie is Back and the Standings Were Tight! Labour Day saw the return of the Quaddie to the Oak Bay Club. Last included on the club schedule back in 2022, a Quaddie has a team of four play a pair of pairs games in round one, a singles and triples game in round two and then come together for … [Read more...]

Over 60 new and experienced members attended the New Member Appreciation evening at 5:30 on Friday, September 4. The event is typically held in July but as the organizer I let it slip to September. Perhaps that “slippage” as the politicians might say was a good thing. Great weather and an amazing … [Read more...]

The BSI Greenskeepers event, the last of Mixed Triples Open Tournament, took place at Juan de Fuca LBC on Saturday, August 29.   This tournament typically has a strong turnout, and this year there were 28 teams in total. Three teams represented Oak Bay: Mary Forster with Keith Newhouse and … [Read more...]

The Vic West LBC hosted the Bert Nelson mixed Triples tournament on August 22 &23. The tournament schedule was two 14 end games each day. The format was winners played winners and losers played loser over the course of the four games  this tournament began in 1985 by its Founder Bert … [Read more...]

On Friday September 4 all members are invited to attend the club to honour all of our new members who have joined this year. We have a record of 62 new members this year and we hope many of them will be able to join the longer serving members for a short game followed by a social time with … [Read more...]

Western Canada Open Golf Croquet Championship 2026Gopal Gowda Final Report A Landmark Event for Croquet in Western CanadaThe inaugural Western Canada Open Golf Croquet Championship concluded successfully on Monday, August 24, 2026, following four days of competition and camaraderie from August … [Read more...]

Sunday saw the completion of the club singles season at Oak Bay with some exciting action that the small group of spectators found very compelling. Prior to Sunday the Novice Women’s Division was finalized with Lorraine Paik emerging the champ and she will represent Oak Bay at the BSI Novice … [Read more...]