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...]

An exciting women’s tournament played out on Friday, August 14 as 10 teams battled for supremacy and the coveted Maddalon Tray Trophy. In one end an almost “perfect score” of 7 ousted the front runner to create a minor upset. Games were close and with 5 teams out of 10 tied for first place with 6 … [Read more...]

Sunny skies greeted the 36 players who came together at the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club on August 11 and 12. We were treated to two days of marvellous bowling, great competition, and, thankfully, some wonderful weather. Of course, there can only be one winning team—and this year, the title was very … [Read more...]

The OBLBC Legacy Rotational Mixed Triples was held on August 8th and 9th, with two games each morning to escape the afternoon heat.  There were six teams picked at random, and the general consensus was that it was a lot of fun through a low pressure venue to enable Leads to learn what it is … [Read more...]

What an amazing day for bowling! On Thursday, August 6th, 17 members of the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club along with over 40 of our own members participated in the day of bowling, eating and socializing. The weather was fantastic, the participants were enthusiastic and the volunteers made the … [Read more...]

The annual South Island Singles tournament returned this past weekend, featuring 32 bowlers vying for local bragging rights. Competitors were split into four groups of eight, playing five games each under a fast-paced format: players could only score one point per end, with the first bowler to reach … [Read more...]

Gopal’s Strong Showing at the 2026 Nationals The 2026 Oakley Woods Canadian National Golf Croquet Open was held in Toronto and featured a strong international field of 30 players from England, the United States, Egypt, and Canada. This year’s event included more highly ranked competitors than in … [Read more...]

The annual Cowichan Bay Two-Bowl Six-Pack Tournament was held on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2026, hosted by the Cowichan Lawn Bowling Club.   This unique and fast-paced event featured 14 teams from clubs across the region. Over the course of two days, … [Read more...]