Well done Jerome Foenander, our Bronze medallist for the BSI Novice Men’s Singles! The Novice Men’s Singles Tournament was played over the past weekend at Sidney Lawn Bowling Club. Ten novices were separated into two pools, and Jerome reached the Bronze Medal segment. There were some … [Read more...]
2025 BSI Women’s Fours Tournament
September 7, 2025 by
The Oak Bay Women's Fours had its inaugural night tournament September 2,3,4 after seven previous triples events. The change was made to accomodate more players on our lighted green. It was a whopping success with 64 players crowding the green. The bowlers had to adapt to the changing green from … [Read more...]
Special Visitors To Our Club
September 5, 2025 by
On Friday, a well-known member of the Australian bowling community visited our club. She is none other than Chrissy Pavlov from the infamous Broadbeach Bowls Club (Gold Coast) where she is a Board member. Chrissy has had won Australian titles over the years, is the … [Read more...]
Two new members achieve top ranking in the Labour Day Triples
September 4, 2025 by
[su_heading size="24" margin="10"]Labour Day Triples awards top ranking to two new members[/su_heading] Oak Bay’s penultimate bowling tournament of the season took place on Labour Day with the aptly named Labour Day Triples. A strong field of 14 teams participated, with position-sharing bringing … [Read more...]
Jackie’s Smile
September 3, 2025 by
Jackie arrived yesterday with a children's painting easel in a wagon and set up on the green to do our usual Sunday morning tip for those in attendance. It was fantastic and was a major hit with the group. While we do offer a Sunday morning tip each week, we have never had a presentation quite … [Read more...]
BSI New Bowler Tournament for Women: August 2025
August 16, 2025 by
[su_heading size="24" margin="10"]BSI New Bowler Tournament for Women: August 2025[/su_heading] This is a BSI new bowler tournament for women. Oak Bay had eight participants: Deb Austin, Susan Buss, Lori Anderson, Louise de Montigny, Lisa Simonok, … [Read more...]
Greenslade BSI Tournament: August 12/13, 2025
August 14, 2025 by
[su_heading size="24" margin="10"]Greenslade BSI Tournament: August 12/13, 2025[/su_heading] The BSI Tournament Greenslade on August 12th-13th, 2025, was a highly anticipated event for the men's Bowls South Island Tournament. A total of 20 teams participated in the two-day event held at Oak Bay, … [Read more...]
Central Saanich Visit: August 6, 2025
August 13, 2025 by
On Wednesday, August 6, 19 members of our Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club made their way out to the Central Saanich club for a day of play and socializing. The weather forecast called for rain, but fortunately the rain was felt early in the morning and the skies opened up as the day proceeded. It ended up … [Read more...]
Legacy Tournament: August 2025
August 10, 2025 by
On August 9th and 10th the Legacy Tournament was played under very warm and clear conditions. Two 10 end games were played each day, with 24 bowlers organized into 12 teams. Ray Troyer and Raoul Wiart claimed the championship with a 3-1 result. David Smyth and Angela Adamek won 2nd spot, Doug … [Read more...]
Dishwasher Succumbs / Emergency Measures Needed: August 2025
August 10, 2025 by
Most members will have been aware that our 42 year-old dishwasher 'flatlined' on Friday August 1st for the second time this year. Initial assessment of the state of the system was undertaken by John Dolman and Doug Francis soon after. Their assessment was that a specialist would need to be called in … [Read more...]