What started out as cold weather turned into a perfect day to play a series of four friendly croquet matches on six rinks. Everyone got off to a good start on these 45 minute timed events. They kept their own individual scores and at the end of four games we were able to determine the top four … [Read more...]
Fall Fling, September 16 & 17, 2025
September 18, 2025 by
The Fall Fling was the club’s last outdoor tournament for 2025. It was an afternoon event held on Tuesday, September 16 and Wednesday, September 17. The weather co-operated and gave us sunshine both days. In first place was the shared team of Brent Merchant/Brent Jansen, Lauren Charlton and Pierre … [Read more...]
Maddalon Ladies Pairs Tournament
September 13, 2025 by
On Friday, September 12, 2025, the Maddalon Ladies Pairs Tournament was a great success. Ten pairs played 16 ends with lots of laughter and good sportsmanship on display. Tournament Winners Thank you to the 23 players and three spares who participated. Event … [Read more...]
2025 BSI Novice Men’s Singles
September 8, 2025 by
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
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 the total number of members on the greens to 47. The format consisted of three 10-end games. Heading into … [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
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, Jean Morrison, Carolyn Rogers and Angela Stevenson. Submitted by Donna … [Read more...]
Greenslade BSI Tournament: August 12/13, 2025
August 14, 2025 by
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, playing two games each day, resulting in four 16-end games. The first day, Tuesday, was … [Read more...]