This tournament was framed by perfect weather and 55 enthusiastic participants playing Croquet or Lawn Bowling, with a delightful burger luncheon in the middle.  This was all made possible by the excellent management of Brent Merchant with his assistant Garry Anderson and the leadership of … [Read more...]

A few of you sharp-eyed members may have noticed a couple of changes at the Club this week.  The first, is on the north facing side of Carnarvon House. The building sign was a bit faded and missing some pizzazz. It has been given a fresh new look! The second is on our new sun shelters. The … [Read more...]

The McEwan Pairs, a club men’s pairs tournament for 2025, was played on Tuesday, 15th July. As with a lot of these tournaments, the draw changes as a number of players were unable to make it that morning. Fortunately, we did have several players who filled in the gaps admirably. Many thanks to John … [Read more...]

OBLC put on a club croquet tournament on Saturday, July 12th.  Eight teams of Oak Bay croquet athletes battled through three rounds before playing a fourth playoff round.  In the battle for third spot it was Garry Anderson and Susan Lum who came out on top. In the final to determine the … [Read more...]

On July 1st the club grounds looked immaculate and expectant in the cool, early morning light. Skies were blue, birds were singing and there wasn’t a breath of wind. We couldn’t have prescribed more ideal weather for our annual lawn bowling tournament. By 7:30 AM the big roller was out of the … [Read more...]

[su_heading size="24" margin="10"] CP team wins the BSI Novice Intermediate Triples  [/su_heading]   The Third annual BSI Novice Intermediate Triples Tournament took place on June 28 under perfect weather conditions. Twenty teams with a total of 60 players showed excellent … [Read more...]

The annual Silver Tray Women’s Scotch Pairs, Bowls South Island, tournament was held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24th and 25th.  Sixteen teams participated.  The bowling was competitive, complimentary and enjoyable. Thank you to all who helped make the tournament successful and fun. … [Read more...]

[su_heading size="24" margin="10"]Sun Shelter project commemoration plaque: June 2025[/su_heading]   A commemorative plaque was added to the south east post of the first sun shelter today, June 18,2025.  Please have a look at it the next time you are at the Club and reflect on the … [Read more...]

[su_heading size="24" margin="10"]Miller Cup Mixed Triples tournament – June 15, 2025[/su_heading]   Father’s Day got off to a great start with the Miller Cup underway at 9:45 a.m. plus two more games during the day, wrapping up with fellowship, food and a beverage or two! Lots of good … [Read more...]