Bowls Update – Tuesday 24th December 2024
In this update we bring you details regarding our current Club Championships and details of what’s to come in 2025.
2024-2025 Men’s Major Singles Decided.
Our 2024-2025 Men’s Major Singles Champion has now been decided. This year saw Gregg Stevens and Dave Tyrrell in the finals again. The Men’s Singles started with 48 entries, requiring 6 rounds to complete. Dave’s road to the final started with a bye, then included the likes of Rob Jordan, Rick Malley, Garry Burke and Wolfy Thiele. Stevo’s path was 6 rounds long with wins over Don Lowe, Nick Goodger, Daniel Ellem, Chris Bradley and Daniel Doyle.
The Marker for the Final was past Club Champion Mick Dihm. The Final was also played in near perfect conditions. As expected, the game started off fairly even with the scores at 6-5 to Stevo on 7 ends. Stevo held on to the lead, 15-13 at the 17th end. Stevo then consolidated the next few ends with several doubles to take out the final 25-18. Congratulations to everyone for taking part in the Championship and of course to our 2024-2025 Men’s Singles Champion – Gregg Stevens.
The Men’s Major Pairs Final is yet to be completed and should be scheduled sometime in January 2025 after the South Pacific Carnival and Holiday Season.
South Pacific Carnival
The 65th South Pacific Carnival commences with the Fours on Friday 27th December, and continues well into the New Year. We’ll be assisting with rink space on Saturday 28th (Pairs) , Sunday 29th (Singles), and Monday 30th (Mixed Pairs). All draws and results can be found on the Illawarra Bowls Website under the Events Tab – South Pacific
Thank you to the following members who’ve nominated as a marker for the Singles on Sunday 29th:
- Ed Aschenwald
- Judith Voltz
- Mick Frawley
- Russell Connell
- Joy Turner
- Kristy Davis
- Suzanne Tyrrell
- Joyce Sawers
Good luck to everyone playing over the Illawarra!
Club Championships
The following club Championships are closing soon.
- Men’s & Women’s Fours – Closing Friday 27/12/24
- Men’s & Women’s Triples – Closing Wednesday 22/1/25
- Consistency Singles – Closing Saturday 18/1/25
- Open Singles – Closing Friday 14/2/25
Members are encouraged to get their teams together and entered. Online Entries are also available on our Club Championship Page.
Social Bowls 2025
It was good to see a great turnout for our last social bowls day before Christmas with everyone dressed up for the occasion!
Friday Pairs continues over the holiday break on 27th December 2024 and 3rd January 2025
Wednesday Triples recommences Wed 8th January.
Thursday Social Bowls recommences Thursday 9th January 2025.
Saturday Social Bowls commences on Saturday 4th January 2025 with single names for a pre season in-house trial. All players intending to play Open Pennants are encouraged to attend, and obviously, players still involved in the South Pacific Carnival or Club Championships are exempt. There is no Saturday Social Bowls on 28th December due to the South Pacific
Our Social Bowls Web Page has now been updated and includes a new event – Tuesday Pairs. Australia Day and Anzac Day entries have also been included on the page. It’s easily accessible on the Social Bowls menu tab.
Keep an eye out for the Easter Monday Mixed Fours. Online entry will be available soon, once the details have been finalised, and approved.
Tuesday Pairs
To get that competitive element back to social bowls, Tuesday Nominated Pairs will commence on Tuesday 14th January 2025 9:30am. Entry will be online only and will be capped at 28 teams when 2 greens are in play and 42 teams when 3 greens are in play. The minimum number of teams required is 12. No single names will be accepted.
If the maximum number of teams are reached, a standby list will be utilised with a first on first off basis. Players are responsible for arranging their own team and replacement (if required). Entry fee is $20 ($10 green fees & $10 to prize pool). Prize money is cash and scaled on the number of entries. Prizes awarded for the highest winning margins on the day for First, Second and Third only. E.G.
- First – 50% of Prize Pool
- Second – 30% of Prize Pool
- Third – 20% of Prize Pool
All Conditions Of Play and the Tuesday Prize Money Schedule can be found on the Social Bowls Web Page.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
On behalf of our Bowls Committees, I’d like to wish everyone a very Merry and safe Christmas. Thank you to everyone who helped out during the year and got us on the greens and enjoying the game we love. Sometimes, our Bowls Committee members go above and beyond to ensure everyone has a pleasurable experience at Windang, this includes our barefoot bowls hosts.
Thank you so much for what you do for us!
As far as bowls go, things will definitely change over the next few seasons, I have no doubt about that. As a collective of bowlers its in our best interest to adapt to the changes sooner rather than later. This will ensure our that our game, our competitions, our membership, and our club, continue to thrive well into the future!
Cheers Dave
