YMGCR Bowls Club.
Wednesday Social Bowls Report.
Records were broken for entry numbers last Wednesday the 13th of May when 56 players turned out for Social Bowls; a superb effort by both the organising team and all participating players. Fine weather greeted bowlers, and games were played over both greens, which according to reports ran well. Greeting the judges, in first place were Vicki and Col Withers who pocketed $100.00 and a drink card each. Finishing in second place were the team of Gary Presnell and Chris Morrissy, who shared $80.00. There were two lucky losing rink prizes this week with the first consolation prize of $60.00 being shared by the combo of Nicole Smith and Doug McTier. The second losing rink consolation prize of $40.00 was shared by the team of Kevin Wallace and Craig Jordan. The first Lucky Number raffle prize of $30.00 was won by Kerry Kinnane and the second Lucky Number raffle prize of $15.00 was won by Karen Bianco.
Friday Social Bowls Report.
Sunny weather was the order of the day last Friday where a solid showing of 44 players enjoyed the fine conditions. Blazing a winning trail on rink 10, were Noel Millar and Bill Hidson who walked away with the first prize of $160.00. Well done gentlemen. Finishing in second place were the team of Di Day and Les Spencer who played on rink 4. Di and Les shared $100.00 for their efforts. The losing rink consolation prize was won by the team of Lynne Baxter and Mick Reilly who shared $70.00. The first Lucky Number prize of $20.00 cash and a drink card was won by Ray Brown and the second Lucky Number raffle prize of $20.00 was won by Wayne Lowrie.
Sunday Funday Social Bowls.
Last year saw the implementation of Sunday Funday Social Bowls; a concept which teamed up one of our new bowlers with one experienced bowler for a game of pairs. The Fundays were designed to introduce our new players to the rudiments of the game e.g. placement of mats, jack rolling, scoring, game management and basic tactics. The Sunday Fundays are back for 2026. The cost to play, per player is $5.00 and entry sheets are up on the Bowls Office notice boards, so why not come along and have a great Sunday afternoon. All YMGCR bowlers are welcome to play. The game starts at 1.00pm and is one game of pairs played over 14 ends. As a pre game ice breaker there is a draw to the spider, which is a lot of fun for all the participants. This Sunday, the 17th of May, we had 20 bowlers participate. After the 14th end the first prize winners, were Norm Moule and Ray Brown who shared $40.00. Finishing in second place were Ron Lamson and Chris Morrissy who shared $20.00. The losing rink consolation prize of $10.00 was won by Wendy Pump and Noel Loft. The first Lucky Number raffle prize of $10.00 was won by Dave Charrington. The second Lucky Number prize of $5.00 was won by Norm Windebank. The $10.00 prize for best new bowler was won by Karen Guymer, and the Draw to the Spider prize of a bottle of wine was won by Ron Lamson.
Presentation Day, Club Champions for 2025 / 2026 – That was the season that was.
The YMGCR Bowls Section held its annual Presentation Day on Sunday the 27th of April. There was a good turnout of bowlers and their guests. The day got underway with a social game of bowls which ran until 3.00pm. Bowlers, and their guests then repaired to the club house for afternoon tea. Topping off a successful afternoon for bowlers and their guests was the presentation of trophies to our competition winners. Our Club Champions for 2025 / 2026 season were:
Ladies Singles Champion – Robyn Moore. Ladies Singles Runner Up – Lynne Baxter. Men’s Singles Champion – Ian Brimblecombe. Men’s Singles Runner Up – Chris Horne.
Ladies Pairs Champions – Anne Miles & Robyn Forge. Ladies Pairs Runners Up – Laureen Smith & Rhonda Irvine. Men’s Pairs Champions – Gary Presnell & Greg Green. Men’s Pairs Runners Up. Ian Keat & Julian Jones. Mixed Pairs Champions – Vicki Withers & Col Withers. Mixed Pairs Runners Up – Judy Leeson & Michael Szarbo. Ladies 100 Up Champion – Judy Leeson. Ladies 100 Up Runner Up – Liliana Borwick. Ladies 21 Up Champion – Lynne Baxter. Ladies 21 Up Runner Up – Barb Tennyson. Men’s 100 Up Champion – Greg Green. Men’s 100 Up Runner Up – Anthony Clota. Men’s 21 Up Champion – Anthony Clota. Men’s 21 Up Runner Up – Col Withers. Until next week, good bowling.