YMGCR Bowls Club.
Wednesday Social Bowls Report.
Last Wednesday, the 5th of August, saw another bumper turnout of 48 players enjoying the sunny, yet brisk weather. Both greens were jamb packed and games were played north / south which, appears to be overwhelmingly players preferred direction of play.
Playing on rink 4 were this week’s first prize winners, Bill Hidson and Les Balfour. Bill and Les shared $100.00 prize money and a drink card each, and their opponents for the afternoon’s game were Sue Evans and Craig Jordan.
The week’s first prize runners up was the team of Allan Goudge and Gavin Borwick, who played Tony Durkin and Chris Morrissy on rink 12. Allan and Gavin shared $60.00 for their afternoon’s efforts.
The losing rink consolation prize went to the combo of Kurt and Brab Bleckwehl, who shared $40.00. Their opponents, on rink 13, were Karen Bianco and Keith Eade.
The first Lucky Number raffle prize of $35.00 was won by Lynne Baxter and the second Lucky Number Prize of $20.00 was won by Tony Durkin.
Friday Social Bowls Report.
A fortnight ago, Friday Social saw a record-breaking turnout of 56 players. The question then, would we ever see those numbers again? Well, last Friday, the 7th of August, that question was answered with an emphatic yes. We saw 56 players fill both greens enjoying the fine yet cool afternoon. Play was in the east / west direction on both greens, which ran very well.
Winning as they pleased, on rink 12, were Karen Bianco and Ron Lamson who shared first prize of $100.00 and a drink card each.
The winning team second prize was shared by Vicki and Col Withers, who pocketed $80.00
The losing rink consolation prize of $40.00 was shared by Joy and Rob Watt.
The first Lucky Number prize of $30.00 was won by Kim Silver and the second Lucky Number prize, which also was $30.00 was won by Rob Hummel.
Joy Johnson Tournament 2026.
This year’s edition of the Joy Johnson Ladies Tournament will be played over Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th of August.
The tournament kicks off on Friday evening the 28th of August at 6.00pm with a raffle, pre dinner meet the players and drinks, followed by the official tournament opening dinner.
Tickets for the evening are $30.00 a head and as well as dinner, the evening includes entertainment, a guest panel comprising players who represented Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. A list will be put up, this week, on the Bowls Office notice boards for those who wish to book a ticket for the dinner, (please include dietary requirements when adding your names to the list).
AM Sportswear will also be at the tournament, with their pop-up shop. Drop in to the shop and purchase all your bowls gear for the upcoming season and then get greenside to watch some of the action. For those who can’t make it to the Golf Club to watch the action, there will be a live stream of both days play.
Riddle me this…
Last week we set readers the challenge of correctly answering the following riddle: Q: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? The answer: A penny.
This week’s riddle: Two soldiers are in the western desert during WW2. They both have packs on their backs. One of the soldiers is dead; the other soldier is alive. The soldier who is alive has his backpack open, and the soldier who is dead has his backpack closed. What is in the dead soldier’s backpack? The answer next week, until then, good bowling.