Champ of Champs
This weekend is the first of Auckland's Champ of Champs series, kicking off with Men's & Women's Singles.
The greens will be full of talented Singles bowlers who will be vying for championship titles.
Singles involve different tactics than when you are playing in a team. You have to effectively play the roles of skip, lead, second, and third yourself - you don't have the advantage of a skip reading the head and telling you which shots to play. It requires tactical thinking as well as skill to win.
The state and pace of the green, wind direction, your favoured hand, your own and your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses, and how to use your shots to the best effect - these are all tactical factors to be aware of. You will look for advantages in jack placement and building the head to help you win. It's all very exciting!
To everyone competing, good luck. There have been some updates, so please click here to view the updates...
Epsom's new green
25 April 2023
It has been a busy week at Epsom Bowls with the installation of new greens! A Green is almost complete, and hopefully, B Green will begin next week. We hope to continue to keep one green open at all times for players and functions, but a lot depends on the weather and Tiger Turf's progress.
Bowls Auckland has recently advised our grant application to Rawhiti Trust has been approved. A big thanks go to Adele for making the application, Bowls Auckland for their assistance, and Rawhiti Trust for their approval.
Grants received - $30,000 from Bluewaters Community Trust, $25,000 from the TAB and $50,000 from Bowls Auckland's Rawhiti Trust. Therefore, our Grants total is $105,000, which is a great help towards the rebuilding of our new greens.
We have a large amount of leftover carpet from the new greens, so please let us know if you are after any off-cuts.
For more news on Epsom Bowls, check our Facebook page
-- Shona Hewitt
The green has the new turf, just the surrounds to do and on to B Green!
Regional meeting
27 April 2023
Catching up today at Bowls Auckland office for a planning session for next season's representative fixtures and playing programme were regional delegates from Northland, North Harbour, Counties Manukau, and Auckland - with Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Bowls NZ attending via Zoom.
Helen Blick, Robyne Walker, Jan Larsen, Mark Kamphorst, Ann Muir, Alison Rennie, Trish Croot, Dean Bartlett, Bryan Chapman
Champs run in the family
Maraetai's community bowls
On the afternoon of Anzac Day, we held an open tournament for the club and community.
Some 42 players were on the green in 14 Triples teams. Entry fees of $5.00 per head were donated to the RSA. It was a great day all around, finishing with a sausage sizzle, prizes, and raffles. Locals want it to run again next year.
-- Wayne Gemmell
RIP Brendan J Perry
1955 - 2023
A commemoration of Brendan’s life will be held at Mount Albert Bowling Club on Friday 28 April, 4pm-7pm.
On behalf of the family, everyone from the wider bowling community is invited to participate.
-- Jhanna Savov
ANZAC Triples at Glen Eden
Glen Eden Bowls and Glen Eden RSA came together to commemorate ANZAC on Tuesday, 25 April. It was chilly to start, but the sun was out for the commemoration. The formalities began at 9am with the raising of flags followed by the President of Glen Eden RSA delivering the ANZAC ode.
It has been a long time since we joined together for this event, and we hope to see it continue in the coming years.
Following the commemoration, it was time for bowls! 16 teams participated, including a combined team from Pukekohe & Hunua Bowls, Epsom, Ellerslie, Rocky Nook, Pt Chevalier, Bowls Orewa, and of course, our own Glen Eden teams. A special thanks to Grey Lynn Bowls, who entered at late notice, to avoid a bye.
Results of the day:
Two teams had 3 wins, so the ends or points would make the difference. We had a few teams with 2 wins, but only one could take third place - with one point being the decider. The remaining went into the "pick off the table" for consolation chosen by Kerry Kirwan.
Winners: Phil Metcalfe, Wayne Russell & Phil Aitken (picture 1)
Second: John Morris, Dave McFadyen & Murray Upton (picture 2)
Third: Keith Prosser, Mike Petley & Richard Salter (picture 3)
-- Darren Schroeder
Greenkeeper needed
Onehunga & Districts is looking for a Green Keeper
We only have one maniototo green, so if you are interested and require further information please contact:
Martin Boyle on 021 771 467 or Graham King at 021 682 536.
Please email your CV to
onehungaanddistrictsbc@gmail.com
Applications close at 6pm on Friday 20 May 2023.
Champ of Champs entries
Don't forget to get your Champ of Champs entries in for the Triples and Fours.
Entries for the Triples close on
30 April 2023.
Veteran's Triples
Mark Compton, Errol Lee and Alan Petrie were dressed for success at Kohimarama's annual Veteran's Triples event on Thursday 27 April. The snazzy trio took the title and runners-up were Charles Martin, Bev Callingham, and Jill Compton.
No dress code is required for the weekly indoor bowls at Kohi, starting this Wednesday 3 May!
Grab a rink and a drink! Indoor bowls at Kohi Wednesdays - $10 to play (free for Members).
Discover indoor bowls in Kohimarama For all interest, skill and fitness levels, as competitive or social as you want.
This is a very social group that welcomes everyone to play - no matter if you've never stepped into a bowls club before! Stay afterwards too, for takeaways and chatter. Playing partners a-plenty, so don't be shy to join in on your own. Hope to see you at Kohi.
Remuera's College Day
It's reunion time, so don't miss out!
Contact your college chums to make a team for the annual Old Collegians Bowls Day on Sunday, 7 May.
Selwyn College played great to be the top team last year, and they looked great school gear borrowed from their Athletic Dept. Students who competed in the Auckland Secondary event are eligible to play.
Murray at Remuera Bowls can help muster your crew - contact him at murray.lander@gmail.com
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