Classic Pairs 2017
The greens were a sea of colour for the three days of competition as teams of bowlers from all around NSW, the ACT and Victoria played six rounds of pairs to try and win the big money on offer.
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The final place getters were not finalised until the last bowl of the last match which made the the afternoon quite exciting.
The winners were Chris Pollock from Moruya and Jay Breust (skip) from Narooma who were always in the picture and took first place winning all six of their matches with an overall winning margin of 90 shots.
Second place went to Peter Townend and Keith Pickett (skip) from Narooma who also won six matches and had a 23 shot margin. Mark West, sub Brad Larkin and Jason Hossack (skip) from Moruya finished third with five wins and a 32 shot margin followed by Steve Hogan and Henry Butler (skip) from Tomakin on five wins and a 23 shot margin.
Fifth place went to Wayne, Buzz, Breust from Dalmeny and John Breust (skip) from Narooma with four wins and a draw and a 14 shot margin.
The tournament was a huge success with only two teams going into the final round undefeated, showing the closeness of the competition.
A tournament of the size of the Classic Pairs could not be held without the generous sponsorship of the Narooma Sporting and Services Club and general manager Tony Casu.
The assistance of Andy, John, Merrie and Sue who did all the work in the background helped to make the tournament run smoothly.
Thanks to the umpires for their diligent service, the hard working ladies from the Narooma Women's Bowling Club for providing afternoon sustenance for the players.
Thanks again to the Women's Bowling Club and also to Rod Holman and Dawn Kenny who provided the succulent Rapley Midtown Quality Meat's hamburgers and steak sandwiches and salads to feed the grateful bowlers.
Thank you to the NSSC office and bar staff who catered for all the needs of the bowlers.
In particular a big thank you to Rob and the very able Green's staff for producing the greens in such great order.
Social Bowls Winners’ Circle
We had two rinks of pairs on Thursday and the Maggsy's Draw of highest winning margin saw Tony Fryer, Jeff McCusker and Neville Butt (skip) take first prize with a 29 to 18 win against Leo Winter, John Voytas and Graeme Crase (skip) after leading 22 to eight after 11 ends.
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