Bowls: First open winners for year crowned

The first open tournament of the year was held at the Whangarei greens last weekend and it is congratulations to Heather Smeath (Kamo) and Mark Brown (Waipu) who took out the titles.

In second and third placings were Wendy Wright (Mangawhai Women) and Verna Clyde (Waipu) in the women's division and Bill Harris (Kensington) and Brian Wright (Mangawhai) in the men's division.

Congratulations to all who took part in this event.

Triples in focus

The centre Champion of Champion triples event will be held on Sunday at the Waipu greens.

The following clubs have entered:

Men: Arapohue, Dargaville, Hikurangi, Kamo, Kensington, Mangawhai, Maungakaramea, Maungatapere, Maungaturoto, Ngunguru, Onerahi, One Tree Point, Ruawai, TeKopuru, Waipu, Whangarei.

Women: Arapohue, Hikurangi, Kamo, Kensington, Mangawhai Women, Maungatapere, Ngunguru, Onerahi, One Tree Point, Waipu, Whangarei.

Please remember that reporting time is 8.15am and will be followed by the draw.

Open day

The Northland Coaching Association fundraising Open tournament is being held tomorrow at the Kamo greens. A good field of 32 teams have entered with great support from the Mangawhai Club. Play starts at 9am.

Club contest

The regional New Zealand Club Championships will be played at the Onerahi greens starting next Monday with the mixed pairs. This event will be followed by the championship singles on Tuesday, pairs on Wednesday, triples on Thursday and fours on Friday. Players from Auckland, North Harbour, Northland and Far North will be taking part. The winners will represent region 1 in the New Zealand finals to be played in Invercargill in June. Good bowling to all our Northland representatives, may the rub of the green go your way. Play starts each day at 9.30am.

New surface

Congratulations to the Ngunguru Club who have recently opened their new artificial playing surface and the Kamo Club who have had their artificial surface replaced. Both clubs will now join the winter programme series along with Maungaturoto, Hikurangi, Onerahi and Dargaville. Plenty of tournaments are available to the keen winter bowler.

Players have say

The player forums have now been completed around the centre and it is thanks to those of you who participated and contributed your ideas. These will be now considered by the centre operations committee and the programme for 2013-14 will be recommended to the centre board shortly.