Gold Coast Bowls and Community Club - made new friends

We went to Gold Coast Bowls Club when we arrived on Monday. It was closed but we spoke with the greenkeeper. He told us they play on Saturday morning. Mal rang a couple of days later and put our names down.

We arrived early - 9am for a ten o'clock start. There was nobody there at first, then we met Peter.

Peter explained the club is being extended out to the piers where the outdoor area is currently.

Then we met Avo (Peter) and Jacquie who organise the Saturday game. Avo manages the greens. Avo told us the club is not affiliated with Bowls QLD as nobody wants to travel for Pennants. Those that do are also members at Mermaid Beach.

Jacquie told us Saturday morning is pretty easygoing. Sometimes people turn up who haven't played before.

There's a nice barbecue area with a bar. Today it costs $20 each but we get a barbecue lunch.

The club has two greens in use and an old one at the back used by the Croquet Club.

We played on the front green.

It's the Peter Shaw Snr No.1 Memorial Green. It's a little rough around the edges but looks ok. It's slow.

The seats are donated.

It's three games of three-bowl pairs and one of triples. Each player draws a card. Black play with each other against the same red (e.g.: Black Jacks play red jacks). They had nice 70's pop music playing on the radio. It was all very relaxed.

Mal and Jason played together- red queens.

(Jason and Mal)

They played black queens Fieldsy (Brett) and John.

Jean skipped triples with Jacquie and Merv

(Jacquie, Merv and Jean)

Against Skip Avo, Charlie and Alan.

(Alan, Avo and Charlie)

Jean struggled initially but Mal was all over it.

Mal was up 15 to 4. Remarkably Jean got up by 3 on the 9th end to get ahead. Jean dropped a few then and lost by eight.

We came in for the barbecue.

(Charlie)

Mal and Jason won the money by one shot.

Gold Coast Bowls and Community Club - they say"everyone's a winner at the bowlo".