For the third Saturday in a row, BLBC bowlers gathered for an intra-club tournament. In this case, it was the Aussie Pairs match-up, which quickly filled to capacity with 28 bowlers. Bowling started promptly at 9 a.m. on greens that had been well prepared by our hard-working greenskeeping team. For this tournament, there were no handicaps and a random draw to establish opponents and rink assignments.

Bowling proceeded at a brisk pace during the morning with some very competitive games. After the completion of round two, there were only two teams standing with a 2–0 record – Andrew Keeler playing with Michael O’Leary and Ethan Bortman playing with Art Kotoulas. Not far behind with a record of one win and one tie were the teams of Phil Grattan and Philip Andrews as well as Lesle Engler and Ben Corson. So, these were the teams to watch going into round three.

In the third round, Ethan and Art faced Cris Benton and Glenn Nunez. It was a close game in the beginning, but Cris and Glenn slowly pulled away in a tightly bowled game with many good shots. Meanwhile, Andrew and Mike were playing Janice Bell and Sarah Allday. They had to work to win this one, but they eked out a 11–8 win and with that accomplished, they won the tournament. Phil and Philip came in second in the tournament, followed by Leslie and Ben, and then Jim Corr and Mark Hanusin.

Kudos to the groundskeeping team for their extra efforts preparing the green. As always, the hospitality team did a great job, providing refreshments and keeping the clubhouse in good order.

For those interested in detailed results here are the games scores and standings (click to enlarge):

Final standings: