Bowls

The Pretoria Country Club bowls section was established in 1942.
Our objectives for 2009/2010 are:

to increase the membership of the bowls section
maintain a high level of active members
to improve the quality and condition of the greens within an allocated budget
increase participation in Sunday Bowls
improve competitiveness without undermining social camaraderie and the spirit of the club
to increase the profile of championship events
establish an active evening bowls programme, including social and competitive bowls
to implement an evening challenge

Facilities

It has it's own bar and kitchen facilities and becomes a social buzz after a game of bowls. One of the two greens is under floodlights and evening games are played on Tuesdays and Fridays. This is an opportunity for new and existing bowlers to enjoy evening games after work.

Activities

Regular social games are arranged on normal days of play. On national level we participate in The SA Eagles Men & Women Nationals. Within the district we participate in the Bowls Gauteng North annual ladies’ and men’s league, Men’s Black & White tournament and Women’s Spar Classic.

We compete in interclub competitions against Bryanston Country Club, Country Club Johannesburg and Irene Country Club on an annual basis. Local annual interclub events include the Lorna Ellis Nomination Rinks and Good Companion’s Day.

Club events include annual club championships in various categories, Biltong Trip Days, Green Bowls Trip Days, Captain versus Captain, Silver versus Gold and Bring & Braai Days on public holidays.

Coaching

Everyone new to the game of bowls is required to undergo training with one of our bowls coaches before playing social games.

The gentleman that provide training is:

Eric Pike: (012) 346-3711

Related websites

World Bowls http://www.worldbowls.co.uk
Bowls South Africa http://www.bowlssa.co.za
Bowls Gauteng North http://www.bowlsgn.co.za
What Wikipedia has to say Bowls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sport http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/thesport.html