Results of 1st Worthing Unified Open
07/09/09 12:39
So it’s all over now and I find myself reflecting on
the past two weeks with great pleasure. It has truly
been a great first step on the road of a fully
integrated and unified bowls tournament. Although I
should like to have seen more women entered there was
nevertheless a significant number of them and they
provided a really competitive and friendly atmosphere
to the event. There was no bad feeling or niggles
between the genders and everyone just got down to what
they were supposed to do and that was .... bowl ! All
the worries we had harboured before the event were
dispelled and over the fortnight we heard many, many
comments about the friendliness and comradeship between
the sexes and how in 2010 a lot more entries would be
flooding in because of the good beginnings. We hope
that is true and a lot more bowlers will take the
plunge and join the rest of us in another memorable two
weeks of good bowls, good play, good company and
well........... good everything !!
In the first week the fours and pairs were played and for the record the last woman standing (for those that care about these things) was Fran Exton from Surrey who partnered her other half John in the pairs event. They survived to the quarter finals before losing out.
The Pairs event was eventually won by the Snook brothers Gary and Adrian from Milton Park and College Park BC’s respectively. They beat Chris Jones and Peter Hamilton from Epsom Parks BC, Surrey. Special thanks to FA Holland & Son who sponsored this event exclusively and provided as usual their very high standard of sponsorial support over the fortnight. Cherry Ward the Principal Director was as industrious as ever to ensure her company received maximum exposure for their investment and we think she not only succeeded in achieving that end but placed herself and F.A. Holland & Son firmly in the consciousness of everyone who came into Beach House Park over the course of the tournament. Well done Cherry and thank you and F.A. Holland & Son once again for your fabulous support.
The fours event was won by that veteran (sorry Peter) master bowler Peter Lines who had in his team Malcolm Dare, Rex Moore and Rod Boyce. They prevailed in the final over a Middlesex four skipped by Ernie Rudston with J. Sinclair, R. Smith and D. Crudgington and all from Bush Hill Park.
The Triples was won by David Hubbard, Marc Duson and David Cornwell who beat the Southey team of Steve Wessier, Ray Carey and Nathan Beeson in a late finishing (7.30pm) final 19-14.
The blue ribbon event ..... The Worthing Unified Singles Championship was won by the Southey player Nathan Beeson who sustained his game long enough to overcome local Mackie bowler David Moses who had enjoyed a fantastic week of ever increasing bowls mastery to stake his place in the final. The winning scoreline was 21 - 12 but belied the high standard of play from both competitors. Nathan took away the Singles title and a cheque for £1,500.00, thought to be the highest purse of any open bowls tournament in the country ! Dave Moses won £600.00 as losing finalist and a solid silver Trophy for his efforts.
So a very well done to each and every competitor who entered. Thank you to all those that helped to make the first fully “Unified Bowls Tournament” a spectacular success and launch it onto the bowls scene. Thanks to all our sponsors and advertisers who invested in the tournament and helped make it such a fantastic event. Special thanks to Worthing Borough Council, Continental Landscapes Limited and Bowls England for their support.
We never found out who the anonymous sponsor of the Unified Tournament lapel badges was but whoever it was we thank you for your support. Every badge sold was thus pure profit for the tournament funds and we are truly grateful for your magnificent gesture.
The 2010 Unified Open Bowls Tournament is scheduled to be staged between Monday 30th August and Saturday 12th September, 2010 following on as it usually does on the heels of The National Finals.
As most of you know we have stated that we’re standing down after nearly six years organising Worthing Open Bowls Tournaments and the event is seeking interested parties to take it on. Everything is in our view in place and ready to go and the tournament can only go from strength to strength but it does need a couple of committed people to ensure it does. We are happy to discuss the in’s and out’s of the work with any interested people. Both Brian Dunne and Chris Young have stated they will stay on and provide assistance on the committee so there’s a start.
We have really enjoyed running the tournament but we feel it is time to step aside and let someone with fresh eyes promote it further. We have made lots of new friends and all of those we shall keep close and enjoy meeting and perhaps playing with and against a little more in the future.
We look forward to many more enjoyable moments through bowls and wish our successors the very best of luck with the event.
I shall load more photos of the 2009 event onto my flickr site in due course so come back often to check that I’ve done it !!
In the first week the fours and pairs were played and for the record the last woman standing (for those that care about these things) was Fran Exton from Surrey who partnered her other half John in the pairs event. They survived to the quarter finals before losing out.
The Pairs event was eventually won by the Snook brothers Gary and Adrian from Milton Park and College Park BC’s respectively. They beat Chris Jones and Peter Hamilton from Epsom Parks BC, Surrey. Special thanks to FA Holland & Son who sponsored this event exclusively and provided as usual their very high standard of sponsorial support over the fortnight. Cherry Ward the Principal Director was as industrious as ever to ensure her company received maximum exposure for their investment and we think she not only succeeded in achieving that end but placed herself and F.A. Holland & Son firmly in the consciousness of everyone who came into Beach House Park over the course of the tournament. Well done Cherry and thank you and F.A. Holland & Son once again for your fabulous support.
The fours event was won by that veteran (sorry Peter) master bowler Peter Lines who had in his team Malcolm Dare, Rex Moore and Rod Boyce. They prevailed in the final over a Middlesex four skipped by Ernie Rudston with J. Sinclair, R. Smith and D. Crudgington and all from Bush Hill Park.
The Triples was won by David Hubbard, Marc Duson and David Cornwell who beat the Southey team of Steve Wessier, Ray Carey and Nathan Beeson in a late finishing (7.30pm) final 19-14.
The blue ribbon event ..... The Worthing Unified Singles Championship was won by the Southey player Nathan Beeson who sustained his game long enough to overcome local Mackie bowler David Moses who had enjoyed a fantastic week of ever increasing bowls mastery to stake his place in the final. The winning scoreline was 21 - 12 but belied the high standard of play from both competitors. Nathan took away the Singles title and a cheque for £1,500.00, thought to be the highest purse of any open bowls tournament in the country ! Dave Moses won £600.00 as losing finalist and a solid silver Trophy for his efforts.
So a very well done to each and every competitor who entered. Thank you to all those that helped to make the first fully “Unified Bowls Tournament” a spectacular success and launch it onto the bowls scene. Thanks to all our sponsors and advertisers who invested in the tournament and helped make it such a fantastic event. Special thanks to Worthing Borough Council, Continental Landscapes Limited and Bowls England for their support.
We never found out who the anonymous sponsor of the Unified Tournament lapel badges was but whoever it was we thank you for your support. Every badge sold was thus pure profit for the tournament funds and we are truly grateful for your magnificent gesture.
The 2010 Unified Open Bowls Tournament is scheduled to be staged between Monday 30th August and Saturday 12th September, 2010 following on as it usually does on the heels of The National Finals.
As most of you know we have stated that we’re standing down after nearly six years organising Worthing Open Bowls Tournaments and the event is seeking interested parties to take it on. Everything is in our view in place and ready to go and the tournament can only go from strength to strength but it does need a couple of committed people to ensure it does. We are happy to discuss the in’s and out’s of the work with any interested people. Both Brian Dunne and Chris Young have stated they will stay on and provide assistance on the committee so there’s a start.
We have really enjoyed running the tournament but we feel it is time to step aside and let someone with fresh eyes promote it further. We have made lots of new friends and all of those we shall keep close and enjoy meeting and perhaps playing with and against a little more in the future.
We look forward to many more enjoyable moments through bowls and wish our successors the very best of luck with the event.
I shall load more photos of the 2009 event onto my flickr site in due course so come back often to check that I’ve done it !!