PGSA INAUGURAL BOWLS TOURNAMENT

July 14th is a very significant day. Forget Bastille Day, it will now be remembered as the day eleven hardy souls made history by taking part in the PGSA Inaugural Golf Tournament.

The Roebuck Hotel at Bilsborrow was the chosen venue for this auspicious occasion and, at 11 am, having come from far and wide, we all duly assembled. After a welcome cup of coffee, we made our way to the green where Brian McVann gave a masterly demonstration of some of the basic and finer points of the game. There then followed a period of intense practice as Members limbered up and got the pace of the green and the smell of Sloan’s Linament wafted gently on the warm summer breeze.

Aching muscles and creaking joints were then rested as we repaired to the hotel for an excellent buffet lunch, after which the competition for The Roebuck Cup began in earnest. We were divided into two groups and the intention was that each Member would play every person in his group. The winners of each group would play each other in a Grand Final, both would receive extraordinarily valuable and totally irreplaceable engraved medals, and the winner would receive The Roebuck Cup, which he would hold until the competition was played again. The price he would pay for winning would be that he would be responsible for having his name engraved on the trophy.

Educated scholars among you will have noticed a change in tense, because what was intended to happen never actually took place. In the afternoon session, we actually managed to play the first matches and had just begun the second games when the heavens opened and the tournament had to be abandoned. The green was flooded and so, after a useful debriefing session, we retired gracefully to the bar.

It was an event which, although inconclusive, judging by the laughter and good-natured banter, most people seemed to enjoy. I should like to thank the Manager and Staff of The Roebuck Hotel for looking after us so well and the Members of The Roebuck Bowling Club for allowing us to use their facilities and even lending us some of their bowls. Most of all, however, I should like to thank all those who took part and helped to make the day so very enjoyable.

Tony Olivine


Pictures from the above event can be viewed by clicking on the icon (image) below.

Bowls 2010