Internal Club Competitions

The winner of each round of a competition shall be determined as follows: 

Men’s/Ladies Championships

First to 21 shots.  Played with 4 woods.

Novice Salver/Novice Cup

First to 21 shots.  Played with 4 woods.

**Novice Salver:  Only new members with less than three years of bowling experience at this, or other clubs may enter the novice salver.  Winners of the Novice Salver can enter the Novice Cup.

**Novice Cup:  Only members who have never won a singles competition at ANY club may play in the Novice Cup.  Winners of the Novice Salver may enter this competition.

4 Wood Handicap

Each players Handicap is based on their previous performances in competitions. New player handicaps are set in their first year of competition after joining the club and is based on their previous level of bowling experience. The net handicap is added to 21 shots.

Drawn Pairs

The pairs are drawn at random. Each player has 2 woods. The heats of the Drawn Pairs will be played on one day, the date will be set by the Fixture Secretary before the season begins and published in that year's Fixture Booklet.. The final will be played on finals weekend. The format will be a knockout, with the number of games being dependent on how many pairs enter. If the scores are equal after the nominated number of ends, an extra end is played.

Handicap Pairs

The pairs are drawn at random. Each player has 2 woods. The handicap for each pair will be the 2 individual handicaps for those players combined and halved. This will be added to the scorecards at the start of each session. The format will be 3 rounds of 10 ends, followed by a 10 end final for the top 2 teams on shot difference. The competition will be played to it’s conclusion on a date specified at the start of the season by the Fixture Secretary and published in the Fixture Booklet..

Two Wood Handicap

First to score 21 shots wins. Played with 2 woods. The competition is played with a half handicap for each player.  

Diggle

Played with 4 woods. The winner is the first to 71 shots. The 3 nearest woods score: Shot wood = 3 points; Second wood = 2 points; Third wood = 1 point.

Junior/Senior Championships

First to 21 shots. Played with 4 woods. This competition may be played in a Round Robin format if entries are low.

Junior entrants must be aged 18 or less and Senior entrants can be aged 65 or over to qualify.