Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club

The first Club Event of the season at Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club will be held on Memorial Day weekend May 26-27.  Novice and experienced bowlers are encouraged to participate. We plan a fun-filled weekend, limbering up our arms and legs while figuring out what the “grass” is. There will be two 14 end games each day.  Entry is on an individual basis. If you can only bowl one day, that’s OK.  You will need to find an alternate for the other day and notify the tournament coordinator at the time of registration.  We do need an even number of teams so sign and don’t be the odd person out.

For game 1, skips will be paired with leads by random draw.  After the first game, teams will be set up according to ranking.  For example, the highest ranking lead will be paired with the lowest ranking skip.  Winners will be determined first by Total Wins and secondly by Total Plus Points for each player.  An entry fee of $20 per bowler will be collected on the first day of the event Saturday May 26th and includes lunch both days.  Games start at 9AM both days.  Registration this year is by email or phone.  No paper entry forms are required.  Please contact the tournament coordinator Rob Behncke  directly to register.  Registration Deadline is Wednesday 5/23.

The 2012 Potlicker Cup has been scheduled for June 9th and 10th.  The Potlicker is a competitive Pairs tournament requiring an entry fee of $60 per team which includes lunch. This is open to men and women who are members of USLBA.  Winners will be awarded cash prizes. The teams and games format will be determined by the tournament director. Sign up is required. Click POTLICKER 2012 Entry Form for more details and to download the entry form.

14 bowlers competed in the annual Chili Bowl at the Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club on Saturday October 1st.  The Chili Bowl is traditionally the last tournament of the season.  This year’s tournament took place under partly sunny skies and cool temps and per tradition, the long awaited hot chili was an exceptional compliment to a great day of competition.  This year’s event was a three round combination of pairs and singles competition.  Bowler pairings for the rounds were randomly selected by tournament director Leif Andresen and were different for each round.   Bowlers were scored individually for wins and plus points.  This year’s winners were:

1st - Carl Landgren – 3 Wins, 20 plus points

2nd - Bob Schneider – 3 Wins, 17 plus points

3rd - Crandall Hays – 2 Wins, 16 plus points

4th – Steve Nelson – 2 Wins, 13 plus points

5th – Jerry Mathwig – 2 Wins, 12 plus points

6th – Glorianne Mather – 2 Wins, 11 plus points

7th – Paul Legwinski – 2 Wins, – 6 plus points

Other competitors included John Kirkwood, Max Cavender, Anna Witt, Jim Cavender, Leif Andresen, Joe Zinna and Rob Behncke.

15 bowlers particpated in the first Veteran/Novice tournament held at Milwaukee Lake Park LBA on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Creative lawn bowling attire was encouraged and some teams got into the spirit by wearing tie-dyed t-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, and Packers jerseys. Format of play was Australian Pairs, making the traditional designation of skip and lead irrelevant. Teams were thrilled with the long stretch of overcast skies, but heavy rains eventually forced them to abandon play after 2 and 5/8 games. The truncated results are:

Congratulations to Anna Witt and Glorianne Mather for winning Silver in the 2011 US Lawn Bowls Championship.  Anna and Glorianne finished with a 5W/2L record in Women’s Pairs.

Congratulations to Max Cavender for taking 3rd place in Men’s Singles with a 5W/2L record   Steve Nelson and Carl Landgren finished with a 3W/4L record in Men’s Pairs, and Charlene Harmon with a 2W/5L record in Women’s Singles.  Go the the Gallery for more pictures.