Established 1906 

The Sarnia Lawn Bowling Clulb was officially established on August 17, 1906, with its first greens and clubhouse located on Durand Street, at the County jail. The greens were maintained by inmates on good behaviour. Governor MacArthur passed away in 1914, and Governor Dodd extended the use of the jail greens to the club. Governor Mott later kept the club there and became an avid bowler. The Mott family sponsors a tournament every year to this day.

In 1930, the club moved to the Oldham property, adjoining the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club on Front St. until 1960, when the club moved to Germain Park, where it remains today.”

PROVINCIAL PAIRS 
​JULY 2016

The Provincial Pairs Championship Lawn Bowling Tournament was held July 1 to July 3 at the Sarnia Lawn Bowling Club in Germain Park.  Sixteen ladies teams and sixteen mens teams (64 bowlers) from across Ontario competed  in the 3 day event.  Registration and practice occurred in the afternoon on Friday, July 1, followed by a reception sponsored by Fairwinds Lodge.


The tournament began Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. following the official opening ceremonies.  Three games were played Saturday. The bowling continued into the early evening as several teams were tied after the regular play concluded.  Eight ladies teams and eight mens teams were eliminated after Saturday play.  Sunday saw three more games played before champions were declared.  The bowling concluded on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. followed by the award ceremonies.

Sarnia was represented by 2 teams on the ladies side.  Both teams reached the playoffs and ended up facing each other in the Gold Medal game.  Rebecca McQueen and Debbie Archer won the gold medal and Nancy McCann and Sue MacDonald won the silver medal in the Ladies division.  Both teams represented District 2 and play out of the Sarnia Club.

The bowling was high caliber and exciting and the weather was perfect for lawn bowling on both Saturday and Sunday.

Results of the tournament were as follows:

Ladies:

Gold medal -  Rebecca McQueen & Debbie Archer - District 2 - Sarnia
Silver medal -  Nancy McCann & Sue MacDonald - District 2 - Sarnia
Bronze medal - Muriel Bryant & Darlene McIntyre - District 14 - Oshawa

Mens:

Gold medal -  Charlie Lyle & Peter Clarke - District 5 - Burlington
Silver medal -  Ken Martin & Mark Bieman - District 8 - Dundalk
Bronze medal - Ryan Bonne & Ron Bonne - District 9 - Mississauga