A Macedon Bowling Club team took out the annual Woodend ‘Tilley’s Triples’ Tournament last Thursday, played in honour of club legend Bill Till.
Every rink on Woodend’s new synthetic and grass greens was used with 24 teams and 72 players competing from clubs including Aberfeldie, Daylesford, Diggers Rest, Gemlife, Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Melton, Romsey, Torquay/Deniliquin, Trentham and Woodend.
Woodend Bowling Club president Mike Dornau welcomed all players in beautiful sunny conditions, and reminded them that both greens they were playing on for the day were totally destroyed in the floods of 2022.
“It is a great credit to the club that we have been able to rebuild from that disaster, and we are now proud to boast possibly the finest grass and synthetic greens in the Ballarat-Highlands competition area,” Dornau said.
“So much so, that we have been able to attract a full field of teams, including some of the finest players in the area.”
There were multiple three-game winners, with the winning team from Macedon Bowling Club — Paul Ritchie, Steve Graham and Graham Hobbs. Runners-up were the Woodend team of Stephen Pickles, Ron Ackroyd and John Geyer, with the Diggers Rest Bowling Club team finishing third represented by BHBR board member Dave Odgers, Shane Crimmins and Frank Kremer. Best Last Game went to the Aberfeldie Bowling Club team of Ian Ferreter, Shaun Lee and Andrew Rakis.
