Under The Shed At Goosies

Last weekend North Mackay Bowls Club played its major event for the year.

The Bushman’s Bakery ‘Under The Shed’ has $12,000 in prize money and is a tier three event, giving winning players higher points towards Bowls Australia rankings. This event was very popular, with the full 32 teams of four people participating, and selling out within two weeks of opening nominations, with a reserve list of five teams. Teams entered from as far away as Innisfail in the north to the Gold Coast south, west to Biloela and included teams from Brisbane, Townsville, Bundaberg, Yeppoon and of course, Mackay district.

The Friday evening Calcutta was very popular and was drawn just before the major presentation. Top prize went to Peter Grant, showing that what goes around indeed does come around.

Overall winner was the Bowen team of Allan Rolf, Mark Drummond, Margaret Wilson and Robin Stitt, who also won the CMR Goosies $10,000 last year.

Second came the team of Wayne Hadley, Jason Borg, Don and David Peet, and in third place was Rob Spence, Paul Foot, David Blackburn and Steven Mau.

Social Bowls Results

Monday winners were Alan Brown and Kees Struik. Second came Don Agnew, Len Schembri and Graham Moore.

Wednesday ladies winners Margaret Webb, Jan Comelli, Marg Goldston, and Carmel Bell. In second spot was Pam Louis, Helen Fleming, Donna Gordon and Jean Schmidtke.

Thursday winners were Paul Goldston and Jan Little with Helen Goldston and Lyn Tennant runners up. The kitty toucher was not won.

Friday winners were visitors Luke Day and Jeff Kee. In second place was Tony Allsop and Cheryle Corbett. The kitty toucher was not won.

Pictures and story contributed by Tony Allsop

The winning team from Bowen: Allan Rolfe, Mark Drummond, Margaret Wilson and Robyn Stitt

In second place was Wayne Hadley, Jason Borg, Don and David Peet

7Third place went to Steven Mau, David Blackburn, Paul Foot and Rob Spence

Bushman’s Bakery team of Paul Goldston, Peter Grant, the day’s sponsor, Ian Beveridge and Mick Walsh

Margaret Creese and Bev McDonald are the ladies who did all the work behind the desk

Rob Harris has attended every year of the Under the Shed competition

A happy group from Mackay City club

Pictured are Saturday umpires, Lorraine Silman and Felix Purcell. Sunday umpires were John Chester-Master and Ray McCarthy

Some of the crowd enjoying drinks after the game

Teams came from Innisfail south to the Gold Coast

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