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Yardstick Tournament

Recent winners:

 

2023    Ian Wilcox / Angela Peel / David Fitzgerald

2022    Tim Walden / Barry Morgan / Eric Seabrook

2021    (Not played due to Covid-19)

2020    (Not played due to Covid-19)

2019    John Holliday / Sue Andrews

2018    Phil Voce / John Kirby / John Swinney

2017    Ian Wilcox / Eric Seabrook / Barry Morgan

2016    Sandy Hubbard / Brian Bellamy / Doreen Hebberd

Round robin event played as triples.
An experienced player will be pre-selected by the Captain to skip each triple.
Other team players drawn from hat on the day.
Number of ends played in each round will be determined by the amount of players.
The thrown jack will be centred then replaced with a fixed jack.
All bowls within a yard of the fixed jack (as measured with a ‘yard stick’) count.
Closest to the jack determines who takes mat for next end.
Each team is responsible for keeping their own scores.
Overall points total determines the winning team.