An Everglades pair has won gold in the mixed pairs bowls final following a hard-fought victory on November 7 at Everglades Bowls club.
In his first year as a registered bowler, Mark Robertson, with the help of Mavis Bland, took on Gary Clarke and Elaine Vincent in the final of the Everglades Bowls 2020 Championship program.
The match was even-handed early on, but Robertson and Bland took the lead at the midway point.
On the 16th end and six points down, Bland sent her last bowl down picking up the jack to go three up on a 9-point turnaround.
The Everglades pair won the final in a decisive 21-8 victory.
Source:
Media release, Nov 8
Everglades Men’s Bowls publicity officer, John Orme