Bowls NSW have awarded Bateau Bay Bowls the contract to host the 2023-24 NSW Women’s Division 4 Pennants Finals.
It will be an exciting and rewarding experience for the 400-plus members of the Bateau Bay club and hosting the event will mean that their women bowlers – the District and Regional Division 4 champions – will be able to play in the NSW championships on their home greens.
The pennant finals will be held at Bateau Bay Bowling Club from Monday, May 20 to Thursday, May 23. Joining the Bateau Bay women will be 15 other clubs from around NSW, all hoping to be crowned the Bowls NSW Women’s State Division 4 Pennant Champions and receive the coveted NSW Division 4 Pennant Flag.
The visiting teams to play against Bateau Bay are yet to be finalised as some regions have not concluded their pennant finals but it is expected about 240 competitors, plus supporters and visitors from all over NSW will attend.
Bateau Bay Bowling Club, part of the Wyong Leagues Group, is very experienced in hosting major events and members are looking forward to showcase their impressive “stingray dome”.
Together with the economic boost locally, the event will present an opportunity to promote the region as a tourist destination.
Visiting clubs are expected to begin arriving around Sunday, May 19 as Monday is a practice day for all the visitors.
The round robin games begin on Tuesday with teams vying to either win or come second in their section to be able to proceed to the knock-out games beginning on Wednesday afternoon.
The semi-final will be played on the Thursday morning and the final in the afternoon.
Play begins each day at 8.30am with the second game at 12.45pm and the hospitality of the Bateau Bay Bowling Club will be ready to welcome all players and visitors.
Feel free to go along and cheer on the home team and enjoy the spectacle of championship bowls and anyone interested in playing this great sport can get more information from any of the friendly bowlers or the bowls co-ordinator.