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Port MacDonnell Invitation Men’s Fours

Port MacDonnell Bowling Club held its 14th Annual Invitation Men’s Fours – an event sponsored by Versace Home Builders, Grant District Council, Bendigo Bank, MGA Insurance and Gambier Earth Movers.

Club president Terry Seiler welcomed teams from Tranmere, Toorak-Burnside, Loxton, Upper and Lower South East , Hamilton, Geelong, Portland, Nhill, Hopetown and Corowa (NSW).

Play commenced at 9.30am in perfect conditions for bowling with 26 teams playing one game of 21 ends before lunch and one game of 21 ends in the afternoon Leaders after the first day were Daniel Langdon and Ronald Cox.

Tuesday play started at 9am in perfect weather for bowling with one game of 21 ends before lunch and one game of 21 ends in the afternoon.

At the end of play it was a tight finish between the Dean Wilkinson team and Bryan Vorwerk team, both with four wins each, with Wilkinson taking first place after a shots countback, winning by one shot 47-46.

RESULTS:

First Overall

Mount Gambier RSL

Graham Ellis, Andy Ashby, Robert Corner & Dean Wilkinson (sk)

Second Overall

Mount Gambier

Dougal McPhail, Jim Philpott, Kym Jones & Bryan Vorwerk (sk)

Winner Day 1

Mount Gambier/Millicent

Ben Masters, Strawb Masters, Glen Wright & Daniel Langdon (sk)

Winner Day 2

Naracoorte

Eric Pitt, Brian Selig, Ron Garton & Ian Williams (sk)

Third Overall

Port MacDonnell

Wayne Dowdell, Keith Dowdell, Adam Wilson & Tim Wrightson (sk)

Fourth Overall

Nhill

Rob Byrnies, Darryl Leyonhjell, Trevor Merrett & Kevin Jones (sk)

Runner Up Day 1

Mt Gambier RSL/Mt Gambier Brenton Wittwer, Bill Richards, Eddie Smith & Ronald Cox (sk)

Runner Up Day 2 Naracoorte

Dean Williams, Terry Mahoney, David Bennett & Bob Kirkland (sk)

Winner Day 1 (Game 1)

Port MacDonnell/Geelong Ben Tilley, John Naismith, Jack Crowley & John hyde (sk) Winner Day 1 (Game 2) Portland

John Pye, Chris Fleming, Mick Jennings &John Rappard (sk)

Winner Day 2 (Game 1)

Mt Gambier RSL

Ron Cook, John Robinson, Harry Childs & Ian Moulden (sk) Winner Day 2 (Game 2)

Robe

Paul Truelove, Patrick Lynch, Errol Jennings & Ken Smith (sk)

 

 

TOP FOUR FINISH: (Above from top) Winners – Graham Ellis,Andy Ashby, Robert Corner, Dean Wilkinson; Runners Up – Dougal McPhail,Jim Philpott, Kym Jones & Bryan Vorwerk; Third Placed – Tim Wrightson, Adam Wilson, Keith Dowdell & Wayne Dowdell and Rob Byrnies, Darryl Leyonhjell, Trevor Merrett & Kevin Jones