Burlington Tournaments

Editor: Theresa Kennedy
Date: 2026-06-05

Sunday, June 28 - Ron and Ruby DuFeu Memorial Aussie Mixed Pairs/Women's Pairs is sponsored by Pat and Craig Binnie of the Burlington Lawn Bowling Club in honour of Pat's parents who thoroughly enjoyed lawn bowling and were good at it too!

Friday, June 5 - Burlington hosted the 145th OBA Open Singles, the oldest tournament in Ontario (and maybe the world?).  Although the two greens were not full, 26 bowlers vied for the honour, and seven were from Burlington.  Everyone played 3 games in their pools and then the winners had to play an additional 2 games to get into the money.  Many thanks to Mathews Dinsdale for sponsoring the event; to Dave Burrows and Chris Brandl as drawmasters; to the greenskeepers (Jim is a member of that - did he work that morning?); Ken Maitland for umpiring (and he made a lot of calls - utilizing almost every tool); to Lorraine and Josephine for bartending; to Diane, Kay, Midge and all their helpers; Michael Briks for organizing the markers (I believe all the greens were covered by wonderful volunteer markers and scorekeepers); and of course, to the many fans who stayed to watch and cheer. 

• Champion - Bill McCollum (Cobourg)
  Runner Up - Erik Galipeau (James Gardens)
  3rd place - Jim Steckle (Burlington)
  4th place - Mark Sanford
  1st flight - Mark Pearson
  1st flight R unner up - Marion Brunton (Burlington)
  2nd flight -Rob Galipeau
  2nd flight runner up - Derek McKie
  3rd flight - Lyall Mix
  3rd flight runner up - Dave Johnston

Sunday, May 17 - Burlington held its first tournament of the year, Open Fours, sponsored by Pearl & Pine Retirement Residences. 64 players participated which was enough to make the clubhouse feel crowded on a hot day. Clubs represented included 7 teams from Burlington, 2 teams from Woodstock, 2 teams from Milton,Cosburn  Park, Richmond Hill, Port Credit, Chesley, and Oakville.

• First place from Woodstock:  Kody Olthuf, Trevor Whyte, Malcolm Whyte and Dylan Jacob
• Second place from Port Credit: Mark McFadyn, Heng Lee, Mark Pearson and Gloria Cheung
• Third place from Woodstock: Derek McKie, Everett Zwiers, Murray Bennewiess and Peter Mutters
• Fourth place from Burlington and Beamsville: Patrick Cote, Pat Binnie, Teresa Bucknall and Trisha Bucknall
• Last Game High Aggregate from Milton: Laura Seed, Rebecca Coon, Anne Morissette and Raymond Cheung. 
  
  

Many thanks to the spectators, Kitchen staff and barbecuers, Smart Servers, Drawmasters, Greenskeeping Staff and the sponsor. Evan Bingley has put photos on our Facebook page.