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Experience the classic sport of lawn bowling. Game play is equal regardless of age or gender. Lawn bowling is a dynamic outdoor game played as an individual or a team sport. Join in for easy exercise and friendly competition in a relaxed social atmosphere.

Here's a list of current things to do at PLBC

Portland Singles Ongoing Season Event - see below for details and registration
Short Jack Pairs Tournament June 1/2 at King City LBC - details and registration
Wednesday League Barefoot Bowls starts on June 5 - details and registration
Sunday League Barefoot Bowls starts June 9 - details and registration
Club Pairs Tournament June 15 - details to come
Sunday Morning Lessons begin June 23 - registration through Portland Parks (members take lessons free if Parks class is not filled)

Announcing the Portland Singles Championship

The Portland Open Championship, a Singles Tournament for ALL Portland area bowlers.
Registration is now open, so send your info to PLBC.Tournaments@gmail.com to enter.
The Champion will walk away with the coveted Rose Jug, as well as additional prizes.

Registration will be open until May 15, so get your name in as soon as possible

So what is the Portland Open:

Bracket tournament for all genders and all skill levels conducted on a flexible schedule between May and August. Players will have a set period of time to complete their match on their own schedule
The final will be played on September 14
Draw will be random and will take place on May 16
Bracket will be posted online and competitors will be notified via email as to their opponent and timeline for completion
The match must be completed prior to the deadline for that round of matches
If a match is not contested within the timeframe, a coin flip will determine the winner

Eligibility and Entrance Fees

All players from the Portland-area (Oregon and SW Washington) with experience lawn bowling are eligible
Players do not need to be a member of Bowls USA
Entrance fee shall be $10 per person
Players arrange a time (and place) to play their match between themselves
Players can play at any mutually agreeable green in the area
If the players cannot agree on a location, the game shall take place at PLBC at Westmoreland Park
If the players cannot complete their game due to extenuating circumstances

(ie vacation schedule), they can request a time exemption from the Tournament Director;
exemptions should be requested as soon as possible.

Hope to see you all in the draw!
PEter
PLBC.Tournaments@gmail.com

Portlanders win the Initial, Inaugural, First-Ever North American Indoor Short Mat Challenge

L to R: Roscoe, Chris, Rikki, Peter

The IIFENAISMC was played on April 27th with great enthusiasm by a dozen bowlers from Washington, Oregon, and California.

The first of its' kind event was new in every way :
playing indoor - at a Portland Parks & Recreation Community Center
on a short mat - requiring extraordinary control and pacing by the bowlers
with skip/lead changes every game - a format identifying the strongest of the bunch
a new burnt end rule - opposing skip places the jack at their discretion on the jack line
and sponsored prize money - thank you S/EA Architecture!

After four qualifying pairs games, the top four points-earners went into randomly selected pairs teams for a final game. Chris Davis and Rikki Ricard from Jefferson Park faced off against Peter Mauro and novice Roscoe Pershall of Portland. The first few ends were close but by end 9 the Portlanders had a commanding lead, negating a final 10th end.

Congrats to Peter and Roscoe and
thanks to Portland Parks & Recreation and Scott/Edwards Architecture