2022 SWD & Open Competitions

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The 2022 Coast League has completed and the winner is: 

The Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club!

Because we are the 2022 Coast League winners, we will be representing our league at the prestigious Waterbury All-League Championship to be held at Laguna Woods on Saturday, November 12th. 

We will be competing against winners of the other SWD leagues, the leagues of which are:

• Citrus League (Redlands, Riverside area)
• Gold Coast (Santa Barbara area)
• South League (San Diego, Coronado)
• Valley League (Santa Anita, Pasadena area).

1. April 22 - Long Beach
2. May 13 - Newport Beach
3. May 20 - Laguna Woods
4. June 3 - Laguna Woods
5. July 1 - Newport Beach
6. Aug 12 - Long Beach
7. Aug 19 - Rain Date
8. Aug 26 - Rain Date
9. Sept 9th - Round up - The Groves 

Fridays: 8:30am – 3:30pm

Format – 2 x 14 end Triples games 

Dolphin Shirt required!

The Laguna Beach Coast League coordinators for 2022 are Heather Stewart and Joanne Hedgespeth. To contact the them, please send an Email to coastleague@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com. 

First Place: Corando LBC 

Harold Krasner, Bill Brault, John Lee, Javier Gomez,  and Angel Gomez

Second Place: Santa Monica 

TJ Bednash, Greg Poshepny, Rome Williams, Stuart Bell, Terry Mar, and Steve Mount

Third Place: Oaks North LBC

Mohammed Ahrar, Peter Ritchie, Phil Salt, Eilan Sloustcher, and Roger Teske

LBLBC will host the  5 Man All-Star, the last Southwest Division Men's tournament of the year. This is the culmination of a year's worth of competitive bowling where each Southwest Division Lawn Bowling Club enters a team of 5 men to compete with one another on Sunday, November 12, 2023 here at our club.

Because there will be 2 games going on at the same time per team and at least 10 teams competing, both greens will be used. The membership is however encouraged to drop by, watch the best men bowlers perform, and cheer on our team.

  Open to men whose primary club is LBLBC. 

1. The most number of Southwest Division Points earned during the year.
2. If tied, then the most number of non-novice points Open Tournaments listed on the SWD website. (1st 10 pts, 2nd 7 pts, 3rd 4 pts). Deadline October 31st.
3. If tied, then most number of LBLBC Club Tournament points. Deadline October 31st.
4. A bowl-off (which would be interesting).

The club will invite the top 6 qualifiers to field a team (5 bowlers and the 6th being the alternate). If a qualifier declines, the next qualifier in line will be invited.

TBD

TBD

1. March 15 at Long Beach
2. April 5  at Laguna Beach
3. April 26 at Newport
4. May 17 at Long Beach hosted by the Groves
5. May 31 at Newport
6. June 21 at Laguna Beach 
7. June 28 at Long Beach
8. July 19 at Laguna Beach hosted by the Groves
9. July 26 at Newport
10. August 2 - Rain Date
11. August 16 - Round Up

Wednesdays: 8:30am – 3:30pm

Format – 2 x 14 end Triples games 

Dolphin Shirt required!

The Laguna Beach Coast League coordinators are Heather Stewart and Joanne Hedgespeth. To contact the them, please send an Email to coastleague@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com. 

Any member in good standing is invited to sign up for and participate in Coast League. We will do our utmost to include everyone in matches.

Waterbury Criteria if Laguna Beach wins CL and qualifies: 

• Must have declared Laguna Beach as their primary club 
• Must have bowled at least once in CL 
• Compliant with wearing the club uniform and checking in on time, etc. 
• Consideration will be given to current and former Team USA bowlers 
• Consideration will be given to SW Division playdowns winners representing the division at the National Championships 
• Consideration will be given to performance in major lawn bowls tournaments including the US Open, SW Open, SC Open and PBA qualifiers 
• All of the above will be taken into account by the Laguna Beach Coast League Representatives who will make the final selections. We acknowledge there is some subjectivity in this process, but believe we will make the best selections possible to represent Laguna Beach should we qualify for the Waterbury 

Originally established by Dr. R.J.Carey of Long Beach in 1959, Coast League is where area lawn bowling clubs compete against one another at each other's lawn bowling club locations. The intent is to encourage inter-club play and offer lawn bowling clubs and their members an opportunity to gain experience on greens of different caliber by visiting other clubs.

The winner of the Coast League is invited to compete in the Waterbury All-League Championship along with the winners of four other SWLBA (Southwest Lawn Bowling Association) leagues. Championship winners will have their names enscribed on the following trophies:

• 1st - Dr Carey Trophy
• 2nd - MacDonald Trophy
• 3rd - Arnold Angell Trophy 

• The cost is $4 per person per day. 
• Each club will have either 2 or 4 triples teams.
• The scores from all triples teams will be counted in the team score.
• Number of wins will be divided by the number of games played to determine winning percentage score.
• Standings each week will list teams in order of winning percentages.
• The win-loss ratio of each club's teams for a particular day will be determined. 
• The club with the highest % of wins over the season will advance to Waterbury.

NO HOSPITALITY!!  This means there will be no goodies provided by  the club unless they voluntarily decide to do so. So, be prepared to bring your own breakfast, snack, and lunch. There will be no chips or salads provided. All that will be provided is water and coffee.  (Please figure out a way to identify YOUR  bottle of water from the others...maybe bring a rubber band or ribbon to place around it-?) 

Due to rain, the LBLBC was not able to host the 5 Man All-Star, the last Southwest Division Men's tournament of 2025 on Sunday, November 16, 2025 here at our club. Unfortunately, the rain didn't let up, a venue couldn't be found to host it, and it was cancelled for 2025. 

This tournament is the culmination of a year's worth of competitive bowling where each Southwest Division Lawn Bowling Club enters a team of 5 men to compete with one another.

2 games go on at the same time per team and both greens will likely be needed. The tournament is of course open to vewing by the membership. You'll see some good bowls!

  Open to men whose primary club is LBLBC. 

1. The most number of Southwest Division Points earned during the year.
2. If tied, then the most number of non-novice points Open Tournaments listed on the SWD website. (1st 10 pts, 2nd 7 pts, 3rd 4 pts). Deadline November 13th.
3. If tied, then most number of LBLBC Club Tournament points. Deadline November 13th.
4. A bowl-off (which would be interesting).

The club will invite the top 5 qualifiers to field a team, If a qualifier declines, the next qualifier in line will be invited.

First Place: Newport Harbor LBC

Second Place: Oaks North LBC

Third Place: Coronado LBC

LBLBC hosted the 5 Man All-Star, the last Southwest Division Men's tournament of 2024 on Sunday, November 17 here at our club. This was the culmination of a year's worth of competitive bowling where each Southwest Division Lawn Bowling Club entered a team of 5 men to compete with one another.

2 games went on at the same time per team with 10 teams competing, both greens being used. The membership dropped by and watched the best men bowlers perform, and cheered on our teams.

• Chris Dodd
• Abe Pinnella
• Tom Richeson
• Sadri Jazayeri
• Rooz Ehdaie

Team 1 above.