Going for gold on the bowling greens

Lowveld bowlers walked away with gold and silver during the Mpumalanga Singles Championship hosted at the Middelburg Country Club recently.

Veronica Coertzen and Lynn Nicholas proved that our area boasts some of the best bowlers in the country. Players were divided into two sections that consisted out of four players each.

The eight players were from Central, Highveld and Lowveld. Two days of unbearable heat and tough competition followed.

It took willpower and determination to make it to the end. The senior bowlers made sure every bowl counted and every point was important.

Three games on the first day were played and Coertzen faced her own teammate from the Lowveld, Beryl Biggs.

Coertzen maintained the upper hand and managed to beat her 21/19. In the second round she had to battle it out against a player from Highveld but after a struggle getting the right line and grass the Lowvelder took the game with a score of 21/12.

A bowler from Central was next in line but Coertzen once again won 21/8.

All bowlers demonstrated incredible skills and each player delivered her best. Coertzen and Nicholas pushed through to the final on day two and had to play for a first and a second place.

Coertzen was crowned as the best senior single female bowls player in Mpumalanga.

Results after round three in section one:

• M van der Westhuizen with 4 points and a shot aggregate of 10

• L Minnaar with 0 points -23

• L Nicholas with 6 points and 18

• D Cloete with 2 points and -5

Results after round three in section two:

• B Biggs with 2 points and a shot aggregate of 12

• V Coertzen with 6 points and 24

• H Steenkamp with 4 points and 8

• S Hulley with 0 points and -43.